Help create the web's largest collection of African road trip stories. Win a road trip experience in the process.
Help us fulfil our mission of creating the web’s largest collection of African road trip stories by submitting your road trip story to the platform.
The bare minimum to add your story to Road Trip Explorer:
Your route or day-by-day itinerary
Photos and/or videos if you have some
Highlights from your trip
A write-up of your trip (as long or short as you’d like it to be)
Some basic information about yourself
NOTE: We will accept all road trips, provided they happened on the African continent.
Already published your story somewhere on the web?
No problem.
You can simply send us the link and we’ll use your original story to create a trip on the platform, so that it’s searchable and accessible to travellers from around the world.
We will clearly showcase you as the contributor. Also link to your original story, social profiles and website.
Submit your trip and win a road trip experience
Drive South Africa (the company behind Road Trip Explorer) is giving away 3 road trip experiences as lucky draw prizes. Everyone that submits a road trip that is published on the site before 31 August 2023 could be a lucky draw winner.
What you could win?
4×4 rental vehicle (fully equipped for up to 4-people) for 7-days
Camper rental vehicle (fully equipped for 4-people) for 5-days
Enter by completing the “Submit your road trip story” form on this page or via email to roadtripexplorer@drivesouthafrica.com
We look forward to reading your epic road trip stories and sharing them with the world.
Submit your road trip story
Road Trip Explorer competition terms and conditions:
The lucky draw competition runs until the 31st August 2023.
The Road Trip Explorer competition is open to anyone who has a road trip story published on Drive South Africa’s Road Trip Explorer platform prior to 31 August 2023.
Contributors are allowed to submit multiple road trips, each story counting as one entry.
Contributions can be submitted via the form on https://www.drivesouthafrica.com/add-your-roadtrip/ or via email to roadtripexplorer@drivesouthafrica.com
The Road Trip Explorer team reserves the right to decide whether a road trip is suitable for publication. If more information is required, they will engage with the contributor to acehive the required content per story.
Winners will be selected by a lucky draw by 30 September 2023.
Winners will notified directly via email.
Winners will be announced on the Road Trip Explorer platform and via Drive South Africa social media channels.
The lucky draw prizes are a: (1) 4×4 rental vehicle for 7-days (2) motorhome rental vehicle for 5-days (3) car rental vehicle for 7-days
The prizes are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Only one prize allowed per person.
The prizes are subject to standard terms and conditions of the vehicle in question’s rental agreement. Each vehicle has distinct terms and conditions.
The prizes must be used within one year of the winner being announced.
The winner is responsible for all associated costs, such as fuel, insurance, and any necessary permits.
The winners agree to provide Drive South Africa with the route, photos and/or videos of the road trip they go on with their vehicle (including rights to use provided media for promotional purposes).
Drive South Africa reserves the right to modify or cancel the competition at any time.
The Road Trip Explorer competition is administered by Drive South Africa, a division of Discover Africa Group (Pty) Ltd.
The competition will be audited by Discover Africa Group’s auditing firm.
Road Trip Explorer lucky draw prizes:
Prize #1: 4×4 Rental (Valued at R24,000)
4×4 Double Cab rental vehicle
With 2 rooftop tents
With camping equipment
For up to 4 people
7 days rental
Valued at R24,000 (~US$1,350)
The following terms and conditions apply to this prize:
The prize is a 7-day rental of a Group N from Avis Safari Rentals booked through Drive South Africa
Subject to availability
Prize to be collected by 31 October 2024
Cannot be exchanged for equivalent monetary value
Prize winner must be in possession of a Valid Visa or Master credit card plus an unendorsed Drivers License
Rental Includes Standard Cover subject to an Insurance Excess Amount of R 30,000.00. This amount will be held against the facility of renters’ credit card for the duration of rental.
Contract Fee R350 included
Rental Security Deposit R30,000 excluded
Insurance Excess/Liability Amount R30,000
Double Excess applies for Single Vehicle Accident & Rollover
Theft Waiver Standard Excess Applicable
Collision Damage Waivers
Sunday Surcharge R850 included
Compulsory Cleaning Fee R800 included
Water Damages and secondary damage therefrom excluded
Suspension Damage and secondary damage therefrom excluded
Damage from Collision with animals excluded
Towing Costs excluded
Tyre & Windscreen Damage excluded
Call Out Fee (Negligence) excluded
Cross Border Authorisation Charges included
SA Road Tax (E-Toll Fees) included
Traffic Fine Admin Fee excluded
Accident Claim Admin Fee excluded
Cover for any Camping Equipment excluded
Optional Extra’s excluded
Park entrance fees excluded
Fuel excluded
Subject to Availability
Once confirmed, dates cannot be amended
Renter must be aged 30 years or older
Prize #2: Camper Rental (Valued at R18,000)
Motorhome camper
With camping equipment
For 4 or 6 people
5 days rental
Valued at R18,000 (~US$1,000)
The following terms and conditions apply to this prize:
Subject to availability (end August to November cannot be booked)
Prize to be collected within 10 months
Cannot be exchanged for equivalent monetary value
Prize winner must be in possession of a Valid Visa or Master credit card plus a unendorsed Drivers License
Rental Includes Standard Cover subject to a Insurance Excess Amount of R 53,000.00. This amount will be held against facility of renters credit card for duration of rental.
Airport transfers excluded
Weekend & Public Holiday surcharges excluded
Cross Border to allowed
Towing costs back to rental depot due to damage or accident excluded
Cover for tyre, rim, hubcap and windscreen repaire or rpelacement excluded
Gauteng Road Tax & Admin fee excluded
Traffic Fine Admin Fee excluded
Roll Over Damages excluded
Park entrance fees excluded
Fuel excluded
Subject to Availability – Once confirmed, dates cannot be amended
Renter must be aged 30 years or older
Prize #3: Car Rental (Valued at R5,000)
Mid-size sedan (Group C)
7 days rental
Valued at R5,000 (~US$300)
The following terms and conditions apply to this prize:
Avis Car Rental Group C: Mid-size Sedan or similar
Vehicles that fall withing this category: Toyota Corolla Quest, Ford Ecosport, Hyundai Venue, VW Polo Vivo Sedan, Toyota Etios Sedan, Toyota Urban Cruiser, Honda Ballade, Ford Focus, Nissan Almera, Nissan Magnite, Suzuki Ciaz, Renault Triber, Opel Crossland, Kia Pegas, & Hyundai Accent
7 Days Car Rental
Rental days are calculated on 24 hour cycles
For collection and return at the same branch (one-way rentals not allowed)
Vehicle can be reserved for any official Avis Car Rental Branch in South Africa
Rental Includes Super Cover subject to an Insurance Excess Amount of R 6,600 in case of an accident or damage
Valued at R5,250 (~US$300)
Drive South Africa Terms & Conditions
Winner (main driver) must have a valid Credit Card in their own name.
No African Bank Credit Cards will be accepted. All prizes are subject to availability.
Should the renter not return the rental vehicle by the date and time indicated on the car rental voucher, the vehicle will not be covered by any form of insurance and the vehicle shall be held at the sole risk of the renter.
No grace period is granted for vehicles returned late.
The supplier will charge the renters credit card with an extra rental day at a penalty rate if the vehicle is returned late.
All additional applicable charges will be made directly by the supplier upon collection of the vehicle to your credit card.
Depending on the policy of the relevant supplier, the Rental Security Deposit and/or the Insurance Excess Deposit may be held against the facility or charged to your credit card for the duration of the rental.
It may take between 3 – 14 working days to process any relevant refund.
Drive South Africa and the relevant Car Rental Supplier does not take any responsibility for currency fluctuations from the time of the charge to refund.
Prize cannot be claimed if winner is listed as Cautionary Advice by any South African based Car Rental Company, Renter has outstanding invoices with a Car Rental Company, Renter does not have his/her Drivers
License present on day of collection or the renters Drivers Licence Expired, Renter is under age to rent a vehicle or the renters Driver’s License is less than 3 years old.
Kindly note: A Mandatory Credit check has been implemented at the Supplier branches for all renters to determine the renter’s qualification to hire a vehicle. Should your rental be declined due to a low credit score no refund will be issued.
All charges on your credit card are in South African Rand and your bank/credit card provider may use a different exchange rate to the one used on the website.
Your rental is subject both to Drive South Africa’s terms and conditions as well as those of the supplier used.
Please note you must have a valid Driver’s License for more than 3 years in main drivers name.
Vehicle groups, and not vehicle models can be confirmed at time of reservation.
All suppliers reserves the right to change vehicle models per vehicle category without prior notice.
Vehicles are not allowed to cross South African Borders without prior authorisation from the supplier.
Not all vehicle categories all allowed to cross borders, please check with your consultant.