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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.

Discoveries Await • SLOWING DOWN AND REMAINING CURIOUS ARE OFTEN THE BEST COMBINATION FOR EXPLORING

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

SNAPSHOT • WHERE ON EARTH?

TAKING THE TOP SPOT • SLOWING DOWN AND REMAINING CURIOUS ARE OFTEN THE BEST COMBINATION FOR EXPLORING

Cub to Queen • FOR TOO LONG, KENYAN FILM-MAKERS HAD SEEN NATURAL HISTORY FILM-MAKING AS DISTINCT FROM THEIR TRADITIONAL STORYTELLING HERITAGE, VIEWING IT AS A DOMAIN RESERVED FOR FOREIGN CREWS. THEN, THERE WAS A PLOT TWIST: FAITH MUSEMBI BECAME THE FIRST BLACK KENYAN WOMAN TO PRODUCE AND DIRECT A PREMIUM NATURAL HISTORY FILM

DID YOU KNOW? • SOME STRANGE, ALL TRUE. THESE FUN FACTS ARE SURE TO ADD A FEW NEW PLACES TO YOUR MUST-VISIT LIST

BLISS ON THE BREEDE • WHEN YOU NEED A RESTFUL PLACE FOR A FAMILY RETREAT, PEACEHAVEN ON THE BREEDE RIVER DELIVERS IN LUXURIOUS BUCKETLOADS

FERRARI SAFARI • A PACK OF WILD DOGS, A DETERMINED GUIDE AND ONE VERY BUMPY RIDE PROVE THAT SOMETIMES THE BEST SAFARI STORIES COME WITH A LITTLE SPEED

GEAR UP & GO • SMART ACCESSORIES, RELIABLE FOOTWEAR AND CLEVER KIT FOR DAYS SPENT EXPLORING ON FOOT

SUITE SERENITY • SET AMONG OLIVE TREES OVERLOOKING A PEACEFUL DAM, OLIJVENKRAAL WINELANDS LODGE OFFERS A COSY BASE FOR EXPLORING PAARL - OR SIMPLY DOING NOTHING AT ALL

Spring on the Sandveld • IT HAD BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE OLIVER KEOHANE WENT UP THE WEST COAST, AND THANKS TO FORTUITOUS TIMING, HIS RETURN COINCIDED WITH THE ARRIVAL OF WILDFLOWER SEASON AND THE OPTIMISM THAT ALWAYS ACCOMPANIES SPRING

THE ELEPHANT MATRIARCH • IN AN INCREDIBLE GAME RESERVE IN KWAZULU-NATAL, FRENCH CUISINE BLENDS WITH AFRICAN TWISTS

UNPLUG, EXPLORE, RECONNECT • OUTDOOR ADVENTURES AND THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED STAYS WITH AFRICAMPS WILL HELP YOU DISCOVER THE THRILL OF GLAMPING IN SOUTH AFRICA

IN FULL FLIGHT • THROUGH AN ARTISTIC LENS AND WITH AN ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT, PHOTOGRAPHER GEO CLOETE TRANSFORMS FLEETING ENCOUNTERS WITH NATURE INTO STRIKING IMAGES

DEFENDERS OF THE REALM • AN ARMY OF NATURE-LOVING RESIDENTS FROM ROOIELS, BETTY'S BAY AND PRINGLE BAY, MOST OF THEM RETIREES, HAVE LONG DEFENDED OUR FLORAL REGION

GO THE DISTANCE • UNSCRIPTED TRAVELS THAT MAKE ALLOWANCE FOR CHANCE ENCOUNTERS ARE OFTEN OUR MOST MEMORABLE. CLIFFORD ROBERTS REDISCOVERED THIS ON A RECENT ROAD TRIP THROUGH KWAZULU-NATAL

UP, UP, AND AWAY… • … FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, AWAY FROM THE CONSTANT PING OF NOTIFICATIONS AND FAR FROM HAVING SOMEWHERE YOU NEED TO BE

BUILT FOR MORE • LAND ROVER DEFENDER'S LATEST OFF-ROADERS MAY BE PACKED WITH TECHNOLOGY AND COMFORT, BUT THEIR GREATEST STRENGTH COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE THEY HELP MAKE BEYOND THE ROAD

WARTHOGS & ALL • CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY THROUGH THE EYES OF A LOCAL

SAFARI IN SRI LANKA • FROM WARAKA UDAWALAWE - AN ECO-LUXURY HIDEAWAY AMONG THE JACKFRUIT TREES - TO A COMPELLING SAFARI IN SRI LANKA'S PRIME ELEPHANT TERRITORY

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Caught in the WEB • SOME OF THE MOST FASCINATING AND QUIRKY FINDS ONLINE

News and Views From the Final Frontier… • WE RECENTLY SHARED AN ARTICLE ABOUT EXPLORING THE QUIETER WILD COAST AND DOING A THREE-DAY ROAD TRIP FROM MORGAN BAY TO HAGA HAGA AND KEI MOUTH…

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