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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.

TIME TO RECONNECT • IT'S HARD TO BE PRESENT IN THE FAST-PACED DIGITAL AGE, BUT IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR OUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING

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

SNAPSHOT • WHERE ON EARTH?

THE PORT IN THE NORTH • PORT NOLLOTH'S BACKSTORY IS EXTENSIVE AND INTRIGUING, HAVING LIVED THROUGH A COPPER MINING BOOM, WORLD WAR ONE, THE DISCOVERY OF DIAMONDS, A CRAYFISH BOOM AND THE (EFFECTIVE) CLOSURE OF ITS PORT

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THE GREAT NILE MIGRATION • SOUTH SUDAN HAS AN ASTONISHING CLAIM TD FAME

The Power of a Dream • TWO MORE RHINOS JOIN THE SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE ON THE HWANGE BORDER

Ciunting Flamingos In Makgadikgadi • HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THE BIRDS FEED AND BREED ON THE PANS

Luxury in Zululand • THANDA SAFARI ADDS AN ULTRA-HIGH-END SAFARI OFFERING

NOT ALONE • WOMXN FOR WILD OFFERS WOMEN-ONLY ADVENTURE GETAWAYS IN AFRICA WITHOUT BARRIERS TO BONDING AND HAVING FUN, SAYS CO-FOUNDER CARMEN CLAIRE VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

WATERFALL CHASING • A FEW DAYS AT GWEGWE BEACH LODGE BRING ADVENTURE AND TRANQUILLITY

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

WATERFALL COUNTRY • SABIE SHOULD TOP YOUR MUST-VISIT LIST IF YOU LIKE WATERFALLS AND NATURAL BEAUTY

WHAT THE…? • A WHIRLWIND START TO A DAY AND AN UNEXPECTED GUEST MEANT SLEEPING WASN'T EASY ON A TRIP TO KENYA

HELLO, SUNSHINE! • PUT THE WINTER BLUES BEHIND YOU AND EMBRACE WARMER WEATHER WITH ADVENTURE GEAR PERFECT FOR THE SUNNY DAYS AHEAD

TASTING JAPAN'S HEARTBEAT • JAPAN IS AS RICH IN FOOD CULTURE AS IT IS IN HISTORY, AS SARAH KINGDOM DISCOVERED WHEN SHE TOOK A CULINARY TOUR OF JAPAN'S HONSHU ISLAND

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Go East • ENJOY THE FLAVOURS OF THE EAST IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME WITH THIS MOUTH-WATERING MEAL

BALANCE RESTORED • TIME AWAY AT PEZULA NATURE RETREAT WAS THE PERFECT REMEDY TO SHAKE OFF THE WINTER BLUES AND GET SOME MUCH-NEEDED R & R

PLAY IT AGAIN, KGOMOTSO • JOBURG-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER KGOMOTSO 'NETO' TLEANE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT CAPTURING PEOPLE AND TELLING THEIR STORIES THROUGH HIS IMAGES. HE CREDITS HIS LOVE OF MUSIC FOR DRAWING HIM TOWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY. TODAY, HE MAKES HIS IMAGES SING

Pangolin PROTECTOR • DR MARK OFUA HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO RESCUING, REHABILITATING AND RELEASING INJURED AND ORPHANED PANGOLINS, THE MOST TRAFFICKED MAMMALS IN THE WORLD, SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE AND BUSHMEAT TRADE AND CAMPAIGNING FOR BETTER PROTECTION OF NIGERIA'S WILDLIFE

CHASING DRAGONS • TAKE AN ICONIC NATURAL ARENA, CHUCK IN AN EPIC DAWN-TO-DUSK TREK, THEN STIR IN A SOLID SERVING OF VIA FERRATA-INDUCED VERTIGO ALONG THE SHEER FACE OF BEACON BUTTRESS. BIG MOUNTAIN DAYS DO NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS, WRITES PHOTOJOURNALIST JACQUES MARAIS

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WILD THERAPY • CAN LOSING YOURSELF IN AN EXPANSIVE LANDSCAPE INHABITED BY A RICH DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE ALLOW YOU TO REGAIN YOURSELF? RYAN VREDE PONDERS THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION WHILE VISITING TINTSWALO WATERBERG

A CREATIVE REVOLUTION • AN INFLUX OF WORLD-CLASS INNOVATIVE TALENT HAS TRANSFORMED HERMANUS FROM A SLEEPY COASTAL RESORT INTO A BUCKET-LIST DESTINATION

DANCING WITH TRADITION • WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT THE SMALLEST COUNTRY IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE...