Adventure Afrika

Small car, big adventures

When you think about any adventure travel magazine, you would be forgiven to think it's only those extreme trips requiring a big 4x4 that would make the cut. However, we believe that the only person that can and should define your adventure is you – and with KIA's latest edition, the Picanto X-Line, you can without a doubt "go there" (to steal from their pay-off line).

A few weeks ago, a team member was impressed with the 1.2 Automatic X-Line she drove during the media launch in Pretoria, saying it packs a tech-heavy, comfort-focused and surprisingly adventurous punch. With such a review, we simply had to take it on a more extended and more adventurous trip to really test its capabilities.

Our gameplan for the trip was to make it adventurous both inside and outside the X-Line, and what better place to go than the picturesque harbour town of Mossel Bay on the Garden Route? This was our first solo trip for the magazine, and much like the X-Line, we had a lot to prove. Luckily we both were born to be brave, never backing down from a challenge.

Day 1: Make a plan!

Our first day starts rough and not according to plan at all – we are running late. Our plan to

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