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A brutal, satisfying 108km walk through the Pans

Marching on: Walkers during the recent hike PICS: BOBBY LIFESTYLES
Marching on: Walkers during the recent hike PICS: BOBBY LIFESTYLES

During the President’s Day holidays, YCARE Charitable Trust grouped a bunch of walkers together and ferried them to the prestigious and beautiful Makgadikgadi Pans for a 108-kilometre walk in an effort to raise funds for the needy.

The back-breaking distance was divided into three days with the first day made up of 28 kilometres from Sowa Lodge to Sowa Spit and Day Two consisting of 52kms from Sowa Spit to the majestic Kokonje island and then back to Sowa Spit. Day Three was the final 28 km stretch from from Sowa Spit and back to Sowa Lodge.

The walk attracted hikers from Botswana, Lesotho South Africa.

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