Sendelingsdrif pont

Orange River border crossing, Richtersveld · first went 2004

A border crossing on a pont that runs when the river lets it.

Sendelingsdrif is a border post and a pont, and that's about it. The pont takes a car or a few bikes at a time across the Orange, between the Richtersveld on the South African side and the diamond country on the Namibian side. When the river's up, it doesn't run, and you go the long way round. Nobody apologises.

In 2004 I sat on the bank waiting for it, watching the water and wondering if I'd brought enough of everything. I hadn't. It worked out anyway.

Plan a trip here

Opens the planner with Sendelingsdrif 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

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Good to know

Check the pont is running before you commit. Call ahead or ask in Alexander Bay or Rosh Pinah.
Border hours are short. Get there early.
Have your vehicle papers and a letter of authority if the bike or car isn't in your name.

The trip it's from

Namaqualand, the Orange River mouth and |Ai-|AisNorthern Cape · Southern Namibia · 4 days. Open it, change it, ride it.

Places change. Check opening times and conditions before you go.