For a nice beach drive – not getting bogged
Please place your vehicle into low-range four-wheel drive for the beach drive, even if the sand is firm. This will help to stop unwanted wheel track grooving. In the dry season, please reduce your tyre pressure to 20psi/138kpa.

The softest sand is not on the beach during the dry season, but when you come off the beach, you have to drive on sand roads near the Bawaka Lodge. Many people get bogged up there.

Important. If you find yourself not moving forward when driving on soft sand, stop immediately. Do not keep the wheels turning; you will only dig yourself in.

Stop immediately and reverse back, with the help of Max Tracks, if you do not move backwards.

When you have moved backward, get out and fill in the track ahead of you.

If You have a high-powered vehicle, go easy on the power. Do not go digging up all the Bawaka roads with your wheels spinning flat out. Spinning Wheels will only dig you in, in mud or on sand, making big holes everywhere for everyone.

Make sure your tyres are at 20psi/138kpa; then, you should have no trouble moving forward.

When you stop moving forward in soft sand, there is no clearance under the vehicle, so you lose traction. If the track looks deep in front of you, get out and fill in the tracks. It’s much better than spending your day getting unblogged or having the Bawaka staff spend all day getting you out.

Always follow the existing tyre tracks and the signs to get you to the Bawaka Lodge.

Safe driving.