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To the bush! • LIVE ON THE WILD SIDE WITH A SAFARI ADVENTURE THAT WILL HAVE YOU PLANNING YOUR NEXT TRIP TO THE BUSH IN NO TIME

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

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48 HOURS LAND OF PLENTY • IT TAKES MORE THAN 48 HOURS TO TRULY DISCOVER THE BEAUTY THE NORTHERN CAPE HAS TO OFFER

TRAVEL TRENDS NEW REASONS TO GO ON A HOLIDAY • AS IF YOU NEEDED ANY… BUT HERE ARE A FEW ANYWAY

KILOMETRES FOR KIDS • INSTEAD OF AN 18TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, JOEL SMITH RAN THE 100 KM AMATOLA HIKING TRAIL IN HOGSBACK WITH HIS DAD, MARTIN. THEN, LAST YEAR, THE DUO TACKLED THE 252 KM LESOTHO BORDER-TO- BORDER CHALLENGE, STARTING FROM MASERU ON 16 DECEMBER AND FINISHING SIX DAYS LATER AT QUACHA'S NEK. ALL TO SUPPORT THE KINGS CHILDRENS HOME NEAR EAST LONDON

THE JEWEL OF LIMPOPO • IF YOU'RE AFTER A LUXURY SAFARI EXPERIENCE AND A SPECIALLY TAILORED MENU AND ITINERARY, WE RECOMMEND YOU STAY AT KINGFISHER VILLA

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

SMALL TOWNS HOEDSPRUIT HOPPING • HOEDSPRUIT OFFERS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: THE GREATER KRUGER'S UNBRIDLED BEAUTY AND THE MAJESTY OF THE DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS. WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?

FIRST-TIMER • A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A LIONESS SURE MAKES YOUR FIRST SAFARI MEMORABLE

ADDED EXTRAS • GEAR THAT WILL HELP YOU CREATE MEMORABLE MOMENTS ON SAFARI

WHERE THERE'S SMOKE • CHEF BEN WILLIAMSON SHARES SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE RECIPES FROM HIS WOOD-FIRED BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, HOTSPOT, AGNES

DESPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINE • IN THE DEADLY BATTLE AGAINST POACHING, WHETHER FOR RHINO HORN OR BUSHMEAT, DOGS HAVE PROVED INVALUABLE, CATCHING THE BAD GUYS AND SAVING LIVES. LORRAINE KEARNEY GOES IN SEARCH OF HEROES

THE MANY FACES OF KRUGER • LEWIS BURNETT IS THE WINNER OF THE PORTFOLIO CATEGORY IN THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION, COURTESY OF HIS FANTASTIC DEPICTIONS OF MARINE LIFE DOWN UNDER. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, HE VISITED OUR SHORES LAST YEAR AS PART OF A SOUTHERN AFRICAN OVERLANDING TRIP. HE SHARES HIS PHOTOS WITH US

A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO KRUGER • BE PREPARED FOR YOUR FIRST KRUGER ADVENTURE

THE A-Z OF KRUGER • WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE KRUGER THAT DRAWS OVER A MILLION VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD EACH YEAR?

HAPPY TRAILS • UNABLE TO SECURE A BOOKING ON THE POPULAR OTTER TRAIL, DALE MORRIS TURNED TO THE LESSER-KNOWN TSITSIKAMMA TRAIL TO REVEL IN THE FORESTS, MOUNTAINS AND FYNBOS OF THE GARDEN ROUTE. TEARING HIS TEENS AWAY FROM THEIR PHONES AND WATCHING HIS WIFE FALL IN RIVERS WAS A BONUS

CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE • WHILE WE'D ALL LIKE TO GO ON SAFARI WITH A 4×4, THEY'RE NOT ESSENTIAL FOR A GREAT EXPERIENCE. OLIVER KEOHANE TURNS THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE KIA CARNIVAL, WHICH HE FEELS DOES THE JOB JUST AS WELL

TREKKING TANZANIA • TANZANIA IS A PLACE OF WONDER THAT CAN EASILY MESMERISE YOU, AS SARAH KINGDOM DISCOVERED WHILE TAKING IN SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S SPECTACULAR SIGHTS

HIT THE DUNES • THOSE LOOKING FOR AN ADVENTURE ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD WILL FIND IT IN THE NAMIB DESERT

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