Magnificent “Sani Pass”

Said to be the “Mother" of all South African mountain passes…

 

On 22 Feb 2015, we did a day visit to ‘Sani Pass’. 

‘Sani Pass’ is located in the West of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - between the border controls of KwaZulu Natal and Lesotho.  The gravel, winding road is extremely dangerous and requires the use of a 4x4 vehicle.  The route starts at 1544m and climbs (vertically ) to an altitude of 2876m and is approximately 9 km in length. 

I've read somewhere that the pass was built around 1950.  Caution must be exercised throughout the journey up and down the pass .  This journey has claimed many lives.  One can expect bad weather at any time, with snowfalls around October.  A note on the wall indicated:  'Coldest Temperature 2012 (8 June, 8pm) - 21 degrees.  First snow fall 2013 - Monday 11 February'.

The Lesotho Plateau:

At the top it was icy cold, surprisingly within half km out into the Lesotho Kingdom the weather changed to bright and sunny.  We were also surprised to see beautiful scenic views and some vegetation coming out of this fairly dry land.

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