May/June 2020 issue is on sale! Posted on 5 May 2020 Tags:4x4 trails, Karoo food, Kruger National Park, KrugerExplorer App, Lebombo trail, Mafunyane trail, Manyeleti, Mdluli Lodge, Mossel bay zipline, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Kruger, Poland, star circles, Stompie, Sutherland While travel restrictions remain, you can rest assured that Getaway‘s special Kruger issue will help you plan your post-lockdown trip, and curb the cabin fever. There’s plenty to feed your bush-loving wanderlust. In the park, the Van den Bergs reveal nine of their best driving routes, while Romi Boom covers the best 4×4 routes from east to west. Anton Crone explores Northern Kruger while testing out the nifty new KrugerExplorer App, and Angus Begg shows us what fun is in store for families at Manyeleti. Justin Fox also recalls being alone, on foot, in Kruger as part of an eco-training field course. Other travel stories worth a read include Michelle Hardie’s Sutherland, where she meets more stars than you can imagine, and Greg Penfold treats us to an autumnal, budget-friendly tour of Poland in the international feature. On the cover Find out more about ‘Stompie’, captured by Cameron Scott Tag @getawaymagazine and @capeunionmart in your favourite travel pics and your reminiscing could score you a feature in our Instaspace photo well – or even the title of Snap of the Month and a R500 Cape Union Mart voucher prize. #explore If your nostalgia is more wordy, feel free to drop us a line (no more than 250 words, plus any pics) to [email protected]. The reader with the winning letter gets awesome gear from GSI and Ram Mountaineering, worth R2,000! Stay safe and happy reading! Here’s what you can expect to see in the May/June issue: Justin Fox – Ilha de Moçambique, page 48 Think colonial buildings crumbling genteelly in the tropical heat, dhows plying luminous shallows, a muezzin’s haunting call to prayer – this is beguiling Ilha de Moçambique. For three centuries prior to 1898, the island was the capital of Portuguese East Africa. With its rich history, magnificent architecture and palm-fringed shores, this Unesco World Heritage site is full of enchantment. Although in many parts dilapidated, Justin Fox found it to be a photographer’s playground. Angus Begg – Manyeleti, page 64 With Kruger Park family holidays getting increasingly expensive, and good sightings more often than not surrounded by vehicles, Manyeleti is a viable alternative – and it’s still in the Greater Kruger. Anton Crone – Northern Kruger, page 70 The lack of crowds, sublime landscape, diversity of animals and stupendous birdlife make Kruger’s far north well worth the trip, particularly if you travel under a rain cloud. Romi Boom – Kruger 4×4 trails, page 80 Ever wondered what the wildest parts of Kruger National Park look like? Not sure which rustic off-road adventure is the right one for you? The multiday Mafunyane and Lebombo trails both offer highlights aplenty but differ in terms of nitty gritty. Regulars ED’S LETTER Justin Fox remembers being left alone, on foot, in Kruger 5 CONTRIBUTORS Meet this month’s experts and adventurers 7 POST The latest from our readers 8 INSTASPACE Share your Insta shots 10 TRAVELLING TALES Catherine Hofmeyr and the dead Maasai warrior 11 WISH YOU WERE HERE Baviaanskloof – a great place you still seek isolation after lockdown 12 Escape WHAT’S UP Ideas and inspiration 14 FIRST LOOK Kruger’s Mdluli Safari Lodge 16 HISTORICAL JOURNEYS The slave who became a lady 18 ECO-LOGIC When seas and sewerage mix 20 ADVENTURE A sea-topping zipline 22 NATURE A new Kruger app 24 BOOKS New nature reads 26 FOOD There’s meat on the Karoo menu 28 GEAR For wildlife photography 33 Photography GETAWAY GALLERY The latest finalists 36 MASTERCLASS Star circles 44 PORTFOLIO Ilha de Moçambique 48 Travel SPECIAL FOCUS ON KRUGER PARK 9 BEST DRIVES In the north, centre and south 57 MANYELETI Take the family 64 THE NORTH Into the park’s Eden 70 4×4 TRAILS Choose east or west 80 PLUS WEEKENDER More stars than you think in Sutherland 87 NAMIBIA Sea, sand and desert critters 94 POLAND Autumnal touring 98 WHERE NEXT… Find out where we’re headed 114 Wins TWO READERS’ COMPETITIONS Two readers will each win a two-night stay four four people at Tintswalo at Boulders Boutique Villa, worth R22,400 each Win a three-night luxury stay at Elephant Plains in the Sabi Sand, worth R39,600! SEND US YOUR PHOTOS Enter the 2020 Getaway Gallery photographic competition and stand a chance to win prizes worth more than R160,000 SUBSCRIBE & SAVE 45% Pay less than R24 an issue. Email [email protected] or call 0874052005 Related Posts June 2023 issue now on sale! 13 March 2023 May 2023 issue now on sale!... read more March 2021 issue now on sale! 17 February 2021 Some of South Africa’s most beautiful and luxurious private safari lodges have dropped their prices... read more February 2021 issue now on sale! 19 January 2021 PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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