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Conservation | 1 November 2026

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Caminito del Rey: The walkway clinging to the walls of a Spanish gorge

Travel ideas | 31 October 2026

KwaMaqoma: The Eastern Cape destination getting a new tourism hub

Travel ideas | 30 October 2026

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SANParks takes rhino poaching war to the skies

5 December 2012

The Seeker Sunbird is a new, state-of-the-art reconnaissance aircraft, designed for aerial surveillance of rhinos... read more

How not to cut down a tree in Africa

28 November 2012

Whether we're on the road, at a campsite, in the bush or even just at... read more

20 great books for Christmas

28 November 2012

Ready to hit the bookstores for a bit of Christmas shopping? Here's a great selection... read more

20 of the best weekend breaks of 2012

27 November 2012

As Getaway journalists and bloggers we often get to enjoy some of the coolest weekend... read more

Funny signs of the week

23 November 2012

A collection of the funniest funny signs submitted by our readers from across the globe.... read more

South Africa’s poaching problem

22 November 2012

Few environmental issues have caught the attention of South Africans like rhino poaching has, but... read more

Six months on the road around Southern Africa: Eco-toilets, tetchy ellies and over 100 beds

21 November 2012

The last six months have been an exhausting, exhilarating and hectic period of exploration. I’ve... read more

21 ideas for the December long weekend

19 November 2012

With a month to go before the crazy season hits, I thought I would pull... read more

In photos: awesome aardvarks

17 November 2012

We were recently sent these awesome aardvark images by KZN Wildlife game capturer Jed Bird.... read more

Driving East: a road trip of landscapes, wine and whales

15 November 2012

I'm doing a series of road trips as a way of launching the new Europcar... read more

A View from the Air: Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park

14 November 2012

We flew from Harare to Mana Pools National Park, with the sun starting to dip... read more

Grey Matters: life, death and the complex case of Hwange’s giant elephant populations

13 November 2012

Thousands of malnourished and thirsty elephants are in deep trouble in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.... read more

Awesome travel video: Crazy German takes a 23-year road trip

13 November 2012

Back in 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, Gunther Holtorf set off with his wife... read more

Fasten your money belts: air travel in Africa

13 November 2012

It's annoying that flying around Africa is exponentially more expensive than in Europe. The upper... read more

Getaway’s favourite destinations in Africa of 2012

13 November 2012

It's been a long year of travel for the Getaway team. Collectively, we've traversed southern... read more

A black rhino encounter on horseback

8 November 2012

While on horseback out on the rocky plains of Damaraland in Namibia we came across... read more

Jambo Jet: a new budget airline for Kenya is ready to take off

8 November 2012

A new Kenyan budget airline, Jambo Jet, which will operate six domestic and 16 international... read more

Watching Elephants in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

6 November 2012

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe is a mecca for some of Africa's most famed residents, the elephants.... read more

Elephant contraception at Phinda Private Game Reserve

5 November 2012

While the recent amount of illegal ivory seized has broken records, many conservationists are fighting... read more

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