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Upcoming Sutherland/Tankwa Karoo Trip

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It is time for our annual Spring getaway and I am busy planning a trip to Sutherland and the Tankwa Karoo for the long weekend in September. We are planning on staying outside Sutherland on a guest farm for a few nights and use the days to visit Banksgate and Skurweberg 4x4 routes. On our way back we want to spend a night or 2 in the Tankwa Karoo National Park and drive around there a little. We want to take it easy not rush and just relax a little, and hopefully there will still be some flowers to see. :wink:

Now I want to know, besides the Ouberg Pass which we have done before and the 2 routes I mentioned are there any other things I need to look out for in that area? Places to visit, mountain passes, rock pools, scenery, that sort of thing.. :shock: :shock:

Your input is appreciated... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Thys,

Ek het op `n kaart gesien dat daar `n "pad" is wat van daar naby die tankwa af oor die berge loop in die rigting van Wupperthal.......Dalk miskien dit ry en kyk hoe dit lyk, en dan sommer `n oulike storie soos jou Mount Eco trip vertel... :wink: :lol:

Daar is allerhande paaie in daardie gebied, maar ek self het nog nie tyd gevind om hulle almal te ry nie....
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JohanM wrote:Thys,

Ek het op `n kaart gesien dat daar `n "pad" is wat van daar naby die tankwa af oor die berge loop in die rigting van Wupperthal.......Dalk miskien dit ry en kyk hoe dit lyk, en dan sommer `n oulike storie soos jou Mount Eco trip vertel... :wink: :lol:

Daar is allerhande paaie in daardie gebied, maar ek self het nog nie tyd gevind om hulle almal te ry nie....
Dis die plan ja Johan, ek wil net nie terugkom en dan agterkom ek het 200m van 'n spectacular waterval of dinosaurus fossiel verbygery en dit nie raakgesien nie.. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Kaspaas wrote:
JohanM wrote:Thys,

Ek het op `n kaart gesien dat daar `n "pad" is wat van daar naby die tankwa af oor die berge loop in die rigting van Wupperthal.......Dalk miskien dit ry en kyk hoe dit lyk, en dan sommer `n oulike storie soos jou Mount Eco trip vertel... :wink: :lol:

Daar is allerhande paaie in daardie gebied, maar ek self het nog nie tyd gevind om hulle almal te ry nie....
Dis die plan ja Johan, ek wil net nie terugkom en dan agterkom ek het 200m van 'n spectacular waterval of dinosaurus fossiel verbygery en dit nie raakgesien nie.. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Thys ek is seker as jy lank genoeg in die son sit en kyk na al die rotsformasies in daardie wereld dan sal jy dalk iets kan raaksien wat soos `n fossiel lyk. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

EK het `n baie gedaileerde kaar gekoop oor die cederberge en dit wys alles. Gaan kyk by Outdoor warehouse, ek het myne gekry by Cape Union Mart in Paarl.

Die kaart se naam is "The Cedarberg map by Peter Slingsby".
Die website adres op die waart is http://www.themaps.co.za. SO kyk daarso, dis wat ek gebruik het op my dag uitstappie en was baie beindruk met die inligitng & akkuraatheid. :wink:
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Is reg so Johan, ek werk sommer met die Garmin en Google Earth.. Daar is geen volledige papierkaarte vir die Tankwa Karoo nie. T4A is omtrent die volledigste. Ek het al BAIE lekker verdwaal daar, voor my Garmin dae, as a matter of fact, toe ons die laaste keer daar verdwaal het, het ek my mind opgemaak om die Garmin te koop.. :D: :D:

Maar eintlik soek ek nie pad nie, ek soek plekke. :twisted:
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kaspaas verduidelik ons presies waar langs jy oral gaan ry,meskien doen ek ook die trip daai tyd,mekaar seker raakloop
n vark bly maar n vark
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Thys, gaan na http://www.pietpetoors.com/karoo/9.php en begin lees onder die tent prentjie. Daar is 'n baie nice pad wat jy van Tankwa kan vat oppad terug huis toe. Ons moes laas omdraai agv verlede jaar se baie reen, die rivier het oor die pad geloop, maar selfs net om te ry waar die rivier is en terug was baie mooi. Ek wil nog graag eendag weer gaan kyk of ek kan deurgaan en sien waar die ander kant van die pad uitkom, ek neem aan hy moet êrens naby Wuperthal uitkom.
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Erens in die SA4X4 van so paar maande terug was daar `n artikel oor die Tankwa - sal soek daarvoor
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Thanks Pieter ek sal gaan lees daar.. maar na die laaste 2 dae se reen wonder ek of ons nie dalk ook sal moet omdraai nie.. Makie sakie, ek sal gaan kyk... :) :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Gaan maak ook 'n draai by Middelpos dan ry jy die Ganaga(spelling???) pas.
Dan neem jy so 'n foudie
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george wrote:Gaan maak ook 'n draai by Middelpos dan ry jy die Ganaga(spelling???) pas.
Dan neem jy so 'n foudie
Ek gaan daar verby maar ek sal nie so 'n foudie kan neem nie want ek gaan NIE met jou Sheila soontoe ry nie :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: ... Ek was al daar af, dis baie mooi daar... Ons slaap 1 aand in Middelpos.. :roll: :roll: :twisted:
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Thys, I have been to the Tankwa 6 times :D , the last trip was 2 weeks ago there were a lot of flowers best i have seen there over the last 3 years that I have been going there.
This last trip was my first with a 4x4 so I went to a few places I couldn't go to before :D: .
The drive to the top of Elandsberg is a must there is a 360 degree view from up there :D: .
There is also another 4x4 route in the West of the park which goes through to one of the old houses Varsfontein.They will give you a map at the park office.
That route through to Wuppertal from the R355 is beautiful I did it in April 2007 I wanted to do it this last trip , I found out on the 4x4community forum that the level of the Doring River 2 weeks ago was 3 meters at the river crossing at Uitspankraal :evil: .
There is also a very nice route through to Calvinia, turn off to the left is a few km before Middelpos I think I remember the sign saying Rooiwal :confused: .This route is on top of the Roggeveld mountains it was very green up there last September when we drove it.
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Thanks Stephen, sounds awesome... :shock: :) :lol: :lol:
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The time has come.... We are on our way tomorrow morning, planning to be back home on Wednesday nite. Will check in again on Thursday next week. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

I believe it is going to be COLD..... Keep well and enjoy... :roll: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

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Well Im in your neck of the woods at the moment and its cold here :shock:

So Sutherland!!! yea! you gona freeze your a s s off :shock: :o: :shock:
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Thysie, enjoy and will check up on your trip when we get back from Richtersveld next Sunday.
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