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Please note that since some dates are inscribed on this calendar months in advance, it is unavoidable that some details and/or dates may change. To avoid disappointment, please confirm with the respective organiser that the event is still due to take place at the advertised time, place and date.
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Public Holidays Fence Patrols & Conservation Outings Driver Training
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Sat 13 - Tue 23 Mar - Richtersveld & Orange River - Extended Outing
The first of our "new" outings for 2010 is something completely different from our normal 4x4 trails. It has often been requested to add something new to some of our adventures, so here it is. The Richtersveld & Orange River Rafting Adventure arranged and guided by Mafunjane Adventures. Read more about this outing here. |
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13 - Sun 21 Mar - Central Kalahari Game Reserve - Cross Border Extended OutingOwing to the popularity of the first of these trips, a second 9-day, 8-night adventure to the Central Kalahari in Botswana, has been planned. Unlike last year when we went in April at the beginning of the dry season, this year we go in February and March, which is during the rainy season. This will mean that the plains will be green and the game abundant, and with it all the predators. Read more about this outing here. |
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Fri 19 - Mon 22 Mar - Korannaberg - Long Weekend Outing One of the newest venues on the club calendar, Korannaberg is a Drive Out magazine superior destination and was rated in the top 10 for 2006. Last year the club was so impressed with the venue and trail that some members went back to do a second trail. It is situated 32 km from Excelsior, approximately three hours drive from Johannesburg. As it is a long weekend the distance should pose no problem. Read more about this outing here. |
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Sat 27 Mar - Sun 11 Apr Cross-border
extended outing to The Kaokoland and Northern Namibia At
the request of club members, I have been trying to get this trip organised for some years now, so here it is at last, the second of our
new trips for the year - Northern Namibia. Kaokoland is one of the last remaining wilderness areas in Southern Africa. It is a world of
incredible mountain scenery, a refuge for the rare desert-dwelling elephant, black rhino and giraffe, as well as many carnivores, and the
home of the Himba people. Read more about this outing here.
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Sat 27 Mar - Driver Training & Vehicle Recovery - Recognition of Prior Learning The FWDCSA Gauteng Branch offers a comprehensive programme of off-road driver training for club members and the public. The off-road driver training competence certification course is now run over a weekend and complies with the SAQA Unit Standards 254135 and 254154. This off-road driver training competency certificate will be confirmed and be supplied by DEAT. Separate ladies' driver training courses can be arranged but would depend on the numbers of applicants at the time. Get more details on driver training here. |
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| April 2010 | |
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Sat 27 Mar - Sun 11 Apr Cross-border
extended outing to The Kaokoland and Northern NamibiaAt
the request of club members, I have been trying to get this trip organised for some years now, so here it is at last, the second of our
new trips for the year - Northern Namibia. Kaokoland is one of the last remaining wilderness areas in Southern Africa. It is a world of
incredible mountain scenery, a refuge for the rare desert-dwelling elephant, black rhino and giraffe, as well as many carnivores, and the
home of the Himba people. Read more about this outing here.
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Sun 04 Apr - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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| Fri 23 - Sun 25 Apr - Swazi Regularity Raid | |
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Fri 23 - Tue 27 Apr - Tembe Elephant Reserve - Extended Weekend Outing The Tembe Elephant Park outing which was published on the outings calendar as running from the 23-26th July has been cancelled. This is due to the limited numbers of outings arranged by the rangers to the area each year. I have however arranged with Kevin from the KZN branch of the FWDCSA to piggy back on their yearly outing to Tembe on 23-27 April. Read more this outing here. |
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Fri 23 - Tues 27 Apr - Khutse Game Reserve - Cross-border Long Weekend Outing Khutse
Game Reserve is the smallest of Botswana's national reserves. Situated at the southern tip of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, it is
set in typical Kalahari pan country and has always been one of my favourite destinations. I cannot speak enough about this real gem in
Botswana's arsenal of national parks - the sheer remoteness, raptors like nowhere else, and (if you're lucky) more game than you could
wish for. On our trip last year we watched a male lion walk right through the main gate past reception. Read more about this outing here.
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Sat 24 Apr - Driver Training & Vehicle Recovery - Recognition of Prior Learning The FWDCSA Gauteng Branch offers a comprehensive programme of off-road driver training for club members and the public. The off-road driver training competence certification course is now run over a weekend and complies with the SAQA Unit Standards 254135 and 254154. This off-road driver training competency certificate will be confirmed and be supplied by DEAT. Separate ladies' driver training courses can be arranged but would depend on the numbers of applicants at the time. Get more details on driver training here. |
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| May 2010 | |
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Sun 02 May - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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Sun 09 May - Day outing to Bass Lake Bass Lake,
for those of you that do not know, is a rehabilitated quarry just outside Henley-on-Klip, about 40 min south of Johannesburg. Owned and
managed by Alan Pepper the venue's primary focus is on scuba diving and training. He has a 14km self-drive 4x4 trail which is well
maintained and clearly sign-posted. The trail runs through forest and grasslands to rocky terrain. There are axle twisters, steep ascents
and descents and small amounts of mud. Low range and good ground clearance are a must! Read more about this outing here.
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Sat 13 - Sun 23 May - Mana Pools Zimbabwe - Cross-border Extended Outing This will be
the club's first organised trip to Zimbabwe and one that has been requested many times by members. Now that some "stability"
has come to Zimbabwe and fuel is available, this trip which was planned before can finally go ahead. The itinerary includes two nights on
a houseboat on Lake Kariba, three nights in the Mana Pools National Game and a night at the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. Read more about this outing here.
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Sat 29 May - Driver Training & Vehicle Recovery - Recognition of Prior Learning The FWDCSA Gauteng Branch offers a comprehensive programme of off-road driver training for club members and the public. The off-road driver training competence certification course is now run over a weekend and complies with the SAQA Unit Standards 254135 and 254154. This off-road driver training competency certificate will be confirmed and be supplied by DEAT. Separate ladies' driver training courses can be arranged but would depend on the numbers of applicants at the time. Get more details on driver training here. |
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| June 2010 | |
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Sun 06 Jun - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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Thu 10 - Sat 19 Jun - Okavango Delta, Moremi and Khwai River - Cross-border Extended Outing
The club's yearly outing to the Okavango Delta has become one of the most popular destinations over the past three years, with two trips
being conducted in 2009. Our guide for this adventure will once again be Simon and Mafunjane Adventures. Read more about this outing here.
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Sat 26 - Sun 27 Jun - Rust de Winter Bundu - Weekend Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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Sat 26 Jun - Driver Training & Vehicle Recovery - Recognition of Prior Learning The FWDCSA Gauteng Branch offers a comprehensive programme of off-road driver training for club members and the public. The off-road driver training competence certification course is now run over a weekend and complies with the SAQA Unit Standards 254135 and 254154. This off-road driver training competency certificate will be confirmed and be supplied by DEAT. Separate ladies' driver training courses can be arranged but would depend on the numbers of applicants at the time. Get more details on driver training here. |
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| July 2010 | |
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Sun 04 Jul - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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Sun 11 Jul - De Wildt - Sunday Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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Fri 23 - Mon 26 Jul - Tembe Elephant Reserve - Extended Weekend Outing - This
outing has been cancelled. The Tembe Elephant Park outing which was published on the outings calendar as running from the 23-26th July has been cancelled. This is due to the limited numbers of outings arranged by the rangers to the area each year. I have however arranged with Kevin from the KZN branch of the FWDCSA to piggy back on their yearly outing to Tembe on 23-27 April. Read more this outing here. |
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Sat 24 Jul - Driver Training & Vehicle Recovery - Recognition of Prior Learning The FWDCSA Gauteng Branch offers a comprehensive programme of off-road driver training for club members and the public. The off-road driver training competence certification course is now run over a weekend and complies with the SAQA Unit Standards 254135 and 254154. This off-road driver training competency certificate will be confirmed and be supplied by DEAT. Separate ladies' driver training courses can be arranged but would depend on the numbers of applicants at the time. Get more details on driver training here. |
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| August 2010 | |
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Sun 01 Aug - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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Thu 05 - Tue 10 Aug - Makgadikgadi Pans - Cross-border Extended Outing We
did not do this trip in 2009, but due to popular request we have again added it to the 2010 calendar. This is a self-drive, fully-guided
camping trail to the Makgadikgadi salt pans and game reserve in Botswana. The trail offers a rare opportunity for not only off-roading,
but to enjoy the beauty and desolation that the silence of these pans offers. This is an experience that will leave an everlasting
impression on the memory and a longing to return. Read more about this outing here.
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Sat 07 - Mon 09 Aug - Swaziland - Long Weekend
Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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Sat 21 - Sun 22 Aug - Moegatle - Weekend Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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Sat 28 Aug - Driver Training & Vehicle Recovery - Recognition of Prior Learning The FWDCSA Gauteng Branch offers a comprehensive programme of off-road driver training for club members and the public. The off-road driver training competence certification course is now run over a weekend and complies with the SAQA Unit Standards 254135 and 254154. This off-road driver training competency certificate will be confirmed and be supplied by DEAT. Separate ladies' driver training courses can be arranged but would depend on the numbers of applicants at the time. Get more details on driver training here. |
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| September 2010 | |
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Sun 05 Sep - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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Sun 12 Sep - Kareekrans - Sunday Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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Fri 17 - Sun 26 Sep - Zambia/Tiger Fishing/ Victoria Falls - Cross-border Extended Outing This was the first of the club's new extended outings in 2009. To ensure that we go at a time when the Zambezi River is not in flood we have moved the slot of this outing to September. If game-viewing, tiger fishing, sunset boat cruises and Vic Falls is what you are looking for than this trip is for you. Read more about this outing here. |
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Sat 25 Sep - Driver Training & Vehicle Recovery - Recognition of Prior Learning The FWDCSA Gauteng Branch offers a comprehensive programme of off-road driver training for club members and the public. The off-road driver training competence certification course is now run over a weekend and complies with the SAQA Unit Standards 254135 and 254154. This off-road driver training competency certificate will be confirmed and be supplied by DEAT. Separate ladies' driver training courses can be arranged but would depend on the numbers of applicants at the time. Get more details on driver training here. |
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| October 2010 | |
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Sat 02 - Sat 09 Oct - Beline, Mozambique - Cross-border Extended Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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Sun 03 Oct - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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Sun 10 Oct - Berakah - Sunday Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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Fri 15 - Sat 23 Oct - Hwange National Park
Zimbabwe - Cross-border Extended Outing The
Hwange National Park (formerly called Wankie) is located in the western part of Zimbabwe, two hour's from Victoria Falls and is
Zimbabwe's largest and best-known national park. At 14,500 sq. km it is half the size of Belgium. The area was declared a national park
in 1928 and today is home to 108 species of mammal and over 400 bird species, one of the most diverse parks in the world. The park is
most famous for its elephant herds, which combined make up a heaving population of around 30,000. Read more about this outing here.
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Sat 23 Oct - Driver Training & Vehicle Recovery - Recognition of Prior Learning The FWDCSA Gauteng Branch offers a comprehensive programme of off-road driver training for club members and the public. The off-road driver training competence certification course is now run over a weekend and complies with the SAQA Unit Standards 254135 and 254154. This off-road driver training competency certificate will be confirmed and be supplied by DEAT. Separate ladies' driver training courses can be arranged but would depend on the numbers of applicants at the time. Get more details on driver training here. |
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Sat 30 - Sun 31 Oct - Three Provinces Eco Trail - Weekend Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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| November 2010 | |
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Mon 01 - Sat 13 Nov - Liuwe Plains Zambia/Migration - Cross-border Extended Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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Sun 07 Nov - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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Sat 27 Nov - Driver Training & Vehicle Recovery - Recognition of Prior Learning The FWDCSA Gauteng Branch offers a comprehensive programme of off-road driver training for club members and the public. The off-road driver training competence certification course is now run over a weekend and complies with the SAQA Unit Standards 254135 and 254154. This off-road driver training competency certificate will be confirmed and be supplied by DEAT. Separate ladies' driver training courses can be arranged but would depend on the numbers of applicants at the time. Get more details on driver training here. |
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Sat 27 - Sun 28 Nov - Rust de Winter - Weekend Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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| December 2010 | |
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Sun 05 Dec - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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Wed 15 - Mon 20 Dec - Sodwana / Kosi Bay / Mozambique - Long Weekend Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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Wed 28 Dec '10 - Fri 7 Jan '11 - East Coast / Wild Coast - December Extended Family
Holiday Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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| January 2011 | |
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Sun 02 Jan - Open Day On a monthly basis, the Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa has an Open Day at its property at Base 4 near Johannesburg. Each Open Day has a programme of events of interest to members, and these are also great opportunities for non-members to come along and see what the club is all about. A wide range of topics is presented by specialists in their field, and every one of them relates to the 4x4 or outdoor experience. Click here for more on Open Days. |
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Wed 28 Dec '10 - Fri 7 Jan '11 - East Coast / Wild Coast - December Extended Family
Holiday Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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22 - Sun 23 Jan 2011 - Serendipity – Weekend Outing The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa organises a wide range of outings throughout the year for members. These 4x4 trips take in local and international venues and are an ideal way to see Africa in an organised way that takes the chore of planning routes and making bookings out of your hands so that you can simply 'arrive and drive'. Read more about Club Events here. |
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