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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.

WARMING UP TO WINTER • REASONS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE COLD WEATHER

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

SNAPSHOT • WHERE ON EARTH?

WINE AND ROSES • TAKE TIME OUT IN ROBERTSON, WHETHER LOOKING FOR TRANQUILLITY OR AN EPIC ADRENALINE RUSH

WELCOME TO THE WORLD • CHEETAH CONSERVATION THRIVES AT LALIBELA WITH THE BIRTH OF SIX CUBS

DIVIDE AND CONQUER • CHRIS SMITH BIKEPACKED 4 418 KM ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, FROM BANFF, CANADA, TO THE MEXICAN BORDER, ALONE AND SELF-SUPPORTED. HE’S LEGALLY BLIND. NO, HE DIDN’T HAVE A GUIDE

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

SMALL TOWNS HOT SPRINGS AND SAFARIS • DURING A VISIT TO BELA-BELA, SAVANNA DOUGLAS CONNECTS WITH NATURE AND HERSELF

LESSON LEARNED • READING THE FINE PRINT ON LISTED HOLIDAY HOMES WAS A LESSON MEGAN PAULSE LEARNED THE HARD WAY

ADVENTURE MAN • MAKE FINDING YOUR DAD THE PERFECT GIFT AS EASY AS PIE

Through the Cracks • A JOURNEY TO THE WOLFBERG CRACKS AND ARCH WAS AN OTHER-WORLDLY EXPERIENCE FOR OLIVER KEOHANE

A TASTE OF TRADITION • OUZERI IS CAPE TOWN’S CYPRIOT SOUL ON A PLATE

TIME TO RETREAT • TOP UP YOUR CREATIVITY AT ONE OF THESE THREE LOCAL RETREATS, FROM THE DRAKENSBERG TO THE GARDEN ROUTE, WRITES BUNTU NGCUKA

HALF THE WORLD AWAY • MULTI-AWARD-WINNING ARTIST GEO CLOETE TAKES US BELOW THE OCEAN’S SURFACE TO DISCOVER THE BEAUTY THAT LIES BENEATH

MELTDOWN • AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST’S EXPEDITIONS IN THE REMOTE RWENZORI MOUNTAINS TELL A STORY OF AFRICA’S LAST TROPICAL GLACIERS’ IMPENDING DISAPPEARANCE. IT’S HAPPENING FAST, AND IT’S A POIGNANT REMINDER NOT TO UNDERESTIMATE THE URGENT NEED FOR PREVENTATIVE ACTION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

STARTING WITH THE SOIL • NOTHING MAKES YOU APPRECIATE THE GREAT KAROO’S SHEER SIZE LIKE EXPLORING ITS SEEMINGLY INFINITE SEMI-ARID MOUNTAINS AND GRASSLANDS ON FOOT, AS LISA ABDELLAH DISCOVERED ON SAMARA KAROO RESERVE’S THREE-NIGHT CHEETAH TRAIL

SAFARIS AND SUVs • A FIVE-STAR STAY AND THE NEW LEXUS GX 550 MADE OLIVER KEOHANE’S TRIP TO THE EASTERN CAPE UNFORGETTABLE

A RUMBLE OF TRAINS AND WATERFALLS • NO TRIPS COMBINE THE SPIRIT OF AFRICAN HISTORY AND A SENSE OF PLACE QUITE LIKE AN OVERNIGHT TRAIN RIDE TO VICTORIA FALLS, WRITES CLIFFORD ROBERTS

ISLAND OF STILLNESS • FIND BALANCE AMID THE RUSH OF EVERYDAY LIFE BY SUBMERGING YOURSELF IN A SPOT OF WELLNESS TRAVEL IN SRI LANKA

MAGNIFICENT MHONDORO • STAND A CHANCE TO WIN A TRANSFORMATIVE ESCAPE VALUED AT R50 000 AT MHONDORO SAFARI LODGE & VILLA, WHERE WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS MEET LUXURY AND RELAXATION

Caught in the WEB • FASCINATING, QUIRKY FINDS ONLINE

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