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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.

SUNSHINE READY • WARMER DAYS ARE OFFICIALLY HERE, AND WITH THEM, THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE ONCE MORE – NOT THAT A BIT OF RAIN SHOULD HAVE STOPPED YOU

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

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MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE • THERE IS MAGIC IN THE ROLLING HILLS OF ZULULAND – FROM ITS WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPES TO ITS CULTURE AND PEOPLE WHO WELCOME YOU WITH A WARM SMILE

AFRICA'S CULTURAL VALUE GROWS • UNESCO HAS DECLARED FIVE NEW WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN AFRICA, ALL OF THEM IN THE CULTURAL CATEGORY

THE SEA IS IN OUR BLOOD • SIXTH-GENERATION FISHER CHILD FROM KALK BAY TRACI KWAAI‘S FISHER CHILD PROJEKT IS AN NGO THAT CONNECTS LOCAL KIDS TO THE OCEAN VIA SNORKELLING, FREEDIVING AND THE LOST ART OF TRADITIONAL FISHING

ACT OF CREATION • KWANDO SAFARIS’ 4 RIVERS CAMP IS THE FIRST BRAND-NEW CAMP TO BE BUILT IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA IN YEARS. IT WAS A BIG TASK, AS LORRAINE KEARNEY LEARNT

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

SMALL TOWN SPLENDOUR • KICK BACK AND RELAX AS YOU TAKE IN ALL THAT ST FRANCIS BAY HAS TO OFFER

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MONKEY BUSINESS • YOGA SESSIONS AND A THIEVING PRIMATE ARE ENOUGH TO SET YOU UP FOR A MEMORABLE HOLIDAY TALE

TAKE A HIKE • MAKE THE MOST OF SUNNY DAYS WITH A HIKE OR TWO

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FOOD & SERENITY • McGREGOR IS A PRETTY, UNASSUMING VILLAGE ON THE EDGE OF THE KLEIN KAROO, WITH THE FRAGRANCE OF FYNBOS IN THE AIR AND A SERIOUS FOOD SCENE

FEED YOUR SOUL IN CLARENS • NESTLED AT THE FOOT OF THE MALUTI MOUNTAINS, THIS SMALL TOWN IS SURROUNDED BY BEAUTY AND FILLED WITH ADVENTURE AND TONS OF GOOD FOOD

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A MELTING POT OF CULTURES, COLOURS, CHAOS AND CREATURES • PHOTOGRAPHY OFTEN REQUIRES PLENTY OF PATIENCE BUT AFFORDS YOU MANY BEAUTIFUL REWARDS, AS SARAH CRONE HAS DISCOVERED SINCE FINDING HER PASSION FOR THE ART

THE BIGGER PICTURE • FOR PASSION, NOT GLORY, UNSUNG HERO PEZULA NATURE RETREAT SILENTLY WEAVES A GOLDEN THREAD CONNECTING GUESTS WITH CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY

THE GREAT GREEN CANYON • BLYDE RIVER CANYON NATURE RESERVE, ON THE EDGE OF THE ESCARPMENT STRADDLING MPUMALANGA AND LIMPOPO, IS THE LARGEST GREEN CANYON IN THE WORLD. WHEN VISITING, IT'S DIFFICULT NOT TO SPEAK IN SUPERLATIVES ABOUT THE MOST CAVERNOUS DROP, EXTRAORDINARY VIEWS AND AWE- INSPIRING COLOURS. IT'S THE KIND OF PLACE YOU MUST SEE FOR YOURSELF

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TENT-HOPPING IN THE WATERBERG • HUDDLED ARDUND A CAMPFIRE AT DUSK, WE LISTENED TO THE CRACKLE OF THE FIRE THAT PAINTED OUR FACES WITH A WARM GLOW. THE WHIR OF A BLUE WILDEBEEST'S CALL WHIZZED THROUGH THE AFRICAN NIGHT. FOR JOBURG'S CITY SLICKERS, THIS CAMPING ESCAPE, WITH A UNIQUE SAFARI SPIN, IS JUST OVER TWO HOURS AWAY BY CAR, BUT FEELS LIKE ANOTHER WORLD, WRITES SAVANNA DOUGLAS

A WEEKEND DASH DOWN THE COAST • ONE WEEKEND, ONE FORD TERRITORY TITANIUM, ONE MISSION: A QUICK LOOP FROM THE GQEBERHA AIRPORT ROUND THE KNYSNA HEADS AND BACK. 48 HOURS OF FUN

JEWEL OF THE NORTH • TUNISIA IS NORTH AFRICA'S HIDDEN GEM AND WILL GET UNDER YOUR SKIN IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY, AS PHOTOJOURNALIST HUM HUNT-DAVIS LEARNT

LIFE AS IT SHOULD BE • LIVING LONG AND WELL ON WILD, WONDERFUL IKARIA

Share Your Shot • OUR CHOICE OF READERS’ TRAVEL PHOTOS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA

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