A small convoy of readers took on the deserts of Kaokoland in northern Namibia on a Getaway expedition. Jazz Kuschke wrote this report on the back of some biscuit boxes while riding shotgun with guide Chris Schlimper of Navigators Four-Wheel- Drive Adventures Usually it’s quite easy to answer: you point out a few highlights, recall an anecdote […]
Read more »Botswana is one the most popular 4×4 safari destinations in Africa. There are so much to do in Botswana and the Delta area. One activity not to be missed is canoeing in the incredibly animal and plant rich Okavango Delta. I stood in my bra on the banks of the Selinda Spillway, wringing Okavango water […]
Read more »Braving torturous mountain passes in a 4×4 to visit the icy land of wooly goats, Cathy Hofmeyr and the Spiderman Safari found themselves negotiating a passage through time in Lesotho – Kingdom of the Sky “Lesotho is not for sissies (girls)” is chalked up in the bar at Sani Top Chalet, the highest pub in […]
Read more »They’ve swept the country faster than a Leon Schuster movie, but what makes Tracks4Africa (T4A) such a sought-after and respected product? We spent an afternoon with the folks at T4A to see if we could pinpoint the reason for their ongoing success. T4A is an electronic mapset that you load onto a GPS. It covers […]
Read more »Written by Hennie Scheepers Tuesday, 19 April 2011 20:15 Mokoro guide Ribs Bogosi of Gunn’s camp hadn’t said a word all day. His two guests from Cape Town, sitting at the bottom of his mokoro, seemed content enough. Fish eagles swooped low over the water, calling as they glided back to their favourite jackal-berry tree. […]
Read more »Prior to my latest crossing, I’d only been through the Beit Bridge border post on one other occasion, about three years back. But I remember it as though it happened yesterday. We waited around for five hours; eventually I started up the gas braai, hoping that the smell of boerewors would drive the customs officials nuts and they’d wave us on. It had the opposite effect and […]
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