Founder's fav's · South Africa and Lesotho
The Kei Mouth pont
A river crossing on a hand-run pont, the old way into the Transkei.
The Kei Mouth pont carries cars and bikes across the Great Kei River on a cable, the way it's been done for a long time. It's a short crossing but it feels like a border: on the other side the Wild Coast begins.
We crossed on the 2019 trip, watched by a crowd of kids and one very unimpressed dog. Best R100 I've ever spent.
Plan a trip hereOpens the planner with The Kei Mouth pont as your finish. Set where you start and how many days, and it works out the route, fuel, night stops and weather.
Get there
- Flights to East London ›Compare fares into ELS
- Hire a car ›Pick up at East London airport
- Places to stay nearby ›Within about 40 km
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Good to know
- Check it's running before you go. Weather and the river decide.
- Morgan Bay and Kei Mouth have good places to stay.
- The road on the far side is gravel and gets rough in the wet.
The trip it's from
Places change. Check opening times and conditions before you go.