Reviewed: Tracks4Africa paper maps

Posted on 23 April 2013

Travelling is all about finding fortune and locating your destination can be a breeze if you have the right maps.

Size matters

Tracks4Africa paper map

Tracks4Africa paper map

Tracks4Africa has taken to its task of ‘making Africa visible’ with impressive success. What started as a community of adventurers sharing remote GPS coordinates has become the ultimate traveller’s resource. Printed onto tear-proof and water-resistant paper, the maps cover Botswana, Namibia and Malawi/Mozambique and are impeccable for planning any journey, no matter how obscure (the Namibian offering was named 2012’s best folded map by the International Map Trade Association – yes, there are map awards).

Tracks4Africa Botswana and Mozambique/Malawi

Tracks4Africa Botswana and Mozambique/Malawi

The maps include innovative travel-time guides that take road conditions into consideration as well as the standard distance guide and valuable cross-country driving advice. They also list operating hours of border-control facilities and details on currency, fuel availability, water quality and when to go. The size of these maps (125#cm x 100#cm) may seem impractical for a car journey, but the scale (1#cm: 10#km) allows for the inclusion of crucial details lacking on other maps.

Cost R159,99 each.  tel 0861-553-322, www.tracks4africa.co.za.

*Getaway holds the right to lay claim to Paul Kruger’s legendary golden bounty (now worth more than R2 billion) if it’s found with the use of any of these maps.




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