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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.

PREPARATION IS KEY • LEARNING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT A COUNTRY YOU'VE NEVER VISITED IS AS CRUCIAL AS REMEMBERING WHERE YOU PUT YOUR PASSPORT

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

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OVER THE LIMIET • EXPLORING WELLINGTON'S RICH HISTORY AND REMARKABLE WINE

AN ELEGANT EVENT • THE MOUNT NELSON IN CAPE TOWN HAS BEEN NAMED BEST HOTEL IN AFRICA 2024

FOR THE BIRDS • FILM-MAKER ANDREW BARRATT ACHIEVED AN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FILM FESTIVAL AFRICA (ITFFA) AWARD FOR HIS DOCUMENTARY ON AFRICA'S LARGEST VULTURE RELOCATION. WHILE HE'S GRATEFUL FOR THE ACCOLADE, HE SAYS IT'S AWIN FOR CREATING AWARENESS OF OUR NEED TO CONSERVE OUR NATURAL HERITAGE

COASTAL ICON • THE FARMHOUSE HOTEL IN LANGEBAAN CONTINUES TO EVOLVE TO MEET MODERN-DAY TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS,

PUT YOUR NOSE IN A BOOK • SOME DAYS, YOU CANT GET OUT THERE AND HAVE AN ADVENTURE. ON THOSE DAYS, ADVENTUROUS STORIES ARE JUST THE TICKET

THE KEY TO KAAPSEHOOP • EXPLORE A VILLAGE WHERE TIME PASSES SLOWLY ENOUGH FOR YOU TO RECONNECT WITH THE PAST AND YOURSELF AMIDST ITS MAGICAL, QUIRKY, BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDS

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SHORT CORNERS & SERIAL KILLERS • YOU'D THINK HEADING TO A COUNTRY WHERE YOU BARELY SPEAK THE LANGUAGE AND THEN OPTING TO WATCH HOCKEY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SORT OUT A PLACE TO STAY FOR THE NIGHT MIGHT NOT BE THE WISEST MOVE. AND YOU'D BE RIGHT

IN THE BAG • ALWAYS BE READY FOR YOUR NEXT HOLIDAY

KALAHARI CUISINE • RESTAURANT KLEIN JAN IS A WORLD-CLASS FINE DINING EXPERIENCE AMID THE TSWALU KALAHARI RESERVE'S NATURAL BEAUTY

SABIE SWEET SPOT • THERE'S SOMETHING SPECTACULAR ABOUT SPENDING TIME IN THE BUSH, EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR A BRIEF MOMENT

FINDING PEACE IN NATURE • MUJAHID UR REHMAN DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS A STORYTELLING INTROVERT WHO LOVES TO ESCAPE INTO NATURE TO LEAVE ALL THE PAINS AND WORRIES OF THE WORLD BEHIND. NATURE IS WHERE WE CAN FIND OURSELVES, HE SAYS, WHETHER IT BE THE MUSIC OF RUNNING WATER OR THE WHISPER OF A COOL BREEZE ON OUR CHEEKS

WILDLIFE WARRIORS • ANTI-POACHING 15 A WAR IN WHICH LOSING MORE RANGERS THAN RHINOS COULD BECOME A REALITY. IS THERE ENOUGH PROTECTION FOR WILDLIFE'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE?

DEEP SOUTH MEANDER • PHOTOJOURNALIST JUSTIN FOX VISITS AFRICA'S SOUTHERNMOST EXTREMITY AND FINDS SHIP GRAVEYARDS, IDYLLIC BEACHES AND FLORAL TREASURES ALONG A COASTLINE PATROLLED BY SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES

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Short Trip BIG IMPACT • THE TANKWA KAROO IS ONE OF THOSE MYTHICAL PLACES, AS REMOTE AS YOU CAN GET AND AS UNTOUCHED AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. IT IS SO ASTONISHINGLY BEAUTIFUL; IT WILL MAKE YOU CRY, AND IT IS SO PEACEFUL AND VAST THAT YOUR SOUL WILL TOUCH INFINITY

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A WILD RIDE • CRUISING THROUGH KAPAMA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE AND TRAVERSING THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE BLYDE RIVER CANYON, MARIEPSKOP PASS, IN A WONDROUS EVEREST ADVENTURE

MOUNTAIN HIGH • TREK THROUGH MOROCCO'S ATLAS MOUNTAINS WITH SARAH KINGDOM AS SHE IMMERSES HERSELF IN THE LIFE OF THE AMAZIGH PEOPLE AND THE MAGICAL LAND THEY CALL HOME

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CAPTIVATING COPENHAGEN • A LAND OF CASTLES, ART, GREEN SPACES, FOOD AND ADVENTURE. THIS CAPITAL CITY IS WELL WORTH A VISIT

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

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