Savuti & Moremi track conditions (till end of April - 2012)

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Third Bridge



Second Bridge





Xakanaxa Campsite



source: 4x4community

[kingshaka]

Long watercrossing between Xakanaxa & North Gate. This is not an official route nowadays and only to be negotiated by experienced drivers and preferably with 2 vehicles...



source: Namibia-Forum

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Update (March 30) First Bridge, Moremi Game Reserve via Botswana Come-Along (Julius Maswikila), our contact in Maun:

"The Road to Third Bridge via First Bridge is closed because of the contruction work in progress at First Bridge.You can only use Xakanaxa Road to get to Third Bridge"...

[kingshaka]

Picture of one of the watercrossings between North Gate and Mababe Gate (the direct route) on the 31st of March. Ten days ago. The straight-through was too deep, but the right-hand leg was fine, no more than 700mm. All six our vehicles made it, one even towing a caravan...

[come-along.nl]

From Shorobe to Mawana vet fence and onto South Gate is very bumpy and corrugated. South Gate to Xakanaxa is mostly ok with a few puddles here and there. In the Xakanaxa area the water is rising so be careful when driving around on the back roads. Xakanaxa to Khwai, North Gate is bumpy with some of the bigger holes filled with mud or water making some interesting driving. The new detour road around the water crossing is all dry and ok. It is sign posted so one can't miss it. Khwai to Savuti. The crossing in the village is dry. The big crossing is big and deep. Not recommended if you have a Computor on board. I used a different crossing and the water still came over my bull bar and nearly onto the bonnet on my Defender. It's maybe safer to head via South Gate. After the crossing the gravel road is fine to Mababe Gate. After Mababe Gate it is npu and dusty in sections, but still doable in 2 hrs. Savuti to Kachikau is all fine. It's the normal bumpy sections with sandy patches. All good.

source: Kurt McKenzie