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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.

RAIN OR SHINE • DON'T LET THE WEATHER OR A SLIGHT DETOUR DETER YOU FROM FINDING ADVENTURE

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WEEKEND RESET • HONEY, CLEAR MY SCHEDULE

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RECONNECT IN THE WINELANDS • BEAT THE WINTER CHILL AND FIND YOUR BALANCE BY VISITING FRANSCHHOEK

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT • SOUTH AFRICA'S WINELANDS ARE RENOWNED, AND RIGHTLY SO, BUT SOME MORE SO THAN OTHERS. THIS IS CHANGING FOR AT LEAST ONE HIDDEN GEM, THOUGH

BELOW FREEZING • THIS MARCH, 51-YEAR-OLD CAPETONIAN AMBER FILLARY SET THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE LONGEST SWIM UNDER ICE (110 M) IN A SINGLE BREATH, WEARING ONLY A SWIMMING COSTUME AND USING A MONOFIN. SHE ACHIEVED THIS DESPITE BATTLING DISORDERED EATING, DEPRESSION AND ADDICTION

BLISS OUT: THE PURE INDULGENCE OF A SPA BREAK • RETREAT TO DIE STALLE SPA AT BOSJES, SUNK INTO THE BREEDEKLOOF WINE VALLEY WITH VIEWS OF THE WAAIHOEK MOUNTAINS

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 MORE THAN ROOIBOS • IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HISTORY AND CHARM, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE TOWN OF CLANWILLIAM

TRIUMPH OVER TROPICAL TURMOIL • FINDING JOY AMIDST A CHADTIC HOLIDAY IN MAURITIUS, FROM DELAYED FLIGHTS TO DODGY HOTELS AND SURVIVING CYCLONE BELAL'S WRATH

ONE FOR DAD • THIS FATHER'S DAY, GIVE YOUR OLD MAN A GIFT HE WILL TREASURE ON HIS NEXT ADVENTURE

SIP AND CELEBRATE • WORLD GIN DAY FALLS ON 8 JUNE THIS YEAR. SAY CHEERS WITH DRINKS AT LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO SUIT EVERY TASTE

ART ROUTE • NOT ALL OF US ARE BLESSED IN THE ARTS DEPARTMENT, OUR TALENTS USED FOR OTHER THINGS. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T LOVE THESE CREATIVE PURSUITS

CONSERVATION THROUGH STORYTELLING • 'WE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT OUR SEAS,' SAYS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER AND CONSERVATIONIST CRISTINA MITTERMEIER. 'IT IS THE LARGEST ECOSYSTEM ON OUR PLANET, RESPONSIBLE FOR 50% OF OUR OXYGEN. AS THE WATER GETS WARMER, IT'S KILLING CORAL AND PLANKTON. WE NEED TO ACCELERATE COOLING DOWN THE OCEANS AND DRAWING DOWN EMISSIONS'

THE OLD MAN OF THE WORLD • SOME OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST FOSSILS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN SOUTH AFRICA, PARTICULARLY IN THE KAROO BASIN

ROAD-TRIP REBOOT • BREATHTAKING VISTAS, UNSPOILT FORESTS AND BACKSTREET BOOKSHOPS? THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED. JOIN US AS WE EXPLORE UNUSUAL ANGLES AND FRESH TAKES ON LOCAL ROAD TRIPS

STILLNESS IN THE BUSH • NOT EVEN THE RAIN COULD DAMPEN THE SPIRIT AND BEAUTY IF A VISIT TO LALIBELA GAME RESERVE

FOR THE EXPERIENCE • DRIVING THROUGH THE CEDERBERG IS ALREADY MEMORABLE. DOING IT IN A LAND ROVER DEFENDER IS SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM • NOT EVEN SEVEN WEEKS IN MAGICAL MOROCCO IS ENOUGH TIME TO EXPLORE ALL ITS BEAUTY AND WONDER

MORE MALTA • TAKE TIME OUT TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY AND BEAUTY OF THIS ANCIENT ARCHIPELAGO

News and Views From the Final Frontier… • WE RECENTLY SHARED A STORY ABOUT RUSSELL GOOK, KNOWN AS THE 'HARDEST GEEZER', WHO RAN THE FULL LENGTH OF AFRICA IN 352 DAYS…