Rolling out the big guns

If you're still scanning the horizon for a Chinese automotive invasion you're looking the wrong way. It's already happening, and the new GWM Tank is the off-road spearhead into the highly lucrative and hotly contested lifestyle market.

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The beautiful agony of Tienuurkop

Time out in Dullies

A long weekend in Dullstroom is just long enough to make you realise you need to spend several more weekends here! There's food, drink, art and action in abundance. Here's your guide.

Gallivanting in the Galápagos!

The Galápagos Islands are on many a traveller's wish list. They were on Hanlie and Vivian Gericke's too, even though the price of visiting made their eyes water. Was it worth it? Read on...

BURCHELL AND THE COUNTRY OF THE BUSHMEN

How many times have you driven through a landscape and wished you could have seen it centuries ago? In 1811, the English artist and explorer, William John Burchell, travelled through South Africa. Join us as we follow in his footsteps.

Long live the Hibiscus Coast

The KZN South Coast is a national treasure. It's still the place to go if you want a classic seaside holiday complete with warm waves, cold beer, soft serve and good vibes. Here's your guide.

The island at the end of the earth

Imagine adlace-with the cleanest air arid:the clearest seawater, where_no human.oranimabwants to:harm you: A placewhere the climates balmy. year-round:-with a sekrhistory ahd wwild scenery. A place like this:exist8” and it’s called St Helena.

A day on the road

You never know what the road will bring. Toast Coetzer heads south on the N1 and discovers South Africa.

The wilder shore

The final leg of a 30-day trek across East Africa sees lan Tyrer and the Africa - Wild & Untamed crew explore both shores of Lake Malawi. Get ready for an overloaded ferry, a croc attack and being surrounded by elephants...

A river runs through it

Sabie is onthe Drakensberg escaromentialongMpumalanga’s famous Panorama Route. Want a weekend away surrounded by forests and waterfalls? Here's wnat you need to know.

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Harkerville's mini Otter

Sweet & juicy!

This issue's recipes all include lush seasonal fruit like nectarines, plums and apricots. Enjoy!

Big mountain magic

On a clear day, as you approach the Cathedral Peak Hotel, it happens involuntarily: You start to grin. You'll be standing up there soon, gazing over this valley, and the scuttling of ground-level life will seem irrelevant. Join us on a five-day adventure into the heart of the high Drakensberg

Your next weekend away

A self-catering house in the Tankwa, a campsite next to the Orange River, a guest farm near the Drakensberg... Toast Coetzer travelled a lot last year: Here are six of his favourite places to stay if you're planning a road trip or weekend escape.

A life through binoculars

If the name Hugh Chittenden sounds familiar, it's probably because you see it every time you use your Roberts Bird Guide he's one of the co-authors. He lives in Mtunzini on the KZN coast and birding is as much part of his day as a cup of coffee.

Wanderlust in the park

All great cities have great parks, writes Dara Kell: spaces where you can exhale and slough off the stress and grime of urban life.

The Kalahari remembers

The Kalahari is a place of magic and heartache, where drought is an ever-present threat. Drive a loop from Upington to the Kuruman River and discover soulful landscapes, brilliant skies and resilient people who never give up.

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Hug a baobab in the Bushveld

Riffing through the Rift Valley

Do you dream of seeing Africa's wildest places but you always feel that you don't have enough time? lan Tyrer and his friends packed a lot into a 30-day adventure: The first week took them through Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda. Geladas! Shoebills! Mountain gorillas! Strap in and let's go...

Stay and play in St Francis Bay!

There's a lot happening in the twin towns of St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis in the Eastern Cape. Come cruise the canals, walk on the coast and meet the friendly people who make this one of the most popular holiday destinations in the country

Local legends

Industrious South Africans are making some of the best travel and outdoor gear in the world, perfect for our conditions. And every entrepreneur you support creates jobs for other people. Here are some of our favourite pieces of kit

Stay cosy in the Koue Bokkeveld

Middelberg Pass is the highlight of the R303 between Ceres and Citrusdal a lesser-travelled back road with some great guest farms and* campsites. Here's what you need to know to plan your next long weekend.

Chasing sunsets from Kubu to Kasane

Where in the world can you glide past an elephant on a mokoro, see them as specks from the air, and watch them walk past from your camping chair? Pack your bags and join us on a wild loop through northern Botswana

Home is where the heart is

Every town and city in South Africa offers something special. We asked seven writers why they love the places they've chosen to call home

I'll take an Uber, thanks

Learning how to drive a car can be a nerve-wracking experience. Abigail George recalls how she got thrown in at the deep end in the mean streets of Gqeberha

Rob and his real-life fantasy

You won't find anyone who gets as excited about ancient fish as Dr Rob Gess does. He's South Africa's foremost researcher on creatures that lived in the Eastern Cape around 360 million years ago

The white wilderness

Along the coastline of Antarctica, Toast Coetzer saw icebergs and orcas – but first he had to brave stormy seas…

WITH MY OWN EYES

Willem Kruger from Bloemfontein is used to seeing leopards in the Kruger Park, but this particular interaction was special

BIRDS

BIRDING THROUGH THE YEARS

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Gabriel's Loop, Baviaanskloof