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Uganda The Pearl Of Africa

This trip, the very last in the series of stories from Dan Grec’s two-year Africa round trip, details a scary mishap and some extraordinary wildlife encounters

Chewy, But Edible

Take another look at those garden pests

Auto Perfection?

Adding a six-speed auto to Mahindra’s workhorse ups the game for this value proposition

Defenders On Tour

The second 2019 Defender Trophy event kicked off in Limpopo and was unique in that participants camped in three different countries…

Rad Rig The Dream Catcher

Motorhome world’s one-of-a-kind luxury globetrotter

The Difference Between An Overlander And An Offroader

A very important distinction needs to be made between the offroader and the overland traveller; often the two are thought to be the same.

Steelmate TP-S9

Solar powered TPMS (External sensor)

Light on the dark side

VW AMAROK DARK LABEL

Monkey business!

Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) are the most widespread of the African monkeys; occurring from the Ethiopian Rift Valley, highlands east of the Rift, and southern Somalia, through the eastern lowlands of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia (east of the Luangwa Valley), Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and all nine provinces in South Africa.

GREAT ZOOKS

There are a few mishaps as a bunch of Jimnys tackle one of Lesotho’s premier off-road challenges, Baboon’s Pass

OVER LAND AFRICA

Four guys live the overland dream when they rebuild a 1969 Land Rover Forward Control and head north through Africa, taking the slow road to Rwanda. This is the first part of their amazing journey, related by Mitchell Sohn…

The perfect puzzle

For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by puzzles.

THE Witblitz ROUTE

Just off the R62, at the top of Huisrivier Pass, a gravel road turns left down to Bennie and Selma Nel’s Matjiesvlei Guest Farm, where one can drive the Bojaankop 4x4 trail, among other attractions

KALAHARI CROSSING:Part 2

Last month, reader Jürgen Hönsch described an epic 1970 trip into the heartland of Botswana, in an entirely unsuitable vehicle. 50 years later, he undertook much the same journey in a Mitsubishi Pajero Sport…

STILL STANDING

NATIONAL LUNA FRIDGES BACK IN PRODUCTION

JEEP COMPASS TRAILHAWK - Right on Point

It seems that every other day a new soft-roader is launched and it’s pretty much the same story: striking looks and plenty of gadgets, but basically a ruse.

TENDAI TOUGH

TENTCO EXTREME ICE COOLER BOX (20-litre)

First things first

The subject of off-road driving skills has been the basis of numerous books and endless debates the world over.

Auto high-five

Isuzu gives its 250 D-Max the auto treatment, and it hits the spot

SHINY SIDE UP

A material of many uses

Part 5: Kinetic And Tow Straps

It’s time to talk straps, a key element when it comes to vehicle-to-vehicle recoveries.

Home Run: Ford Everest 2.0 BI Turbo XLT 10AT 4x4

Does an extra four gears and two turbos make up for a lack in capacity? We hit Kroonland to find out.

Jeep Vs Land Rover

The argument as to whether Jeep or Land Rover is the better vehicle can be traced back to the early 1950s when the Land Rover Series 1 emerged as a British interpretation of the WW2 Willys Jeep.

The Sugar-Kick Carnivores

Despite a high diversity of small carnivores in Africa, little is known about their ecology and their role as primary and secondary consumers.

SPRING LOADED

Tough Dog air assist springs installation

Stay on the bright side

Mind control can save lives

NO PRETENDER

HEIN BURNETT’S DEFENDER IS A PROJECT WITH NO END

Van Zyl's & the Marienfluss

After braving a series of dramatic river crossings, the challenges of Van Zyl’s seemed pretty doable… and then there was the spectacular scenery of the Marienfluss to take in. This is what it’s like to travel with Simon Steadman of Ultimate Adventures.

Where the sun rises

We are invited to test-drive two long-closed 4x4 trails, experience Songimvelo Nature Reserve, and get a taste of Mpumalanga’s lesser-known natural wonders

Cruiser Country

Toyota lays on an action-packed few days in south-western Angola with a trio of Land Cruisers