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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.

OF LAND AND SEA… • NOTHING SAYS SELF-CARE LIKE CONNECTING WITH NATURE

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

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AMAZING ARNISTON • THIS PICTURESQUE TOWN IS LESS THAN AN HOUR FROM CAPE AGULHAS, THE SOUTHERNMOST TIP OF AFRICA, AND IS WELL WORTH A VISIT

PICNIC ON A FLIGHT OF ANGELS • AN AFTERNOON ON A PRIVATE BEACH IN BATOKA GORGE, YOU SAY? DON’T MIND IF I DO

Book Your Ticket • FLYSAFAIR IS GOING GANGBUSTERS, OPENING NEW ROUTES UP NORTH

No, It's a Plane • AEROPLANE DESIGN HAS ESSENTIALLY BEEN SAME OLD, SAME OLD SINCE THE ’50s

Good Food is a Good Thing • JUST IN TIME FOR LAZY SUMMER MEALS, A NEW RESTAURANT HAS OPENED IN FRANSOHHOEK

I SPEAK FOR THE SEA • THANDEKA HLONGWA IS ONE OF A FEW BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN TO BECOME A DIVE MASTER, A RARITY SHE HOPES TO CHANGE BY INSPIRING, EDUCATING AND HELPING TO START THE CONVERSATION AROUND BREAKING BARRIERS IN BLACK SPACES IN WATER

WHEN IN THE WILD • IF TIME OUT TO RECHARGE AND GET IN TOUCH WITH NATUBE IS WHAT YOU'RE AFTER, ANEW HOTEL HLUHLUWE IS THE PLACE YOU’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR, JORDYN JOHNSON DISCOVERED ON HER RECENT VISIT

Make your stay at Anew Hotel Hluhluwe more memorable with: DIZA TRAVELS

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

MAGICAL CALVINIA • NOT JUST A PLACE TO VISIT FOR WILDFLOWERS

Sit Down, Sandy Señorita! • SOMETIMES, ONE CAN GO A TAD OVERBOARD SEARCHING FOR MOZAMBIQUE’S MARINE LIFE

EVER READY • BE PREPARED FOR ANY ADVENTURE AT THE DROP OF A HAT

CREOLE CRAVINGS • THE VIBRANCY OF CREOLE CULTURE AND A FUSION OF GASTRONOMY BECKONS FOODIES TO THE SMALL, TROPICAL PARADISE OF RÉUNION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, WRITES SAVANNA DOUGLAS

GOING FOR GOLD • PANNING FOR GOLD CAN BE EXCITING, ALLURING AND SOMEWHAT ADDICTIVE, NOT JUST FOR ITS MONETARY PROSPECTS BUT FOR THE THRILL OF THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT YOU MAY DISCOVER

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

INTRODUCING • OUR 2023/2024 GALLERY COMPETITION

THE VIEW FROM ABOVE • SHARYN HODGES IS A PLETTENBERG BAY-BASED DIGITAL CREATOR AND FULL-TIME WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER WHO DESCRIBES HERSELF AS VERY BORING. DESPITE THAT DESCRIPTION, SHE SHOT TO FAME IN AUGUST THIS YEAR WHEN SHE CAPTURED SOME SPECIAL FODTAGE WITH HER DRONE

FROM CARNAGE TO CONSERVATION • AT THE WELCOMING OF THE WHALES FESTIVAL IN DURBAN, RYAN ENSLIN UNCOVERS THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF WHALING IN SOUTH AFRICA AND HOW THESE GENTLE GIANTS ARE MAKING A COMEBACK THANKS TO THE JOINT EFFORTS OF SCIENTISTS AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE

THE COAST WITH THE MOST • FROM DAY TRIPS TO MULTI-STOP JOURNEYS, SOUTH AFRICA’S COASTS OFFER TRIPS THAT APPEAL TO EVERY TRAVELLER’S TASTES. TAKE YOUR PICK AND HIT THE ROAD

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SEEKING SOLITUDE • NESTLED BETWEEN THE KRUGER, THE TIMBAVATI AND THE KLASERIE, THE WILDERNESS AREA OF THE MBABAT OFFERS A REMOTE AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE WANTING THE WILD ALL TO THEMSELVES

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MAIDEN VOYAGE • A WHIRLWIND EUROPEAN TRIP IS AS MEMORABLE AS A MONTH-LONG STAY, MEGAN PAULSE DISCOVERED ON A FLYING VISIT TO ITALY

Share Your Shot • OUR CHOICE OF READERS’ TRAVEL PHOTOS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA

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