Sani Pass Monday 15 August 2022

[mother]

Hi not sure if anyone is curious as to the condition of Sani Pass ......Also they still require an Antigen proof of negative Covid test...they asked for bikes license disc .....drivers licence and passport plus R75 road fee ...just so you know

I went in at Fourieberg it was tar all the way to Sani Pass then down Sani Pass was dirt and very rocky to the border post then beautiful tar from there to Himeville and Underberg....

Next day from Underberg to Swartberg then gravel road to Matatiel from there to Qachas Neck the dirt road was potholed and terrible then back into Lesotho and you pay again the R75.00 road fee then it was windy tar with a few potholes here and there all the way to Tele Bridge where i excited the same day and made my way to Aliwal North for the night

I made a visual of my Sani part of the ride

 

[Grunder]

Cool thanks for the info!! Appreciate it.

Heading that way on the 8th of September. Planning to enter at Ladybrand and leave via Telle Bridge.

PCR test!!?? UGH!!!

 

[petri oosthuizen]

WOW man FANTASTIC, thanks for sharing.
You know your way around a big GS, hey!!!

 

[Tommy Transalp]

Great video of Sani! ..... shows the steepness of the gradients.
I see the switchbacks near the top have been graded.... been up there where switchbacks were just skull-sized boulders!
Well done!

 

[mother]

Cool thanks for the info!! Appreciate it.

Heading that way on the 8th of September. Planning to enter at Ladybrand and leave via Telle Bridge.

PCR test!!?? UGH!!!

Only needed the Antigen one R150.00 they sttill stick the thingy in your node then the results take an hour much quicker

 

[Grunder]

Only needed the Antigen one R150.00 they sttill stick the thingy in your node then the results take an hour much quicker

I'm going to try and "source" one. I'm done with stuff going up my nose.

 

[petri oosthuizen]

Only needed the Antigen one R150.00 they sttill stick the thingy in your node then the results take an hour much quicker

Damn ....
They just needed proof of vax, last 2 times I was in Lesotho (but entered at Fouriesburg).

 

[Grunder]

Damn ....
They just needed proof of vax, last 2 times I was in Lesotho (but entered at Fouriesburg).

I think the vax certificate will still apply. It's only for us unvaxxed people that the test would be for

 

[petri oosthuizen]

I think the vax certificate will still apply. It's only for us unvaxxed people that the test would be for

Of course.
Sorry man - stupid of me.

 

[petri oosthuizen]

@mother
Just realised - you rode RIGHT past my beeznees on your way to Fouriesburg!!!
I'll let it slide this time.....but ONLY this time

 

[Chrisl]

Really enjoyed that!!

 

[Jacobsroodt]

Sani Pass looks much better than May 2021. We were 10 bikes (9x GS/A, 1x KTM 1090 AdvR). Of the 10 bikes only 4 made it to the top, and 2 did not fall. Looks like they have scraped the road and trucked in soil to make it smooth again.

 

[mother]

Sani Pass looks much better than May 2021. We were 10 bikes (9x GS/A, 1x KTM 1090 AdvR). Of the 10 bikes only 4 made it to the top, and 2 did not fall. Looks like they have scraped the road and trucked in soil to make it smooth again.

must say from my perspective it looked unmaintained for ages.......

 

[gysbertstander]

Fantastic camera work. What setup did you use?

 

[UncleAl]

Sani Pass looks much better than May 2021. We were 10 bikes (9x GS/A, 1x KTM 1090 AdvR). Of the 10 bikes only 4 made it to the top, and 2 did not fall. Looks like they have scraped the road and trucked in soil to make it smooth againin

Big difference in coming down Sani and going up, especially on two wheels. Up is scary on a bigger, heavier bike !
Up or down makes a tick on the bucketlist thou .

 

[petri oosthuizen]

OLD OLD Sani Pics
Nice Place, Sani Bar. Post 40, but other Pics also thereabouts - I think

https://wilddog.net.za/threads/my-old-bike-touring-days-pics-attached.248311/
By the way - if I had a choice, with a GS, I'd rather go up than down. Bliksem. Repect, Mate

 

[mother]

Fantastic camera work. What setup did you use?

i use gopro hero 7 black and insta360onex2 cameras

 

[Grunder]

Only needed the Antigen one R150.00 they sttill stick the thingy in your node then the results take an hour much quicker

Question, did you do the test at the border?

 

[Grunder]

Question, did you do the test at the border?

nvm....

I'm now vaccinated, don't ask me how

 

[mother]

Im guessing if you vaccinated you just need that certificate to cross into Lesotho