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South Africa’s number one travel and outdoor lifestyle magazine. We pay our own way and tell it like it is. We drive back roads and speak to real people, giving you practical information about affordable destinations in southern Africa. Each issue is crammed with excellent photography, honest gear reviews and delicious recipes to make at home or in the bundu. Whether you’re looking to escape for a weekend or a month, your journey starts here.

Seas the day

BEHIND THE SCENES • For this issue, Jon Minster and his family joined Bhejane’s Big Game to Coral Reefs tour (p34) that combines the Kruger with the beaches of Mozambique with a lot of adventure in between!

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LETTERS

WRITE TO US & WIN!

Q&A

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IN BRIEF

It's raining stars!

Cat of many colours

VIEW FROM HERE Karen Edley • The Joburg-based marketing lecturer has travelled to 14 countries! She reflects on how a horse trail through the Karoo has as much to offer as any international adventure.

BOOKS

Late-tackled in Georgia • Back in 2018, Ian McNaught Davis hit the road to rugby redemption while working abroad in the Caucasus.

Obrigado, Mozambique • Most trips to Mozambique involve the chaotic border post at Komatipoort. But what if you combined the beach with the bush and went in through the Kruger instead? We joined a tour group on the road less travelled.

A hug from nature • In summertime, while the rest of South Africa bakes, escape into the cool forests of the Tsitsikamma on a magical hiking trail.

Seven days in Pakhuis paradise • Take a tour through the northern Cederberg around the Pakhuis Pass and you’ll discover wind-warped rock-climbing spots, fabulous flora and big smiles in the villages along the way.

TAKE YOUR PIC

Just ginger • Add some zing to sweet and savoury summer dishes with this spicy root.

Fortuner favours the brave • The Toyota Fortuner has come a long way from its roots as a Hilux hybrid. The range-topping 2.8 GD-6VX is a luxury family 4×4 that can take you anywhere in southern Africa and beyond.

Outdoor gifts for all • Yup, it’s nearly that time of the year again! We asked the editorial team what they’d be glad to find under the tree this Christmas.

National Luna 90 Legacy Smart Fridge/Freezer

STAY HERE

Turning the tide • Paternoster is a place of fishermen and lighthouses, wind and austere beauty, but it’s also a place of endurance and new beginnings. Come enjoy the Atlantic’s bounty in this timelessWest Coast village.

4 things to do

Rands and cents • Did you know that our bank notes and coins celebrate our natural heritage? Yup, the Big Five and six other special species appear on your pocket money!

BIRDS • TRACKING THE KONGAMATO IN WILDEST AFRICA

WITH MY OWN EYES

WIN! • R1000 GIFT FROM LEATHERPRESS

The midnight ramblers • On a 30-day trek across East Africa, Ian Tyrer and friends head from Uganda toTanzania’s Mafia Island, via Kenya. After that, for good measure, they jump on a train for a 30-hour journey inland…

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

LETTER FROM Fish Hoek • When Jurg Slabbert moved to Fish Hoek in 2020, he fell in love with the ocean all over again.

AFRICA AT ITS BEST

• NEW & UNIQUE •

• GESKENK IDEES •

• CAMPING & OUTDOOR •

• MESSE •

• SKERPMAKERS •

• SAFARI FISHING •

• KLERE •

• DAMES •

• SKOENE •

• HOEDE •

• BAGASIE •

• BOEKE •

• KINDERS •

• AIR RIFLES •

• RELOADING •

• PUNTE & DOPPE •

• SHOTGUNS •

• BINOCULARS •

• SCOPES •

• THERMAL •

• RANGEFINDERS •

• SPOTTING SCOPES...