Where is Maputaland? Are we going into Mozambique? Do we need passports? Is this event based on the Camel Trophy? Will I damage my Defender? These are some of the questions I was bombarded with when Defender aficionados started registering for the event.
registering for the event. The answer to all of the above was a loud and resounding no. This is a family-friendly event for Land Rover Defender enthusiasts. Driving skills and fitness levels don’t play a role. So where is Maputaland then?
Encompassing a vast swathe of northern KwaZulu-Natal, this pristine wilderness area stretches from the scenic splendour of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in St. Lucia in the south, to the South African border with Mozambique in the north and is home to a number of the province’s best-known reserves. The name was probably coined way back in
