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SA’S BIG MAMMA

SITUATED between KZN and Lesotho, Sani Pass was built in 1950 and remains a challenging drive in 4×4 vehicles with all the drama, scenery, bad weather and treacherous conditions expected of a pass with a summit altitude of 2 876m.

It starts at its western end at an altitude of 2 876m above sea level close to the Lesotho Border Post and descends 1 332 vertical metres to end on the tarred road to Underberg

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