The March issue of Getaway is packed with exciting travel adventures. In our Zambezi cover story, we explore two celebrated national parks – Mana Pools and Lower Zambezi – and discover their beauty and why they’re worth saving.
Scott Ramsay uncovers new spots to rest your head in and around Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. Back on home soil in KwaZulu-Natal, he tracks rhino on foot in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and enjoys a Zulu homestay experience. We see the Orange River like never before in an underwater, scuba adventure with photographer Jean Tresfon, and also follow a Wild Coast horseriding expedition from Kei Mouth to the Mtentu River. Up in Haenertsburg, Bridget Hilton-Barber finds out what you can get up to in a weekend, while Pippa de Bruyn rounds up the best beds in Paarl. Further afield, Matthew Sterne chases dragons – Komodo dragons – while exploring the thousand-island wonder that is Indonesia.
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Trish Wheeler – Wild Coast, page 82
Following the philosophy of ‘if a cow can go there so can we’, eight riders, 10 horses and four dogs traversed the rugged, unspoilt landscape of the Wild Coast for 24 days on a route-plotting ride from Kei Mouth to the Mtentu River.
Jean Tresfon – Orange River, page 88
Renowned marine conservation photographer, Jean Tresfon, gives us a unique perspective on South Africa’s longest river.
Sarah Kingdom – Zambia & Zimbabwe, page 100
Two celebrated national parks, Mana Pools and Lower Zambezi, face each other across this mighty river. We find out what’s new … and what makes these parks so extraordinary.
Matthew Sterne – Indonesia, page 110
This land of exotic wildlife and ancient customs is so seductive that its new moniker makes perfect sense: Wonderful Indonesia.
Regulars
ED’S LETTER Justin Fox discusses how selfies and social media impacts travel 7
CONTRIBUTORS Meet this month’s experts and adventurers 9
POST The latest from our readers 10
INSTASPACE Share your Insta shots 15
TRAVELLING TALES Sally Andrews learns to slow down and enjoy the ride in Botswana 16
WISH YOU WERE HERE Celebrate Las Fallas, the festival of fire in Valencia, Spain 18
Escape
WHAT’S UP Ideas and inspiration 21
FIRST LOOK Hwange reborn 24
NATURE Fire experiment in Kirstenbosch 30
HISTORICAL JOURNEYS Livingstone’s insane trek 32
ECO-LOGICElephants learn to chill(i) 34
CHEFS ON HOLIDAY Sizo Henna of Blaque Continental Bistro 36
FOOD Ethiopian eats 38
GEAR Hiking experts on their favourite gear 42
Photography
GETAWAY GALLERY The latest finalists 46
MASTERCLASS Vertoramas 54
PORTFOLIO Remembering Lions 61
Travel
BEST BEDS Paarl 66
HLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI Life in and out of the park 74
WILD COAST 24 days in the saddle 82
ORANGE RIVER Like you’ve never seen it before 88
WEEKENDER Cemetery musings in Haenertsburg 93
ZAMBEZI VALLEY Explored by water and land 100
INDONESIA A seductive archipelago 110
WHERE NEXT… Find out where we’re headed 130
Wins
READERS’ COMPETITION Three readers can win a two-night stay at Premier Hotels Sani Pass Resort, worth R24,240! 92
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