Season`s Greetings 

Dear Protea 4x4 Family, A huge thank-you to every loyal client who joined us for our 2025 4x4 training days and to those incredible adventurers who came along on our tours! We truly hope the skills and confidence you gained during our Training & Lifestyle sessions will serve you well on all the exciting journeys ahead. 

To everyone who traveled with us: thank you for the laughter, the stories, and the friendships forged under wide-open skies—those trips into the Great Outdoors were truly life-changing (for us as much as for you!). 

A special shout-out to our wonderful PROTEA 4x4 clients, travel companions, trade partners, and everyone who follows us on Facebook, Instagram, and our website. As the festive season arrives, may you all be wrapped in the joy, peace, and friendship that our Lord so generously offers. Here’s to 2026—brimming with fresh dreams, good health, happiness, and even stronger friendships. 

May the Lord guide every mile of your journey! Warmest wishes, The Protea 4x4 Team.

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4x4 Driver Training
Practical and theoretical aspects of off-roading and at the same time teach you about conservation.

4x4 Guided Safari Tours
We offer guided, self-drive, self catering tours to Botswana and Namibia.

 

4x4 Events
Take a well-deserved break from the rat race with our unforgettable 4x4 related events, product launches, corporate days etc.

At Protea 4x4 we strive to teach you more about your Off-Road vehicles capabilities and how to use it in a eco-friendly manner. This will open the door to a whole new lifestyle experience for you.

Protea 4x4 Training Courses

Our 4x4 training facility is located in the international renowned World Heritage site - The Cradle of Humankind. We are based inside the Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve that boast the largest concentration of wildlife in Gauteng. Our natural 4x4 training venue represents most of the conditions you will encounter in Southern Africa. Your host and off-road trainer Jannie Rykaart will teach you all that finer do’s and don’ts of responsible off-roading you need to know.

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Protea 4x4 Tours

We have a variety of unspoiled dream destinations for you to choose from, whether you're looking for a relaxing long weekend getaway drive or an adventurous African camping safari. We offer small personalised camping, self-catering, self-drive or fully catered tours to some of the most pristine wilderness areas that Southern Africa has to offer. All our tours are personally run by the husband and wife team of Jannie & Ansu Rykaart.

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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough...

Mae West

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page...

Saint Augustine

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end...

Ernest Hemingway

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page...

Saint Augustine

“Half the fun of the travel... is the aesthetic of lostness”...

Ray Bradbury

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better”...

Albert Einstein

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order”...

John Burroughs