Go, Go, Go!

WHAT IT IS: The four-day Mafunyane 4x4 Eco Trail leaves from Phalaborwa Gate at 12 noon on Thursdays with a guide and a ranger in their own vehicles and traverses the area between the Olifants and Luvuvhu rivers with a maximum of five guest vehicles. The first two nights are spent at Nyarhi and Mafunyane bush camps with basic facilities: fireplace, waterless toilets and shower enclosures. The third night is at Shidzivani, an honorary rangers’ camp with safari tents.

The 270km trail ends on Sunday morning at the Punda Maria Camp. It operates only during the dry season from March to November. WHAT TO BRING: You need a 4x4 and must be completely selfsufficient — bring all your own water for drinking, cooking and washing, food, firewood and camping gear. Remember to take malaria precautions. COST: R6 000 per vehicle (maximum of four people, no children under 12 years). CONTACT: SANParks Central Reservations 012 428 9111, reservations@sanparks.org, www.sanparks.org. Also honorary rangers www.sanparksvolunteers.org or see Wild Card www.wildcard.co.za