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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.

Magical Adventures • NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU HAVE TRAVELLED, YOU REMEMBER TRIPS CLOSE TO HOME THE MOST

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

SNAPSHOT

PLENTIFUL PLETT • THE GARDEN ROUTE, BETWEEN CAPE TOWN AND GQEBERHA, IS BLESSED WITH A WEALTH OF TOWNS THAT HAVE MADE NAMES FOR THEMSELVES, PLETTENBERG BAY INCLUDED

RISING FROM THE ASHES • ILA SAFARI LODGE BURNED TO THE GROUND LAST YEAR, BUT RETURNS BETTER THAN BEFORE

Makgadikgadi Fit for a King • PRIVATE, LUXURIOUS, EXTRAORDINARY - ALL THE GOOD ADJECTIVES

Peace, Love and Tents • NEW THIS YEAR: CAMP AT WOODSTOCK

Supersonic Flights Return • WHO HAS TIME FOR HOURS IN A PLANE

the tip of the iceberg • CLIMBER ALEX HONNOLD REACHED THE SUMMIT OF INGMIKORTILAQ, AN UNCLIMBED ARCTIC SEA-CLIFF RISING OUT OF THE FROZEN WILDERNESS, DOCUMENTED IN THE NEW NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SERIES, ARCTIC ASCENT WITH ALEX HONNOLD. THIS EXPEDITION WAS ABOUT MORE THAN CLIMBING FOR ALEX, IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS FIRST-HAND THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AN AREA CRUCIAL TO THE PLANET’S FUTURE

The Expedition

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

MARVELOUS MARGATE • THE DURBAN SOUTH COAST HAS PLENTY OF FANTASTIC TOWNS TO BOAST ABOUT. MARGATE IS ONE OF THEM

A beginner's guide to BALANCE • HOW DO YOU TEACH A BUNCH OF TEENAGERS THAT LIFE ISN’T FAIR? YOU TAKE THEM ON A ROAD TRIP THROUGH NAMIBIA, WHERE MOTHER NATURE PLAYS BY HER OWN RULES

ADVENTURE AWAITS • BE READY FDR ANY ADVENTURE, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS, WHETHER YOU’RE HITTING THE TRAILS DR SPENDING THE WEEKEND CAMPING

LIVING OFF THE LAND • YOU DON’T HAVE TO SPEND A FORTUNE AT THE SUPERMARKET. LOOK AT WHAT’S AROUND YOU. FORAGE FOR AFRICA’S TRADITIONAL WILD INGREDIENTS TO DROP YdUR COSTS AND SPICE UP YOUR MEALS

THE BIGGEST AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL • IT WAS A DREAM, TO CONSERVE SOME OF AFRICA’S MOST PRISTINE WILD SPACES, LET ANIMALS FOLLOW THE OLD MIGRATION ROUTES, AND DEVELOP LOCAL COMMUNITIES. LORRAINE KEARNEY SAYS IT’S TURNED INTO A REALITY

MAGICAL MOMENTS CAPTURED IN TIME • EVAN NAUDÉ IS A FREELANCE PHOTOJOURNALIST AND TOUR GUIDE SPECIALISING IN REMOTE WILDERNESS DESTINATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. HIS CAMERA IS HIS PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE, AND HIS PHOTOGRAPHS ARE HIS MOST PRECIOUS SOUVENIRS. HERE’S A COLLECTION OF HIS FAVOURITE CAPTURES

LOOK TO THE STARS • WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LOOKED UP AT THE STARS? IF YOU CAN’T REMEMBER, IT’S TIME TO LEAVE THE CITY LIGHTS BEHIND AND HIT THE ROAD. WE’VE COMPILED A STARGAZING GUIDE FROM THE CEDERBERG TO MAROPENG TO REIGNITE YOUR CURIOSITY FOR THE DAZZLING INFINITY OVERHEAD

STARGAZING

NATURAL WONDERS • THERE IS NO DENYING MZANSI'S IMMENSE NATURAL BEAUTY, BUT THESE LOCATIONS STAND OUT FROM THE REST, MAKING THEM THE SEVEN WONDERS OF SOUTH AFRICA

CAMPFIRE CHRONICLES • JOIN US ON AN UNFORGETTABLE CAMPING ODYSSEY ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA’S NINE PROVINCES AS WE EXPLORE THE TOP CAMPSITES IN EACH REGION. FROM HIDDEN FOREST RETREATS TO RUGGED MOUNTAIN GETAWAYS, ADVENTURE AWAITS AROUND EVERY TURN

WEST COAST CHILL • HITTING THE ROAD AND DRIVING UP TO THE WEST COAST NATIONAL PARK NEVER DISAPPOINTS, ESPECIALLY IN A SPACIOUS MAHINDRA SCORPIO-N

PARADISE FOUND • TUCKED AWAY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, SEYCHELLES IS A TROPICAL HAVEN....