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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 HEALING POWER OF TRAVEL • YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT LIFE IS GOING TO THROW AT YOU. A WINTER HOLIDAY HELPS YOU BUILD YOUR STRENGTH, WHETHER YOU HURTLE INTO THE ELEMENTS OR COSY UP INDOORS

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

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HOEDSPRUIT, THE HEART OF THE LOWVELD • 48 HOURS IS JUST ENOUGH TIME TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS SLEEPY LOWVELD TOWN

ROGER BALLEN AND THE FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL • AT THE INSIDE OUT CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, ARTIST ROGER BALLEN HAS CREATED A SPACE TO EXPLORE THE ‘CONFLICTUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CIVILISATION AND NATURE’, ALL IN THE QUINTESSENTIAL BALLENESQUE STYLE

TALES FROM A NAMELESS COUNTRY • SIHLE KHUMALO HAS TRAVELLED AFRICA BY BOAT, BUS, BIKE, TRAIN, CAR, TAXI, PLANE. IF IT MOVES, HE JUMPED ON IT DURING HIS TRAVELS FROM CAPE TO CAIRO. IN HIS RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK, MILK THE BELOVED COUNTRY, ABOUT HIS TREK AROUND SOUTH AFRICA, SIHLE ASKS THE ALL-IMPORTANT QUESTION: WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Sihle's TOP FIVE TIPS • FOR TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN AFRICA

FACT & FICTION • ON THE DAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE AN ADVENTURE OF YOUR OWN, READING ABOUT OTHER INTREPID EXPLORERS IS JUST THE TICKET

MY FAVOURITE MEMORY OF … • THIS MONTH, THE GETAWAY TEAM REMINISCE ABOUT THEIR FIRST (OR FONDEST) OVERSEAS HOLIDAY

10 SECONDS OF COURAGE • WIPING AWAY TEARS AND FACING FEARS IN ZIMBABWE

NEW TOYS FOR THE OLD MAN • IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO SHOW YOUR PA JUST HOW GRATEFUL YOU ARE FOR HIS DAD JOKES. WE ROUNDED UP THE LATEST OUTDOOR GEAR TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER

FEELING À LA EUROPE • HEAD OUT TO THESE SPOTS THIS WINTER; YOUR FRIENDS WILL THINK YOU'VE JETTED OFF TO EUROPE. JOKE'S ON THEM, THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED TO HOP ON AN INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGHT TO HAVE A EUROPEAN GOURMET EXPERIENCE. MZANSI HAS IT ALL

A SENSE OF PLACE • SUB-TROPICAL AND GLAMOROUS, A CITY OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, OCEAN LINERS, RACEHORSES, FAST CARS AND PALM TREES – DURBAN'S ART DECO BUILDINGS HARK BACK TO A GOLDEN AGE

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:

THE NEW BIG FIVE • BRITISH WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER GRAEME GREEN CURATES SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE RECENT IMAGES FROM THE NEW BIG 5 PROJECT, WHICH HE STARTED IN 2020, INVITING PEOPLE WORLDWIDE TO VOTE FOR THE FIVE ANIMALS THEY MOST LIKE TO PHOTOGRAPH AND SEE IN PHOTOS – ALL SORTS OF SPECIES, FROM BEES TO BLUE WHALES

THE TRUTH ABOUT TIGERS • OCEAN CONSERVATIONIST HANLI PRINSLOO ASKS US TO FORGET WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW ABOUT SHARKS, STARTING WITH THE MOST GRACEFUL AND INQUISITIVE OF THEM ALL

DUST, SWEAT AND GEARS • FORGOTTEN DORPS. OFF-GRID WILDERNESS PARKS. GRAVEL PASSES IN THE BACK OF BEYOND. AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF SWEET SINGLETRACK … GET READY TO ADD SOME KICK-ASS ADVENTURE TO YOUR NEXT MOUNTAIN BIKING EXPERIENCE WITH THESE TOP (SECRET) MTB TRAILS

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BEAST MODE • RURAL ROADS IN NEED OF REPAIR, TOUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES, STRETCHES OF DIRT PITTED WITH DONGAS… THERE WERE SLOWGOING SECTIONS OF NOTHING BUT ROCKS, SCARY DROP-OFF CLIFFS ON A RAINY NIGHT, AND EVEN SOME SECTIONS OF STRAIGHT, FLAT...