About – Road Trip Chommie
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About us

Built for the road,
not the brochure.

Road Trip Chommie is a free South African road trip planner — built so you can plan a real trip with a real budget, instead of guessing and hoping the fuel light behaves.

Our story

Why we built this

Every South African road trip starts the same way: a dozen browser tabs, a half-finished spreadsheet, and a nagging feeling you're missing the good stuff just off the highway. Road Trip Chommie exists to collapse all of that into one place.

We're part of the Chommie Street family of proudly South African community platforms — built on the same idea that drives all of them: real local knowledge, presented without the corporate gloss, and free for the people who actually use it.

No login walls to see a fuel estimate. No forced newsletter to find a hidden gem. Just a planner that works, a calculator that's honest, and a passport game that makes the whole thing more fun than it has any right to be.

What we stand for

The chommie way

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Honest numbers
Our fuel calculator shows real litres and real rands, not a vague "from R" figure designed to undersell the trip.
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Free, properly
Planning your route, calculating fuel, and browsing gems will always be free. No paywall mid-trip.
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Actually local
Every gem, town, and province on this site is here because it's worth the detour — not because someone paid for the placement.
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A bit of fun
XP, stamps, and a confetti drop when you fill your passport. Planning a trip shouldn't feel like filing tax returns.
What's inside

Three tools. One trip.

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Partner with Road Trip Chommie

We keep the planner free by working with a small number of partners who actually fit the trip — not banner ads bolted onto a travel site. If that's you, we'd like to hear from you.

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Tourism boards
Get a spotlight banner inside the planner, shown to travellers actively routing through your province — not a generic ad slot.
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Accommodation
Show up in "Where to stay" when travellers add your province to their route. Listings are matched by location, not by who bids highest.
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Car hire
Be the partner travellers reach when they tap "Get car hire quotes" — right when they've already committed to the trip.
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Good to know

Quick questions

Q. Do I need to create an account?
No. The planner, fuel calculator, and gems are all usable straight away. Your route and passport are saved on your own device.
Q. Is the distance shown the real road distance?
It's an estimate based on straight-line distance between your stops, adjusted for typical road routing. Always sanity-check it against your own map before you commit to a schedule.
Q. Will my route be saved if I close the tab?
Yes — your route, fuel settings, and passport stamps are stored on your device and will be there when you come back to the same browser.
Q. Is Road Trip Chommie part of a bigger family of sites?
Yes — it's one door on Chommie Street, alongside other proudly South African community platforms covering food, pets, office life, and local discovery.

Tank's full. Let's go.

Drop your first stop and watch the map come alive — it takes about ten seconds.

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