For our August 2019 cover story on Mozambique, Getaway journalists Catherine Hofmeyr and Gabrielle Jacobs drive from Joburg to Vilanculos and back, sharing what’s new and what’s still hot – peri-peri hot. We journey through South Luangwa National Park with photo-safari guide David Rogers who shows us where he gets his best shots. Christi Nortier joins the annual outing to the Cederberg to repopulate the slopes with its unique and endangered namesake. Nick Dall retraces the 18th-century Western Cape wagon tour of the intrepid noblewoman, Lady Anne Barnard. Hop along with us from wild and magical nature reserves to bustling ports and pretty waterside spots to set up camp.
The August Mozambique issue. Image: Catherine Hofmeyr
David Rogers – Luangwa portfolio page 64
At the tail end of the Great Rift Valley, wildlife congregates around Zambia’s Luangwa River in numbers seen in few other places in Africa.
Mia Louw – Mpumalanga, page 72
Travelling in a landlocked province shouldn’t keep you from getting your feet wet. Here’s where to pitch your tent next to water, and sometimes sharing a river with Kruger.
Catherine Hofmeyr – Southern Mozambique, page 86
Mozambique tweaks its tourism act a little every year. Getaway went on a self-drive 4×4 expedition from Bilene to Vilanculos to ferret out the best of old and new for a beach holiday.
Karin Schimke – Israel, page 96
The nation of Israel is a place of political difficulty and contention, but it’s also a world-leader in terms of water management and agriculture. Karin Schimke combined a duty visit with a holiday that covered the country by threading her way through Israel’s various bodies of water.
Upfront
Ed’s letter
Deputy Editor Catherine Hofmeyr gets serious about Africa’s resources
Contributors
Meet this month’s experts and adventurers
Travelling tales
A visit to Cyprus has Darrel Bristow-Bovey pondering walls and boundaries
Inbox
Our favourite letters and messages from our readers this month
Escape
Wish you were here
Floating above the fray
First Look
A Waterberg Safari
Nature
Saving the Cederberg, one seed at a time
Calendar
The top events this month
Bites
A place to gather with a story to tell in Jozi
Gear
Two lite options
Neighbourhood
Cape Town’s characterful East City Precinct
Amazing places
The Kosi lakes
The Good Read
Margaret Jacobsohn
Life with the Himba
Photography
Masterclass
The ins and outs of photographing rooms
Gallery
Five images out of Africa from our readers
The Final Cut
Bela-Bela
Safari-style bush lodges are the thing here
Road trip
Western Cape
Tracing the wagon ruts of Lady Anne Barnard, Nick Dall journeys back in time
Food
Greece
Classics for your table
Gear
Day Packs
Six bags for mini adventures
Travel
South Luangwa
This Zambian national park is where photo-safari guide David Rogers gets his best shots
Mpumalanga camping
Seven of the tip waterside spots on the Panorama Route and near Kruger
Kogelberg
Scott Ramsay’s favourite place to revel in the Cape’s Floral Kingdom
Mozambique
Catherine Hofmeyr shares what’s new (and what’s still hot) on a coastal self-drive holiday from Bilene to Vilanculos
Israel
Karin Schimke travels the length of this tiny desert country, dipping in its iconic waters
Insider’s Guide
Richard’s Bay
Melanie van Zyl finds pockets of prettiness around a busy port
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