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Shimmering sands and 111kms walked over three days

Shimmering sights: The pans offer an other-worldly experience for hikers PICS: MOMPS RANKGATE
Shimmering sights: The pans offer an other-worldly experience for hikers PICS: MOMPS RANKGATE

As part of its 20th anniversary, Y Care Charitable Trust organised the annual Makgadikgadi Charitable Walk across the pans in an effort to raise funds to support different needy organisations in the country. MOMPS RANKGATE was amongst the invited travel enthusiasts

Our journey to Makgadikgadi Pan started at our departure point in Gaborone at 8am on Sunday. I was joined by other guests from the capital to Mosu and we cruised in a luxurious Ford SUV as part of the sponsors’ party.

The vehicle made the journey seamless and in no time we were at our first destination.

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