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Embrace the serenity

If you're a regular visitor to our neighbouring countries, you're all too familiar with the hustle and bustle at the border post. It's not uncommon to be held up for two or three hours, and if you arrive late in the day, there's a good chance you'll only hit the road again after dark.That's precisely why there are so many overnight options near our border posts.

Kareespruit Game Ranch is just outside Zeerust, on the N4 route to Botswana. Conveniently close to the main road and the outskirts of town, you can simply check in here, have a good sleep, and clock in bright and early at the Skilpadshek border post that's just 50 km away the next morning.

However, Kareespruit isn't only a handy overnight stop. It's less than three hours away from Gauteng and with its beautiful surroundings and numerous tourist attractions

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