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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.

ADD IT TO THE LIST • THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES AND THINGS THAT I WANT TO EXPLORE, BOTH ON OUR DOORSTEP AND ACROSS THE GLOBE, THAT MY BUCKET LIST SEEMS NEVER-ENDING

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

Snapshot • MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS GATHER AT THE KAABA AT MASJID AL-HARAM DURING THE MOST SPIRITUAL MONTH ON THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR

ROCK UMHLANGA • RETURNING AS AN ADULT AFTER A CHILDHOOD SPENT IN UMLHANGA, THE PERMANENT ATMOSPHERE OF BEING ON HOLIDAY REMAINS

DAY 1 • But First, Coffee

DAY 2 • Plenty to do

Where to Stay

WHILING AWAY THE HOURS IN THE WATERBERG • QWABI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE HAS OPENED ITS LETAMO LODGE, A LUXURY FAMILY-FRIENDLY BOLTHOLE JUST A FEW HOURS FROM JOBURG. EXPECT TO SEE THE BIG FIVE, OR JUST WATCH THE HIPPOS FROM THE POOL

Thanks for Everything • THE WORLD BIDS FAREWELL TO THE STORIED BOEING 747

Living La Dolca Vita • SUBMERGE YOURSELF IN THE WONDERS OF ITALY

A Time to Eat • AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANTS ON OUR DOORSTEP

COME HELL OR HIGH ALTITUDE • INTREPID, DETERMINED AND THICK AS THIEVES, WANDILE MSOMI AND JONATHAN PINKHARD KNEW GOING IN THAT THEIR HARE-BRAINED SCHEME TO CYCLE FROM JONATHAN’S HOUSE IN JOBURG TO WANDILE’S HOUSE IN DURBAN, WOULD BE TOUGH. TEN DAYS, 936km AND 15 OOOm OF ELEVATION LATER, THEY RECALL JUST HOW STUNNINGLY TOUGH - AND HOW EXCEPTIONALLY WONDERFUL - THEIR ROUTE THROUGH LESOTHO FROM JOZI TO THE COAST WAS

5 PIECES OF ADVICE FROM THE ROAD

KARMA IN THE KRUGER • A GROUP OF CAMPERS IN THE NATIONAL PARK GET EXACTLY WHAT THEY ASK FOR

TAKE A HIKE • BE SURE THAT YOU’RE PREPARED TO TACKLE YOUR NEXT HIKING ADVENTURE FROM TOP TO TOE WITH GEAR FROM THE NORTH FACE

CAMP CUISINE • IT’S SAFE TO SAY WE’VE COME A LONG WAY FROM WARMED-UP TINS OF BAKED BEANS AS THE ONLY ITEM ON THE MENU FOR A WEEKEND CAMPING TRIP

SMALL TOWN FORM AND FUNCTION • ONCE AN OUT-OF-THE-WAY, HARD-TO-REACH FARM, AS SOON AS THE ROAD ARRIVED, MONTAGU STARTED GROWING INTO ONE OF THE PRETTIEST TOWNS IN THE WESTERN CAPE, WITH SPLENDID EXAMPLES OF PERIOD ARCHITECTURE

Stylish Space, Warm Welcome

Do This

2022/2023 Getaway GALLERY

UP FOR GRABS IN OUR 2022/2023 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION • We’ve expanded the focus of our Getaway Gallery competition beyond its traditional pillar of wildlife photography by introducing a handful of genre categories. Our aim is to create a platform for photographers to explore their talent within a variety of travel-related genres. There are five categories:

ANCIENT TONGUES • THERE’S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT WALKING THE SAME LAND THAT OTHERS DID HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO, SEEING THE TALES THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED. AND THEN YOU WONDER: WHAT WILL OTHERS THINK OF US, MANY YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN THEY WALK WHERE WE WE STAND NOW?

MISSION POSSIBLE: WOMEN, WHEELS, WILD • EIGHT WOMEN, FIVE 4×4s, FOUR DAYS, THREE NIGHTS. THE PLAN: RAISE FUNDS FOR AND AWARENESS OF CONSERVATION IN GREATER KRUGER; TEST OUR FOUR- WHEEL DRIVE SKILLS; AND EXPLORE AN OFF-THE-BEATEN-TRACK SECTION OF THE PARK WITH A BEVY OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE

A Shade of Blue

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PAFURI PERFECTION • THOSE IN THE KNOW RETURN TO MAKULEKE CONTRACTUAL PARK - COMMONLY KNOWN AS PAFURI - TIME AND AGAIN. THEY DO SO FOR GOOD REASON: IT IS A SLICE OF PARADISE

A Teacher, a Guide, and a Leader

Trip Planner

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