ICYMI: Two South African road trips make world’s Top 20 list

Compare The Market Australia has determined the Top 20 road trips around the world – and two stretches of road in South Africa made the list!

Any guesses which ones?

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To calculate the rankings, the online platform gathered data from a number of famous road trip destinations around the world.

For each data point, the road trip was given a score out of 10, with 0 being the worst and 10 being the best, in relation to the other road trips.

These five scores were then averaged to get a final index score. Those particular data points and how they were scored are listed below:

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• Length: the length of the road trip in kilometres, according to Google Maps. The higher the length, the better the score out of 10.
• Number of refills: By using the length of the road trip and a 2023 Toyota Corolla with a fuel tank of 49.97L and an average fuel efficiency of 14.88km per litre, they calculated how many refills would be required. The fewer the number of refills, the higher the score out of 10.
• Instagram posts: The number of tagged posts for that road trip on Instagram as of 01/11/2023. Note that for some road trips, the figure is based on combined posts for specific cities (Pula to Dubrovnik, Arosa to Zermatt and Geiranger to Trollstigen). The higher the number of tagged posts, the higher the score out of 10.
• Number of motels: The number of listed motels along or near the road trip route on Google Maps as of 31/10/2023. The higher the number of motels, the higher the score out of 10.
• Number of petrol stations: the number of listed petrol stations along or near the road trip route on Google Maps as of 31/10/2023. The higher the number of motels, the higher the score out of 10.

Based on the above scoring system, Route 66 in the United States emerged as the top road trip in the world.

Route 66 was followed by Ruta 40 in Argentina in second place and Pula to Dubrovnik in Croatia in third spot.

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The Top 20 included two from South Africa.

The Garden Route in the Western Cape came out tops in Mzansi – and eighth in the world.

Meanwhile, the Panorama Route, which winds its way through Mpumalanga’s escarpment, showcases dramatic vistas of deep canyons, cascading waterfalls and the iconic Blyde River Canyon, was ranked 19th.

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What is the best road trip YOU have ever experienced – in SA or around the world?

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