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IN THE HEART OF THE WILD • THE KRUGER IS NOT JUST A DESTINATION; IT IS AN EVOLVING EXPERIENCE THAT OFFERS WONDER, PERSPECTIVE AND MOMENTS OF REFLECTION

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

SNAPSHOT • WHERE ON EARTH?

WILD PURPOSE • MOTSWARI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF CONSERVATION, FAMILY AND ENDURING WILDERNESS

ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE • THE OVER BERG RENDSTERVELD TRUST (ORT) WAS NAMED THE ORGANISATIONAL WINNER OF THE 2025 WWF-SA LIVING PLANET AWARD. FOUNDER AND CED DR ODETTE CURTIS-SCOTT LEADS THE CHARGE ON RESTORING THE RENDSTERVELD FROM WASTELAND TD WONDERLAND

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

THAT'S THE SPIRIT! • SOUTH AFRICAN BRANDY IS RECLAIMING ITS GLOBAL STATUS WITH PREMIUM POT-STILLS AND WINE TOURISM, ALL WHILE REVITALISING COUNTRY TOWNS ALONG THE WAY

DIRT ROADS & DEEP BREATHS • A WEEKEND ESCAPE TO THE BREEDE RIVER DELIVERS REST, RAIN, RDAD-TRIP RITUALS AND ONE UNFORGETTABLE INCLINE THAT TESTS NERVES AND BLIND FAITH IN A GPS

Under Cederberg Skies • AWAY FROM THE CITY BUT WRAPPED IN COMFORT, A NEW YEAR’S ESCAPE REMINDS OLIVER KEOHANE THAT COMMUNITY IS THE REAL LUXURY

THE SAFARI THAT REWRITES THE RULES • SET IN THE GREATER KRUGER, SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST FULLY VEGAN, NON-PROFIT LODGE TRADES EXCESS FOR INTENTION. A PLACE WHERE RESTORATIVE DESIGN, PLANT-BASED CUISINE AND MINDFUL WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS DIRECTLY FUND CONSERVATION EDUCATION FOR LOCAL CHILDREN, PROVING LUXURY TRAVEL CAN GIVE BACK WITHOUT COMPROMISE

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THE STAY-IN SAFARI • LUXURY LODGES ARE DESIGNED SO THOUGHTFULLY THAT GUESTS OFTEN SKIP GAME DRIVES, WITHOUT MISSING OUT ON THE WILDLIFE

AT EYE LEVEL WITH NATURE • FOR ANNA-C. NAGEL, CAPTURING IMAGES OF WILD ANIMALS INVOLVES BEING FULLY PRESENT, DEEPLY CONNECTING WITH NATURE, AND SHARING HER PASSION FOR WILDLIFE WITH HER GUESTS

WINGED MESSENGERS • THE WATTLED CRANE COULD BE THE KEY TO ENSURING THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA IN BOTSWANA REMAINS HEALTHY

STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT • THE BEAUTY OF THE NIGHT SKIES IN AND AROUND KRUGER NATIONAL PARK IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT

An Extraordinary Experience

BUSHVELD BRUSHSTROKES • THIS SAFARI LODGE ALLOWS YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE WILD IN AN ENTIRELY NEW WAY, WRITES CLIFFORD ROBERTS

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The Defender that broke THE CAMEL'S BACK • ENDURANCE, NAVIGATION, TEAMWORK AND MECHANICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING IN THE WORLD’S MOST REMOTE REGIONS. SOUND FAMILIAR? THE DEFENDER TROPHY CELEBRATES A 4×4’s 70-YEAR LEGACY AND REVIVES THE ICONIC CAMEL TROPHY, THIS TIME TURNING ITS GAZE TOWARD CONSERVATION

A LIFE-SAVING OVERBERG OASIS • THE BLACK BARN RETREAT PROVIDED RYAN VREDE AND TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SECLUSION THEY NEEDED TO LET GO OF THEIR BURDENS AND HEAL

BURNING RUBBER IN THE IRON CITY • THE LAUNCH OF A TYRE TRANSPORTS OLIVER KEOHANE TO A DISTANT TIME AND CULTURE IN THE AUSTRIAN CITY OF EISENSTADT, WITH ITS PALACES, COMPOSERS, WINDMILLS ATOP ROLLING GREEN HILLS, PASTEL-HUED BUILDINGS AND REGIONAL CUISINE

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

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