PathRoam vs Secret

PathRoam is your all-in-one road trip planner built for Southern Africa. Plan adventures across 11 countries, from South Africa to Tanzania. PLAN YOUR ROUTE Create trips with 3 planning modes — Route First, Destinations, or Day by Day. Search and add stops with autocomplete across Southern Africa. Reorder stops, view your route on the map, and choose between waypoints, overnight stays, attractions, and fuel stations. FIND ACCOMMODATION Search thousands of lodges, campsites, and guesthouses near your stops. Browse curated and community-contributed spots with amenities, pricing, and contact details. Track check-in/check-out dates and nights booked. EXPLORE ACTIVITIES Discover nearby attractions — nature reserves, historical sites, adventure activities, family entertainment, and scenic landmarks. Add activities with dates and estimated costs. TRACK COSTS Set daily budgets and track accommodation, activity, and shopping costs. View cost breakdowns with daily rate calculations. Multi-currency support including ZAR, USD, EUR, GBP, BWP, NAD, and ZWL. COLLABORATE Invite travel companions by email as editors or viewers. Assign packing and shopping items to trip members. Assign cooks for meal planning. Share trips publicly with the PathRoam community. PLAN MEALS Organise breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks by day. Add ingredients with quantities and assign cooks from your trip group. Ingredients sync to your shopping list automatically. PACK & SHOP Create categorised packing checklists — clothes, toiletries, electronics, camping gear, and more. Shopping lists with quantities and cost tracking. Check items off as you go. SUBMIT & DISCOVER Submit new spots to help the community — lodges, campsites, fuel stations, and attractions. Suggest edits to existing listings. Browse public trips shared by other travellers. WORKS OFFLINE Trip data is cached for viewing without internet — perfect for remote Southern African roads where signal is spotty. Quick sign-in with fingerprint or Face ID. PathRoam covers 3,800+ fuel stations, 9,000+ attractions, and 11,800+ accommodation options across Southern Africa. Create your account and start planning your next adventure today.

Discover more of South Africa with Secret Map. Secret Map helps you find remarkable places to stay, hidden campsites, local experiences and things worth doing, then turns them into complete personalised adventures. Explore an interactive map packed with places across South Africa, including nearly 700 campsites, from remote mountain escapes and riverside camps to coastal hideaways and places you might never have discovered otherwise. But Secret Map is more than a directory. Choose somewhere you want to stay and Secret Map can help build the adventure around it, finding nearby hikes, viewpoints, restaurants, attractions, activities and hidden spots, then bringing everything together into a personalised itinerary. WITH SECRET MAP YOU CAN: • Explore places across South Africa on one interactive map • Discover hidden campsites and unusual places to stay • Find experiences, restaurants, hikes and attractions nearby • Build personalised day-by-day itineraries • Plan weekend escapes or multi-stop adventures • Replace, edit and customise recommendations • Discover places you probably never knew existed Whether you already know where you're heading or simply want inspiration for your next trip, Secret Map helps close the gap between “we should go there one day” and actually going. Find somewhere unexpected. Build the adventure. Go explore.