Q: In one of my previous questions I asked about the safest drive from Cape to Durban someone said DO NOT drive through Transkei. Why would this be anyone know?
A: You should not drive through the Transkei if you can help it. The roads are very bad, there are almost no fences so there are a lot of animals running over the road. We drove a few times through the Transkei to Durban, last time 2000 and it was BAD, but we are not tourists, so we know what to expect and what to look out for and where not to stop. The Transkei is one of the most dangerous places in South Africa it is a former homeland. Just Google Transkei crime, attacks on tourist and you will see what I mean. Here are just a few articles. Please do research on attacks on foreigners in the Transkei http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=vn20050619112552629C866875 http://www.divethedream.com/TheAdventure/AdventureUpdates/TranskeiPE.htm http://www.drakensberg-tourism.com/south-africa-travel-warnings.html http://www.antbear.co.za/information/crime-south-africa.htm The other problem is the new extremely vicious and medicine resistant strain of TB is rife in the Transkei. And further if you are involved in an accident, good luck to you, have you ever seen the hospitals in Umtata? But the choice is up to you, I would how ever not allow my parents to drive through there nor any of my family. Why dont you drive to PE and then fly from PE to Durban? Much safer, but I would not drive through there.
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