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The Importance Of Pudding

What happens when there’s a power cut two days before the annual Dankfees in Merweville, threatening the pudding output? Everyone pitches in to help, that’s what – including visitors from all over the country.

Lose Yourself In Stone Town

For most visitors to Zanzibar, Stone Town is their first point of contact with this East African island before they head to the beach resorts. But if you only have a long weekend at your disposal, Stone Town offers more than enough mini adventures to keep your camera clicking away…

Find Magic in​ Magoebaskloof

Magoebaskloof, with its forests, clear streams and soaring mountains, is only four hours from Gauteng. Here are 10 great activities for a long weekend in the Land of the Silver Mist.

Tailwind through the Tankwa

The R355 is the back road between Springbok and Ceres, famous for huge views and tyre-chewing gravel. But why drive, thought Henko Roukema, when you can ride a bike?

Silence Is Golden

The world is loud and busy and distracting, and talking is overrated. To reconnect with his inner voice, Erns Grundling did a hike in the Eastern Cape and he didn’t say a word for two days.

You Gotta Have Faith!

These days, you wouldn’t attempt a drive from Cape Town to Israel without a 4x4 and a GPS. Neither was present more than 50 years ago, when a group of students from Stellenbosch University jumped into a 1200 cc VW Kombi with nothing but faith to get them to the Promised Land.

Road Trip Gold

Musician Gil Hockman was on tour in Europe, playing shows everywhere from dingy bars to medieval courtyards, when – out of nowhere – he struck road trip gold in the French countryside.

Living Large

The new Mercedes-Benz GLS is humongous and costs as much as a house. Who buys this kind of car and what do they use it for?

Where It All Began

Seasoned travel writer Justin Fox has just published his first children’s book, My Great Expedition – a beautifully illustrated reflection on a journey he made to Europe as a six-year-old in 1973, visiting several major sights like Buckingham Palace, the Eiffel Tower, St Mark’s Square and the Parthenon.

Megan Taplin

The new manager of the Knysna section of the Garden Route National Park tells us about the challenges her team has faced since the wildfires last year.

An Outspan Worthy Of Your Oxen

Driving from Gauteng to the coast? Let Verkykerskop meet you halfway.

Beaches, Boulders & Busted Buses

The Mozambican coast south of Vilanculos is familiar to many South Africans: Ponta do Ouro, Xai-Xai, Inhambane, Tofo… But what about the north? Johan Wahl and his wife Jana shouldered their backpacks and ventured into the unknown.

Thirsty In Die Hel

In 1975, my family holidayed in Cape Town for the first time.

faith, hope and nampo

from a humble beginning in 1967, nampo harvest day has grown into the biggest agricultural trade show in the southern hemisphere. it’s no longer only about tractors, planters and mielies, but it will always be about farmers. and in the midst of a drought, it’s also about hope.

dazzled by the delta

“okavango” must be one of the most evocative words in travel. it’s easy to stay on the banks of the river or next to the delta, but for the real experience you need to get your bum into a mokoro and spend a night on a houseboat.

Dominic Chadbon

“The Fynbos Guy” does as many as 140 hikes a year and has climbed Table Mountain countless times. We chatted to him about diamond eyes and nipping blisters in the bud.

Birds

Birds

Enjoy Our Natural Heritage – For Free!

To celebrate Heritage Month, national parks across the country are opening their gates to the public during the week of 18 – 22 September. That’s right, no entrance fees! Take advantage with these eight great day outings.

Two New Retro Rides

Harley-Davidson and BMW are similar in that they don’t just sell motorcycles, they sell a lifestyle. To immerse himself in both cultures, our resident bike nut took the new Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special and the BMW R nineT Scrambler for a spin.

A New Dust Buster

The Mitsubishi Outlander recently received a facelift. We took it for a spin to find out if its performance lives up to its good looks.

Chop Fever In The Tankwa

What do you do when you’re in the Tankwa Karoo and you forgot to pack lamb chops for dinner? Gideon Brückner had to make a desperate plan.

Butterflies, Birdsong And The Big Five

On the Mathikithi Wilderness Trail in the Kruger Park, a drumbeat announces meal times and a scops-owl is your alarm clock. Book your place and rediscover a time when humans lived much closer to nature.

Camel Catastrophe!

Not all camels dream of carrying tourists over the dunes of the Sahara. Some are perfectly happy to run away from their riders along the West Coast, says Werner Winterboer.

The (Dead) Tree Of Life

There’s a big sycamore fig tree in our garden, which died recently. Where there was once a leafy canopy, skeletal branches now claw at the sky. Many people suggested I cut it down, but I’ve decided to keep the tree.

Cruising on the Kusi

You don’t have to be a millionaire to holiday on a yacht. Reader Theo Schumann explored the islands of northern Mozambique using a home-made sailing kayak.