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On twin tracks through the Kgalagadi

For the past 15 years, Grové and his wife, Marguerite, have been visiting the Kgalagadi at least two or three times annually to experience and enjoy everything this special place has to offer.

On these trips they always stay in Nossob, even though they often make the wrong early morning decision when choosing whether to drive north or south. Grové says it has happened so often that the big cats are spotted in the north while they drove south… and vice versa.

This year, they decided to add the Nossob 4x4 Eco Trail to their itinerary as you don’t get to choose a direction to take on this route. They made the booking 11 months in advance, as soon as the bookings opened, and the rest of their stay in the park was planned and booked around the three nights on the trail.

The Nossob 4x4 Eco Trail is a guided north-to-south tour done every second month on a twin track among the dunes (Nossob to Twee Rivieren). Every other month, the trip is done in the opposite direction. The

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