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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.

MADE FOR SUMMER • NOW IS THE TIME TO RECONNECT WITH THE GREAT OUTDOORS AND YOURSELF

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

SNAPSHOT • WHERE ON EARTH?

A NEW HAVEN FOR THE WILD • HOME TO RARE SPECIES AND THREATENED ECOSYSTEMS, THE NEW MOUNT DAVID NATURE RESERVE MARKS A MAJOR STEP IN SAFEGUARDING THE WESTERN CAPE’S NATURAL HERITAGE

ONE LAST DANCE • HOW SURFER AND JOURNALIST MILES MASTERSON CAME TO WRITE THE BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN ‘THE OOM’ WHITMORE, THE MAN WHO HELPED TO ESTABLISH SOUTH AFRICAN BEACH CULTURE

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

GOLD DUST AND TIMELESS CHARM • PILGRIM’S REST BLENDS LIVING HISTORY WITH WILD PANORAMAS. THINK MUSEUMS AND MINING TALES, WATERFALLS AND FOREST TRAILS, AND COSY HERITAGE STAYS BY NIGHT. IT’S THE PERFECT PLACE TO SLOW DOWN, EXPLORE, AND STRIKE YOUR OWN KIND OF FORTUNE

TOO HOT TO HANDLE • DESPITE THE GORGEOUS VIEWS FROM THE WINDOW, THE FAULTY AIR-CON INSIDE THE SHUTTLE MADE IT A MOBILE SAUNA

A TASTE OF 2026 • WHERE WE CAN’T WAIT TO EAT AND DRINK IN THE YEAR AHEAD

PORK, PINEAPPLE And Pepper Kebabs • SAVOURY, TANGY AND SWEET, THESE DELICIOUS SKEWERS WILL BE THE STAR OF THE SHOW AT YOUR NEXT FAMILY BRAAI

SUMMER NIGHTS • BALMY EVENINGS COME ALIVE AT STEENBERG HOTEL & SPA

FRAME THE JOURNEY • WITH EVERY PHOTOGRAPH SHE TAKES, JUDY CRONJE PRESERVES THE FEELING OF A MOMENT - ITS STORY, SPIRIT AND SENSE OF PLACE

BULLSEYE • WITH TWO FEMALES LEFT, THE FATE OF THE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO RESTS IN THE HANDS OF A PIONEERING TEAM OF SCIENTISTS RACING TO NOT ONLY HELP THEM SURVIVE EXTINCTION, BUT THRIVE AGAIN, ON CENTRAL AFRICA’S PLAINS AND BEYOND

REST, RETURN, REWILD • A FAST, EFFORTLESS ESCAPE INTO THE GREATER KRUGER’S WILD HEART, TINTSWALO SCOPS REST DELIVERS AN INTIMATE, EXCLUSIVE-USE SAFARI WHERE LUXURY, STILLNESS AND EXCEPTIONAL GUIDING REDEFINE THE MEANING OF REST

OFF-GRID ESCAPE • YOU NEEDN’T VENTURE FAR TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL, CLIFFORD ROBERTS DISCOVERS AT WOLWEHOEK PRIVATE RESERVE

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ADVENTURE ELEVATED • WITH THE ISUZU V-CROSS AND A GLAMPING HIDEAWAY, ADVENTURE FEELS EFFORTLESS

SOUTH LUANGWA MAGIC • WHERE THE LUANGWA RIVER CARVES ITS ANCIENT PATH THROUGH THE VALLEY, THE WILDLIFE MOVES WITH QUIET CONFIDENCE. LEOPARDS, LIONS, ELEPHANTS - AND THE ENDLESS RHYTHM OF LIFE - DEFINE THIS UNFORGETTABLE CORNER OF ZAMBIA

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BEYOND THE SURF • MORE THAN A SURF DESTINATION, NICARAGUA IS MULTI-FACETED AND MAGICAL, AS PHOTO JOURNALIST MEGAN TAYLOR DISCOVERED

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

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