Chapter 12: The journey ends
After over 8,580km and dozens of stops across three countries our journey has finally come to end. When we started this expedition over three weeks ago, we were given a simple task; drive the new Karoo Special Edition range of bakkies on the most grueling terrains in...
Chapter 11: The Golden Gate
After spending some time on, arguably, the most iconic mountain pass in all of Southern Africa, we headed further north to the Free State as we edged closer to home. Our first destination was a small town roughly East of Sani Pass, close to the National Mandela...
Chapter 10: Roof of Africa
We’re almost at the finish line! It is within reach and we can feel it. After a brief but welcome respite in Bloemfontein, we left early in the morning and made the arduous journey to, what we consider, every 4×4 enthusiast and off-roader’s Disneyland; Sani Pass....
Chapter 9: Uncharted territory
The last few days have been quite the adventure! We left Ko-Ka Tsara, a lovely settlement nestled in the Nuweveld Mountains, and we were meant to meet up with Peter Laubscher, a well-known personality in the 4×4 community, in Bloemfontein. Peter was...
Chapter 8: The road less travelled
After a wonderful time in Worcester and getting to spend time in the wilderness, we left in the early morning and hit the N1 for another grueling four-hour drive to the Karoo National Park. According to SANParks, it is prohibited to use drones inside (or above) a...
Where the flowers bloom
We are in the final stretch everyone! The Northern Cape, and particularly Namaqualand and the Karoo, has been an unforgettable experience and we’re sad to be leaving it behind. The show must go on though, we left Kamieskroon in the early hours of the morning. The...
Chapter 7: It’s not the destination, it’s the journey
It’s been a grueling two weeks on the road as we head into the final stretch of our expedition. We crossed over the border from Namibia back into South Africa over the weekend and spent most of our time in the mountainous desert known as the Richtersveld. The Northern...
The journey so far
It’s been 12 days since our Mahindra Pik Up Karoo Authentic Bakkies departed on a 3-week, three-country expedition through the most rugged & unforgiving terrain across Southern Africa. The objective? To prove that Mahindra Pik Ups are the toughest, most reliable...
Chapter 5: The journey is never-ending
After an eventful couple of days travelling between Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Solitaire and Sesriem, we ended up in the small settlement of Betta to rest for the night. We continued on our journey the morning and hit the C13 main road towards Aus. A little town with a...
Chapter 4: All roads lead to roam
We’re almost halfway through our expedition! Exploring Namibia has been one of our most fulfilling experiences, and we’re thrilled we get to explore more of it. We conquered the C28 road and finally arrived in Swakopmund, we headed straight towards Dune 7—the highest...
Chapter 3: An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered
In our last blog post, we told you about all the fun we had leading up to and in Windhoek as continue our 21-day journey across Southern Africa to put the Mahindra Pik Up Special Edition Range to the test. We left Windhoek in the early hours of the morning while it...
Chapter 2: Not all those who wander are lost….
After the gruelling first leg of the expedition brought us to the small town of Koës, we got to have a good ‘ol fashioned game of cricket with the locals before we rested for the night. We woke up at 4:30 am and left Koës wistfully at 5 am as we headed towards a...