Sekororo Trail, Limpopo Province - Feedback
Louw Booyens is the contact person for the Sekororo Trail advertised in the Drive Out Magazine. I had spent weeks phoning him, leaving messages, but to no avail. Eventually via a mutual friend in Tzaneen we made contact with John Grobler who we knew had helped Louw out in the past.
We scheduled a date in August 2010 with John and made plans to take some time off work for a 4 x 4 long weekend in the mountains in the Limpopo province.
John confirmed that all the plans were on track. That the owner/manager Louw Booyens would be our guide and that John would be there as a backup guide.
The day before our departure from Nelspruit, John phoned to say that Louw would not be coming with us anymore. John’s father had also just passed away, so the trip would have to be cancelled.
I once again tried to contact Louw on his cell - but once again he would not answer. I left numerous messages but he never came back to me.  John, in spite of having lost his father the day before, kindly agreed to take us out.
It was obvious the trail had not been used in a long time.  John confirmed that to his knowledge, the last time it had been used was a year before.
John was also not too sure of the exact route to follow. As a result we missed a whole section in the cycad forest, which was no fault of John’s.
We were 3 vehicles that tackled the 4 x 4 trail and really enjoyed the route. John made sure that we had a good time.
We found that the cost of R1, 000 per vehicle a bit steep, especially considering the condition of the trail and the fact that we missed out on one section.
Please could you publish this letter so that other 4 x 4 enthusiasts do not have the same problems that we did?
Yours in 4x4’ing
Jurgen Halbich and Matthew Comins
30 September 2010