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In this issue

In this issue of go! Drive&Camp;: To Hartenbos! - Pitch your tent and explore the Garden Route; Camp Cuisine - Elevate your festive meal; Caravan test - Mobi Lodge Quattro - Double the luxury in the bundu; Mozambique - You are cordially invited to the Maputo National Park; Weekend break - Get comfy next to the Breede River; Kyknet Buite expo - New caravans for Christmas; Vehicle reviews - Burly Nissan Navara Warrior, budget Ford Ranger XL & brand-new Jetour T2 and Border Talk - Botswana is Khwai in the summer.

Christmas in Hartenbos

A whole range of new caravans made their debut at the recent kykNET Buite Expo outside Mossel Bay.

5 mins

Ready to rumble

Jetour wants to take the fight to the GWM Tank 300 with its latest SUV.

1 mins

Hartenbos, where my heart lies

It's the summer break and we're rolling out the camping gear at Hartenbos. Sure, some campers are happy to laze for weeks on end... but others soon get itchy feet and start hunting for adventure.

9 mins

Where safari meets shoreline

Pitch your tent just across the Mozambican border and explore the Maputo National Park's lush grasslands, ink-blue lakes and dazzling white beaches in search of elephants, spoonbills.

7 mins

Nestle down at Falcon

Next time you find yourself in the Swellendam area, settle in at a brand-new campsite on the banks of the Breede River.

3 mins

Khwai for Krismis

While many South Africans flood to the coastlines over their December break, some opt for the bush. But have you considered Botswana?

2 mins

Provincial colours

Where KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Free State meet, you'll find a well-known trail with a fitting name: 3 Provinces 4x4 Adventures.

3 mins

Fighting fit

Nissan has reworked the Navara with chunkier rubber and upgraded suspension so it can take on those 4x4 obstacles with confidence.

4 mins

Simply good enough

How well does Ford's most affordable 4x4 Ranger double-cab tow when you attach a caravan to it?

3 mins

Under the covers

Is a caravan double bed the same size as the one at home?

2 mins

Padstal pantry

Dried fruit and nuts are pure padkos - the taste of the long road and good company. This year, we're turning these classics into a Christmas feast.

6 mins

The Red Tide cometh

The days of Chinese products being cheap copies of Western ones are disappearing fast, and Mic van Zyl predicts the same will eventually happen with vehicle manufacturing.

2 mins

What happened to fairness?

Why do some people refuse to accept that camping simply isn't the bargain it once was

2 mins

When the camping bug bites

My dad didn't believe in camping, so as a school kid, I always tagged along with friends and their parents.

4 mins

The bakkie that binds us

The bakkie is as proudly South African as boerewors and brandy. Sure, you'll find sausages, cognac and pickup trucks in other countries, but the bakkie is part of our culture.

1 mins

The bakkie that binds us

The bakkie is as proudly South African as boerewors and brandy. Sure, you'll find sausages, cognac and pickup trucks in other countries, but the bakkie is part of our culture.