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For more than 25 years, Getaway Magazine has been inspiring people to explore and experience Africa. Enjoy weekends, wildlife and wonderment every month with Getaway's fun and informative articles and breathtaking travel photography. Expect a mix of all the very best places to go and things to do in Africa.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME • WHILE TRAVELLING IS GREAT, THERE IS NO GREATER JOY THAN RETURNING TO THE PLACE YOU CALL HOME

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HONEY, CLEAR MY SCHEDULE WEEKEND RESET • EXPLORE YOUR CITY, ONE EVENT AT A TIME

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The Pearl of the Cape • OFTEN OVERLOOKED ON WINELANDS TRIPS, PAARL HAS ITS OWN MAGIC

Dream Big, Sail Far: Hop Aboard an Alaskan Cruise with NCL

GALJOEN FOCUSES ON FRESH • IT’S OUR NATIONAL FISH, BUT IT’S NOT ON THE MENU

Camping at Tswalu • GET LOST IN THE GREEN KALAHARI, AND THEN COME HOME TO LOAPI

Put on Your Walking Shoes • IT’S WHALE SEASON, AND FOR A BIT OF LAND-BASED WHALE- WATCHING, HEAD TO DE HOOP

Baby You Can Fly My Car • IT CAN DRIVE, IT CAN FLY, IT CAN PARK IN THE PARKADE - AND IT DOESN’T NEED PETROL

ALL ABOARD • A TRAIN DOWN THE PENINSULA IS AN EASY AND POCKET-FRIENDLY WAY TO TAKE IN CAPE TOWN’S SOUTHERN SUBURBS, ALL THE WAY FROM THE VIBEY CITY BOWL TO QUAINT SIMON’S TOWN

SAFARI GUIDE OF THE YEAR • AN INITIATIVE OF THE FIELD GUIDES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (FGASA), SAFARI GUIDE OF THE YEAR RECOGNISES THE BEST IN GUIDING, FROM GAME DRIVES TO BIRDING, TO HOSTING AND ADVANCED RIFLE HANDLING. OVER A WEEK, FIVE FINALISTS COMPETE IN EIGHT CATEGORIES, BATTLING IT OUT FOR THE TITLE. THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A WOMAN WON. LION SANDS GUIDE KIMBERLEE LE HANIE HELD THE TROPHY, AND HER HEAD, HIGH AS SHE WAS CROWNED 2023’s SAFARI GUIDE OF THE YEAR

PUT YOUR NOSE IN A BOOK FACT & FICTION • SOME DAYS, YOU JUST CAN'T GET OUT THERE AND HAVE AN ADVENTURE. ON THOSE DAYS, ADVENTUROUS STORIES ARE JUST THE TICKET

DISCOVER HIDDEN GEMS • THIS MONTH, THE GETAWAY TEAM SHARE SOME OF THEIR FAVOURITE HIDDEN GEMS

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO GETTING HITCHED • AN AUSTRALIAN BACKPACKER ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET STICKS OUT HER THUMB AND MEETS HER DREAMBOAT

LET'S BRAAI • NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS WARMER, SPEND TIME OUTDOORS LIGHTING A FIRE AND COOKING A MEAL WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS

GRAPE EXPECTATIONS • ROBERTSON, BONNIEVALE, McGREGOR, ASHTON AND MONTAGU - CONSIDER THIS YOUR WHISTLE-STOP TOUR OF THE R62'S WINE ROUTE

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GOLDEN LIGHT • NEAR THE MALUTI MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS, A STONE’S THROW FROM GOLDEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK, THE GALLERY- AND RESTAURANT-FILLED TOWN OF CLARENS IS JUST ABOUT AS HIP AS IT GETS IN THE FREE STATE COUNTRYSIDE. AND WHILE IT’S NOT EXACTLY CALM, IT PULLS OFF ITS IMAGE AS AN IDYLLIC WEEKEND GETAWAY, PERFECT FOR A TRANQUIL, BUZZ-FREE TIME IN NATURE

2023/2024 Getaway GALLERY • AFRICA’S PREMIER PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

INTRODUCING • OUR 2023/2024 GALLERY COMPETITION

FLIGHT PATTERNS • PHOTOGRAPHER ANTON CRONE EXPLORES HIS LOVE FOR BIRDS USING A TECHNIQUE CALLED CHRONOPHOTOGRAPHY. ORIGINALLY USED IN THE VICTORIAN ERA FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MOVEMENT IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS, THE TECHNIQUE CAPTURES PHASES OF MOVEMENTS USING HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY. BY COMBINING EACH PHASE IN A SINGLE IMAGE, UNIQUE PATTERNS EMERGE, SHOWING THE DYNAMIC MOTION OF BIRDS ACROSS THE SKY (SEE MORE OF ANTON’S WORK AT antoncronephotoart.com)

IT'S NOT JUST NOISE • ARE ELEPHANTS CAPABLE OF STRATEGIC THINKING, COMPLEX EMOTIONS AND SOPHISTICATED LANGUAGE?

Elephant 101

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HOMECOMING FOR HATCHLINGS • FEMALE TURTLES WILL HAVE BEEN AT SEA FDR 20 YEARS BEFORE RETURNING TO THE PLACE THEY WERE BORN TO NEST. THEY ARE MAPUTALAND'S TOURISM MAGNET AND...