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Trail Review: Nossob Eco Trail

Trail Review: Nossob Eco Trail

It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes, just sometimes, an unplanned trip can be the most unforgettable. Our recent June / July Kgalagadi trip is a case in point. We’d left our plans to the very ... Read more

New Models: Pajero Sport

New Models: Pajero Sport

In ‘09 the Pajero Sport launched in South Africa to much fanfare and expectation, finding itself in a highly attractive vehicle sector with only one major competitor. Read more

Pinzgauer Travels

Pinzgauer Travels

A Pinzgauer is not the kind of vehicle that you can drop off at the local dealer for a thorough service. There’s no service network, the locals don’t know it and it’s almost 40 years old which makes i... Read more

Talking to Tim

Talking to Tim

Tim Butcher is an English author who lives in Kalk Bay, Cape Town. A former war correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, he’s written two books on Africa: Blood River and, more recently, Chasing the Dev... Read more

14 Great Bush Campsites

14 Great Bush Campsites

We’re keen bush campers and like to get as far off the beaten track as possible, so your idea of listing places where campers may enjoy this lifestyle appeals to us. In my opinion, bush camping is al... Read more

Return to Sender

Return  to Sender

Modern communication is just mind-blowing. It’s influenced the way we think about, plan and go about our travels. Read more

Moggers on the Move

Moggers on the Move

A Unimog really is the ultimate 4x4 – no question about it. The new model, the U4000, boasts 500 mm of ground clearance, portal axles front and rear, two PTOs (power take off points), super low-range ... Read more

Trailer Review: Conqueror Comfort

Trailer Review: Conqueror Comfort

I don’t know where to start. The Conqueror Comfort has more features and compartments than a Chinese treasure chest. This ain’t just an off-road trailer, it’s the ultimate contraband smuggling device…... Read more

Zim Bush Break

Zim Bush Break

Zimbabwe is definitely back on the African overlanding radar. Over the last few years the trickle of South African visitors has increased to a steady flow; in fact we’ve been credited with keeping the... Read more

Pipe Dream

Pipe Dream

I used to build motorcycles as a young boy. As time went by my passion for making things from scratch grew stronger and stronger and the projects I attempted got bigger and bigger. Eventually, after d... Read more

A Date with Destiny

A Date with Destiny

Another dusty day in Africa came to an end, and we spent the night at Kalambo waterfalls in northern Zambia before following a rough dirt road to the remote little border post at Kasesya the next morn... Read more

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Readers' Rides

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Now this is an interesting vehicle

Now this is an inte…

Now this is an interesting vehicle. This pic was sent to us by Peter Breitenstein of Namibia who says that this Mitsubishi Delica is basically a Pajero but with a different body;

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This is one Triton thats ready for business

This is one Triton …

This is one Triton that’s ready for business. It belongs to Doug Reid of Cape Town. The 3.2-litre D-iD was snapped during its first trip to the Richtersveld with the 4x4 Off road Adventu...

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Jeep Wrangler Sahara Unlimited 3.8-litre V6 auto

Jeep Wrangler Sahar…

Walter and Corrie Kutcher look untroubled by their watery progress in their stock-standard Jeep Wrangler Sahara Unlimited 3.8-litre V6 auto. 

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Travel Stories

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The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

KAOKOLAND, NAMIBIA North-western Namibia is a land of paradox, where barren deserts spill into grass-covered plains and sterile mountains shepherd scant waters through parched wa...

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Sunday on the Save

Sunday on the Save

The fine red grains of river sand are like millions of tiny glowing coals, burning my so , pink feet.  There’s almost a cooling sizzle when I step into the Save River. Over a hu...

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Land of Legends

Land of Legends

2011 LAND ROVER CENTURION DEFENDER TROPHY VENDA According to this year’s contestants, the Defender Trophy wasn’t quite as tough as last year’s event, but as Grant Spolander disco...

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Road Tests

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Off-road test: Land Rover Freelander 2 SD4 HSE

Off-road test: Land…

PIED PIPER In our March ’08 issue we tested the Freelander 2 and declared it the best vehicle in its class. Late last year Land Rover released their second-generation Freelander 2. Does th...

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Off-road test: Toyota FJ Cruiser 4.0 V6

Off-road test: Toyo…

FUNKY JUNKY Toyota took their time to treat the South African market to a vehicle as boldly out-there as the fiery FJ Cruiser. We got hold of one and found that although it’s not the ideal o...

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Off-road test: Mercedes-Benz G-Class 300 CDI Professional

Off-road test: Merc…

MR MINThe Geländewagen has landed and it’s available in three guises: the G55 AMG, the G350 BlueTEC and the G300 Professional. Grant Spolander tests the Professional model, a military-spec 4...

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Trail Reviews

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Kungwini Trail Review

Kungwini Trail Revi…

I love obstacle courses – they get your adrenalin pumping, determine your 4x4’s abilities and put your driving skills to the test. But let’s face it, 90 percent of courses are hideously ugly...

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Maliba Lodge 4X4 Trail

Maliba Lodge 4X4 Tr…

The young lad perched on the stone wall looks a perfect picture as our 4x4 purrs past.He doesn’t move, so we stop. I hop out and take a snap, and within minutes I’m surrounded by dozens of t...

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Voorhoede 4WD Trail

Voorhoede 4WD Trail

I’m already yearning for winter, despite the fact that summer’s only just begun. Ordinarily, I find Western Cape winters to be too dark, too cold and too darn wet, but next year I have some...

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Matroosberg 4X4 Trail

Matroosberg 4X4 Tra…

My brother Paul climbs gingerly out of our Defender; it’s cold up here and we’ve reached the turnaround point – the lookout point just below Conical Peak. Straight away he bends down to grab...

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Thangami 4X4 Trail

Thangami 4X4 Trail

The first cold front of winter has arrived in KZN, and as I take the N2 away from Durban’s warm coast I can feel it. It is defi nitely here. During our fi rst leg stretch at Gingindlovu, the...

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Serendipity Eco Trail

Serendipity Eco Tra…

Trail driving’s not for everyone. Some folk love the idea of steep descents, axle-twisters and muddy play pits, but many feel it’s a pointless pastime and an unnecessary risk to their vehicl...

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