From Port Elizabeth: (611 Km – 6 Hours)
Take the N10 through Middleburg, Hanover, De Aar then at Britstown the N12 towards Kimberley – Hopetown is 132 km North of Britstown. Alternatively from Hanover go Phillipstown, Petrusville, Orania then Hopetown. This is slightly shorter and gives an idea where Day 2 will start. Make a short 20km detour just after Petrusville if you want to see the mighty Van Der Kloof Dam.
From Johannesburg: (608 Km – 6 Hours)
N12 South to Kimberley (470 Km), then stay on N12 to Hopetown (121Km South of Kimberley)
From Cape Town: (819 Km – 8 Hours)
N1 North through Beaufort West (460Km), at Three Sisters take the N12 to Victoria West, Britstown then Hopetown, (132 km North of Britstown)
From Durban: (983 Km – 10 hours)
N3 Inland to Harrismith, then N5 through Winburg & Bloemfontein, then the N8 to Kimberley, then N12 to Hopetown (121Km South of Kimberley)