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Dinokeng for the win!

It’s easy to figure out why Dinokeng is so popular. Where else can you drive for about an hour from a city, pitch your tent in the Bushveld and watch the Big Five from your own vehicle? Also, the winters north of the Magaliesberg are much more bearable, and on warmer winter days you can even get out your shorts and cozzies.

Back when the Dinokeng Reserve was established, there weren’t many campsites, but nowadays things look quite different and it seems as if a new campsite pops up every month or so.

The Afsaal Caravan and Bush Camp is one such place. Owners Pieter and Louise Snyman settled

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