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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.

CHASING WINTER SUNSHINE • COLD WEATHER SHOULDN’T STOP YOU FROM HAVING AN ADVENTURE, PROVIDED YOU CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO GET OUTSIDE AND EXPLORE

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

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A DATE WITH HISTORY • AS WITH MANY OF THE SMALLER FREE STATE TOWNS, THERE’S PLENTY TO DISCOVER WHEN YOU PEEK UNDER THE COVERS

AFRICA TAKES IT'S PLACE AT THE TABLE • NEW PLACES OPEN ALL THE TIME, ACROSS COUNTRIES AND CONTINENTS. SOME ARE HOT, AND SOME ARE NOT

An Eye on the Serengeti • SINGITA MILELE IS A HAPPY MARRIAGE OF WILDLIFE, CONSERVATION AND LUXURY

Over-tourism is an Issue • SO AMSTERDAM HAS A PLAN, AND JAPAN BUILDS A WALL

Bigger and Better • COMING SOON: AN EYE-WATERING MASSIVE AIRPORT

RUNNING ON AIR • IN KENYA, PEOPLE STOP DRIVERS TO ASK FOR WATER, A RESOURCE THAT’S SO FREELY AVAILABLE IN MOST PARTS OF THE WORLD THAT MANY TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEUR BETH KOIGI AND HER CO-FOUNDERS AT MAJIK WATER HAVE DEVISED A WAY TO HARVEST AIR TO SERVE ALMOST HALF THE COUNTRY’S POPULATION AND OTHER COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE WITHOUT ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER

WHERE LUXURY MEETS WILDERNESS • THE BRAND NEW ATZARÓ OKAVANGO CAMP IS IN THE GAME-RICH SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE OKAVANGO DELTA AND IS A PLACE WHERE ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS AND INDULGENCE MEET

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

ONLY SA HAS A WESKUS • LAMBERT'S BAY MAKES BOLD CLAIMS ON ITS TOURIST BROCHURES AND WEBSITES, TO FIND OUT WHETHER THEY’RE ACCURATE, YOU'LL HAVE TO VISIT AND DECIDE FDR YOURSELF

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SECURITY CHECK • GETTING THROUGH AN AIRPORT CHECKPOINT CAN BE NERVE-WRACKING

BRAVE THE CHILL • TURN UP THE HEAT WITH ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR NEXT COLD-WEATHER ADVENTURE

CONNECTED CUISINE • TASKED WITH TAKING DINERS ON A VOYAGE BETWEEN CAPE TOWN AND THE CARIBBEAN, TWO NOTABLE CHEFS FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE WORLD REALISED THEIR SURPRISING SIMILARITIES

ON A COLD-WATER HIGH • TAKING TO THE HILLS OF THE MOTHER CITY, RYAN ENSLIN DISCOVERS TIBETAN SINGING BOWLS AND A MOUNTAIN PLUNGE POOL. BOTH HAVE SURPRISINGLY REGENERATIVE EFFECTS, ALLOWING HIM TO RECONNECT WITH NATURE

AN ADVENTURE IN ICELAND • ON THE WORDS OF HER WELL-TRAVELLED GRANDMOTHER, WHO TOLD HER, 'IF YOU COULD ONLY VISIT ONE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, I THINK YOU'D LIKE ICELAND', SHARYN HODGES COULDN'T WAIT TO GET THERE. WHEN SHE EVENTUALLY DID, IT DIDN'T DISAPPOINT

Scarlet's Story • MASTER OF DISGUISE, CREATIVE THINKER, COMMUNICATOR AND PERHAPS SHE EVEN DREAMS. IN SECRETS OF THE OCTOPUS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER AND ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGIST DR ALEX SCHNELL BEFRIENDS AN OCTOPUS WITH A SCAR BENEATH HER EYE AND REVEALS HOW STUDYING HER BEHAVIOUR CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW INTELLIGENT SPECIES HAVE EVOLVED

PLETT'S OTHER WILD SIDE • DALE MORRIS EXPLORES BEAUTIFUL NATURE RESERVES CLOSE TO THIS ICONIC SEASIDE TOWN

A KZN RESET • A WEEK AT KWAZULU-NATAL'S GHOST MOUNTAIN INN AND SALA BEACH HOUSE WAS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED FOR A WINTER GETAWAY THAT LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION

POWERED BY THE WILD COAST SUN • ON THE PRISTINE COASTLINE OF THE NQILENI VILLAGE, WHERE DIESEL- AND PETROL-POWERED VEHICLES ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, A MERCEDES-EQ EQB TACKLES THE TRANSKEI'S DIRT ROADS

ON THE TRAIL OF CHEETAHS • THE...