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Laingsburg Grand Hotel
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A warm "hello" from your hosts. Our dream of creating an oasis of rest and refuge was fulfilled when we took over the old Grand Hotel in Laingsburg. It was always known for its lovely country charm and warm hospitality, and we have put in a lot of effort to not only preserve these important qualities, but to also incorporate stylish decor in the new, upgraded hotel - Gal-Gihon. "Gal" is Hebrew for "babbling brook", and its significance refers to the fact that the hotel will be a stream of refreshing water to the weary traveller in the dryness of the Karoo. "Gihon" refers to the second river in the Garden of Eden. It is our prayer that you will find rest and refreshment during your stay here. Warm regards. (Updated June-2016).

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Use the map to

explore places

Our Trip Planner is powered by our own
Tracks4Africa map. This map has evolved
over decades with the requirements of the
self-drive traveller as its primary requirement.
Use this map to explore different types of
roads and tracks and places of interest.
There is also the option to toggle to maps
from other sources including satellite images,
should you wish to compare map data.

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PAN AND ZOOM THE MAP

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for specific info

Need to find a place to camp? Then switch
on the Camping category layer and the Trip
Planner will show all campsites irrespective
of what zoom level you are on.
You can click on the icons for more detail on
each point of interest.

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TOGGLE POINT CATEGORIES ON AND OFF

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 INFORMATION

ADD POINT DIRECTLY TO TRIP,
 ROUTE OR FAVOURITES

SEARCH FUNCTION IS DEPENDENT
 ON CATEGORIES SELECTED

Create a

trip

Plan your next trip with our Trip Planner.
Add places to your trip and let our
homegrown routing algorithm calculate
routes for you. Get accurate time and
distance calculations and see which routes
require you to drive gravel roads or 4WD
tracks, cross borders or use ferries.

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TRIPS ARE COLLECTIONS OF POINTS
 AND ROUTES

ADD PLACES FROM OUR DATA TO YOUR TRIP

ADD YOUR OWN POINTS TO YOUR TRIP

CREATE A ROUTE

Put your plan

into action

Trips that are planned with the Trip Planner
can be used on our Tracks4Africa app or
exported as GPX or KML files. Trips can also
be shared with friends.

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USE OUR APP TO DOWNLOAD YOUR
 TRIP FOR OFFLINE USE

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EXPORT A TRIP OR ROUTE
 IN GPX FOR USE ON GARMIN

EXPORT A TRIP OR ROUTE IN KML
 TO VIEW ON GOOGLE EARTH

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an expert

We designed our Trip Planner with a
certain methodology in mind and once you
understand how to plan trips, we know you
will find the Trip Planner to be practical and
useful. Please take the time to explore our
user guides and videos to learn more or feel
free to contact us for more help.

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