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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.

THE FUN PART • EVEN IF YOU’VE LIVED IN AFRICA YOUR WHOLE LIFE, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PARTS YOU’VE YET TO EXPLORE

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

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PIONEERING PE • THIS SPORT, NATURE, COFFEE AND BEER LOVER’S PARADISE PROVES THERE’S A FIRST TIME FOR, WELL, EVERYTHING

ARTISTRY IN THE CITY OF GOLD • LIFE WITHOUT ART IS NO LIFE AT ALL. LUCKY, THEN, THAT FOR THREE DAYS, ARTISTS AND EXHIBITORS FROM ACROSS THE CONTINENT ARE GATHERING IN JOBURG

A Place In The Sun • IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL, YOU CAN'T GO MUCH BETTER THAN THE NAMIBRAND

Flying Hotel Suite • A PRIVATE ROOM IN THE AEROPLANE: TRAVEL JUST GETS BETTER

Of Whales And Birds • IF YOU LIKE YOUR DOWNTIME TRANQUIL, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE

PACK YOUR BAGS (YES, YOU) • GROWING UP, RAHIEM JOHNSON EQUATED TRAVEL WITH MONEY; AN UNOBTAINABLE THING, NOT FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVED OR LOOKED LIKE HIM. NOW, HIS PASSPORT IS FILLED WITH STAMPS FROM OVER 50 COUNTRIES AND RAHIEM HEADS UP HIS OWN TRAVEL COMPANY, TRAY TABLE SEAT BACK. HE’S LIVING, FLYING, EXPLORING PROOF THAT ANYONE CAN, AND SHOULD TRAVEL

RAHIEM'S TOP 5 AFRICAN DESTINATIONS • Three Down, Two to Go

NIGHT TERRORS • ONE NIGHT’S ENOUGH, IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO

UP TOP • DON’T YOU THINK IT’S TIME YOU ELEVATE YOUR CAMPING EXPERIENCE WITH A ROOFTOP TENT?

TEA TIME IN THYOLO • THERE’S A WISHING ROCK AND TOLKIEN’S LONELY MOUNTAIN, AND ARTISANAL TEAS PRODUCED FROM AN AFRICAN-ADAPTED STRAIN OF ASSAMICA. PLUS, HAND-PICKED COFFEE BEANS AND AN OLD-WORLD GUESTHOUSE IN NEED OF A HAUNTING … KEITH BAIN SIPS AND SAVOURS AMID THE DAZZLING GREEN OF MALAWI’S THYOLO HIGHLANDS

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JOY RIDER • THE MIGHTY ZAMBEZI FLOWS ACROSS THE CONTINENT FROM ITS SOURCE IN KALENE HILL IN ZAMBIA, TOUCHING SIX COUNTRIES AND COUNTLESS PEOPLE BEFORE POURING INTO THE INDIAN OCEAN IN MOZAMBIQUE. IT IS A SOURCE OF LIFE AND CULTURE.

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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:

Moroccan magic • ONE OF THIS MAGAZINE’S DESIGNERS, ACHMAT BOOLEY, HAS, IT TURNS OUT, A BIT OF A GIFT WHEN IT COMES TO PHOTOGRAPHY. DON’T YOU JUST HATE THOSE MULTI-TALENTED PEOPLE? THE IMAGES FEATURED ARE FROM A NORTH AFRICAN TRIP A FEW YEARS AGO

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS ADRENALINE FIX AND WINDING DOWN • HOW DOES ONE TAP INTO THE PULSE OF AFRICA? THIS RECIPE CALLS FOR EQUAL PARTS ADRENALINE AND RENEWAL, TREKKING THE BUSTLING ADVENTURE TOWN OF VIC FALLS AND WINDING DOWN IN THE REMOTE WILDERNESS OF CHOBE, ON A RIVER SAFARI…

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FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND • FEW PEOPLE DARE VENTURE INTO THE NAMIB’S INHOSPITABLE DESERT LANDSCAPE AND EVEN FEWER ON FOOT. NOT INTREPID PHDTOJOURNALIST EVAN NAUDÉ, WHO IMMEDIATELY LACED UP HIS BOOTS GIVEN THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE THIS REMOTE REGION ON A 100km HIKING TRAIL

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WAR AND PEACE • WHAT BETTER PLACE TO TEST A 4×4 - AND FIND CALM - THAN ON THE REMOTE NAMAKWA 4×4 ECO TRAIL?

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