Swaziland at its best! Game riding on a GS before?

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Rieks

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Hi all ya dogs! So i invited ya all to Swazi and only Kurz-1 and i left on Saturday morning - returned Sunday afternoon. Blissssss ... 300km offroad through the most spectacular scenery and valleys - 280km tarr. We stayed at a tented camp at Mlawula nature reserve. Game viewing on our GS's - awesome. Fully equiped with everything one needs - hot water - fridges the lot. For only R150 p.p.n. Food .. 14km from Campsite at Simunye.
Route: Nelspruit, Barberton, Bulembu borderpost, PigsPeak, Tshaneni, Mhlumi (fuel), Mlawula. Overnight. Exit the reserve at Siteki, turned right before Manzini (fuel) and travelled offroad to Maguga Dam. Back via Pigs peak - Barberton. Enjoy the pics and don't miss out on the next trip!
 

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You making me wish I never stayed to go to that birthday Party - Next Time.
 
Nice, very nice. You okes up North have it lucky 6 borders in a radius of 1000km. Our closests one is 700km!
 
Yep - we live in a great part of the world. Lowveld with its great passes around Sabi Graskop, Mozambique,Swaziland ...
Ive got more pics .. but it seems that i can only submit these 5 pics? Any advice!
 
Here goes!
 

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The park offers great walking trails, fishing en best of all .. riding your bike on a game drive!
 

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and so we returned Sunday morning. A days riding over the most spectacular scenery. No Gps .. just following the dirt roads going West. Check it out!
 

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Although i grew up in Swaziland - i never had the opportunity to see it like i did now. Anyone interested to join us around 1 or 8 Dec - please let me know. Depart Nelspruit Sat morning - return app 15h00 on Sunday - back in Gauteng by sunset.
 

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Hey Mozzie! You missed out hey .. how was your year end party! When you come through Goba from Moz - the turnoff is app 10km before Siteki on the right. We however entered at the bottom - coming from the Namaacha border road - turn left 10km before Simunye. We exited at the Siteki entrance to the Park. They have almost finished a new campsite with chalets, swimming pool, bar and restaurant at the Siteki side .. it will open app April next yr. App R500 per chalet - sleeps 4. Will post some pics later .. need to get some work done.
 
Baie nice Rieks!!

Volgende keer ry on saam.

ps - wanneer gaan ons weer prawns eet in Moz??
 
Jy hoef my nie 2 keer te nooi nie - eks daar! Of moet ek julle nooi ha! ha!
 
Swaziland - thru my visor/goggles...
 

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Uncle Bob said:
You making me wish I never stayed to go to that birthday Party - Next Time.

Uncle Bob, you just could'nt decide on which bike to take... LOL  :laughing1:
 
...some more swazi?
 

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...where's my swazi?
 

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Debrief: Read Rieks comments.
My 2 cents: Farking awesome place. Lez go again...soon!
:thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumright: :thumright: :thumright: :cheers:
 
Hi Rieks, dit lyk bevange! Wanneer gaanjulle weer!
 
Sodra ons gaan laat weet ek jou - was hoeka laas naweek weer oor die Bulemu pas via Swaziland - gaan prawns eet in Maputu en terug met die N4 tot in Nelspruit. PM my jou selnr dan laat weet ek jou van die volgende trip.
 
Jy het my nommer!

Ek sien jy het toe daai cd by my kantoor gekry? en was daar video clips op wat jy kon gebruik.
 
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