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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.

WHAT IF? • NOW, MORE THAN EVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW ADVENTURE, NO MATTER WHAT IT MAY BE

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

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SHINING BRIGHT • FILLED WITH HISTORY AND BEAUTY, KIMBERLEY IS A MUST-VISIT CITY THAT MANY SEEM TO OVERLOOK WHEN PLANNING A HOLIDAY. THAT REALLY SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE THOUGH

GO ON A CULINARY JOURNEY • TIME OUT HAS BROUGHT ITS RENOWNED MARKETS TO CAPE TOWN

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE • DUNG BEETLES CAN ROLL BALLS IN A STRAIGHT LINE USING CELESTIAL CUES LIKE THE SUN AND MOON. ZOOLOGIST AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER MARCUS BYRNE ASKS: DOES LIGHT POLLUTION HARM THEIR BEHAVIOUR – AND OTHER WILDLIFE TOO – AND IF SO, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

A SLICE OF HEAVEN • BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T REMINISCE ABOUT A SPECTACULAR WINTER GETAWAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S TO MOSAIC LAGOON LODGE

EMBARKING ON A VISIONARY EXPEDITION: SANParks' Vision 2040

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

FACT & FICTION

SMALL TOWNS PARYS AWAITS • WHILE PARIS IS THE CITY OF LOVE, PARYS IS THE TOWN OF ADVENTURE

BEWARE THE KRUGER PARK FIRE MIGGIES! • IT'S BEST TO WATCH WILDLIFE FROM A DISTANCE IN THE KRUGER. ELEPHANTS, WE ALL KNOW, CAN TURN AGGRESSIVE IF YOU GET TOO CLOSE, MONKEYS CAN CAUSE CHAOS, AND CATS ARE GREAT UNTIL THEY TRY TO CLIMB INTO YOUR VEHICLE. BUT NO ONE WARNS YOU ABOUT THE SMALLER CRITTERS, LIKE THE KRUGER PARK FIRE MIGGIES

ADVENTURE LOVING • TACKLE YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE WITH GEAR THAT WILL HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST MEMORIES

RELAX AND UN-WINED • THE WITZENBERG VALLEY'S EXQUISITE WINE OFFERINGS ARE SOME YOU CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT OVERLOOK, SUGGESTS ANITA FRONEMAN, HAVING TASTED HER WAY THROUGH THE REGION

THE WAY OF THE GIANTS • ANCIENT WILDLIFE MIGRATION ROUTES ARE BEING DISRUPTED IN THE ANTHROPOCENE, WITH MEGAFAUNA PENNED INTO SHRINKING SPACES. THE KAVANGO ZAMBEZI TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA (KAZA TFCA) HAS SET OUT TO REOPEN THE OLD CORRIDORS, ESPECIALLY FOR ELEPHANTS

A CONSERVATION TRIUMPH • IT'S BIG, IT'S WILD, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, IT'S AMBITIOUS. AND SO FAR, IT'S SUCCESSFUL

MOUNTAIN HIGH • MATT BOUCH IS A PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A LOVE FOR THE MOUNTAINS. AND IT WAS THE DRAKENSBERG THAT FIRST CAPTIVATED HIM. WRAPPING THE BORDER OF LESOTHO, THESE JAGGED PEAKS ARE A LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PARADISE

ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE IN CAMEROON • THE FURTHER YOU ARE FROM CIVILISATION, THE MORE EXCITING AND HUMBLING THE EXPERIENCE. AS FAR AS ADVENTURE GOES, RICHARD FLACK'S TRIP TO THE BÉNOUÉ RIVER IN NORTHERN CAMEROON MUST SCORE AN 11 OUT OF 10

THRILL SEEKING • EVEN THOUGH SHE IS MORE OF A LEISURELY ADVENTURER, MEGAN PAULSE SHARES HER LIST OF MUST-TRY ADVENTURES THROUGHOUT SOUTH AFRICA – EVEN IF SHE ADMITTEDLY MAY NEVER REALLY GET TO SOME OF THEM

A NEW START • OUTLIVING THE KINGDOMS OF MAPUNGUBWE AND GREAT ZIMBABWE, THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF KRUGER'S THULAMELA HAS REMAINED BURIED. UNTIL NOW…

GETTING THERE • It is a six-and-a-half-hour drive from Johannesburg, entering through Pafuri Gate. It is possible to arrange a transfer or fly in.

ARNISTON RECHARGE • THERE AREN'T MANY BETTER WAYS TO REACH YOUR SEASIDE HOLIDAY THAN DRIVING THE ISUZU D-MAX

ON TRACK • LUXURIOUS SLOW...