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THERE’S MORE TO THE NORTH

It feels good to get out of the Concrete Jungle, right? Wilderness therapy, nature immersion, views for days, kickass singletrack, organic produce, icy craft beer, free-range meat, and uncomplicated people with whom you can stand around a braai without the need to discuss politics or the pandemic.

We all crave that. And the good news is you can plug into this kind of rural bliss up north and within easy long-weekend range. Nowʼs your chance to call shotgun, because the bakkie to Limpopo and North West is about to hit the highway…

Yep, youʼre going to need a 4×4 or at least a highclearance vehicle if youʼre planning on venturing onto some of the back-country roads I have in mind. So letʼs get one thing straight right from the get-go: these provinces are about much more than Kruger and other similar game parks.

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