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South Africa Country Life
Loop the Loop in LimpopoDate: 28/02/2021
Instead of rushing through Limpopo on your journey to the bushveld, slow down, have a good look around the Blyde River Canyon...
10 Great Things To Do In OudtshoornDate: 12/03/2020
This year Oudtshoorn celebrates its 16th Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees. But should you tire of the buzz...
Taste the KarooDate: 04/10/2019
The vineyards, orchards and olive groves of Route 60/62 from Worcester to Oudtshoorn promise a bounty at pit stops along the ...
Marievale Bird Sanctuary, East Rand, GautengDate: 29/10/2018
As part of a Ramsar wetland with adjoining grassland, Marievale Bird Sanctuary on the East Rand simply abounds with birds
Walking the DaisiesDate: 02/08/2015
A two-day hike up the West Coast is becoming quite the annual pilgrimage. I was doing research on roadside plants for my...
Makapansgat and other caves uncoveredDate: 26/07/2015
Fiona Mcintosh went underground and back in time in one of South Africa's most enlightening cave systems.
Pastoral Port ElizabethDate: 11/07/2015
Claire Fulton treats herself to a day out of town, one that starts with a farm breakfast under Lady's Slipper Mountain...
Once upon a forest - Stutterheim in the Eastern CapeDate: 23/05/2015
Stutterheim certainly has a tense history but is now quite the magnet for nature lovers...
Hike the Mountain in the SeaDate: 10/04/2015
Fiona Mcintosh maps out her own multi-day route on the Hoerikwaggo Trail over Table Mountain...
No Small Wonder - revolutionary slow cookersDate: 08/02/2015
Who'd have thought that one of the most revolutionary slow cookers would be as simple as an African-print beanbag...
Hidden gem of Heidelberg - charming town off the N2Date: 05/01/2015
Most motorists on the N2 zoom past the unpretentious town of Heidelberg in the Southern Cape. Some who stop are so charmed they...
Meet the MidlandersDate: 14/12/2014
Who hasn't heard of the Midlands Meander in KwaZulu-Natal? We seek out a dozen members of this tourism route to show just why...
Art of StoneDate: 15/11/2014
Along the Brandewyn River in the Cederberg is a fascinating outdoor art gallery-a boulder-hopping trail past nine San rock art...
A Charmed LifeDate: 09/11/2014
In the Little Karoo dorp of Barrydale, the slow life ambles along, inspiring those who gravitate here for the friendliness and...
Talking the Walk - Hike the Guided Garden Route TrailDate: 16/10/2014
It's not just the magnificent areas the Garden Route Trail passes through that you'll love, but also its outstanding guide...
On the edge of the Great Divide - Graskop MpumalangaDate: 27/09/2014
For a hundred years, the little town of Graskop has stood on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment that separates the Lowveld...
Village of VisionsDate: 20/09/2014
The famously misty town of Hilton is the gateway to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and the Midlands Meander.
uMkhuze RebornDate: 06/09/2014
In northern Zululand, uMkhuze Game Reserve's ongoing war against poaching has been long and hard, but against all odds it has ...
7 Secrets of Sabie River ValleyDate: 16/08/2014
In the Lowveld between the towns of Sabie and Hazyview, the R536 hides more than just the Sabie River. The 14km Matumi Walking ...
Ready, Steady, Row on Langebaan Lagoon, West CoastDate: 12/07/2014
It doesn't take long for a kayak adventure on Langebaan's smooth lagoon to banish Marianne Heron's dread of the deep. Thanks to...
Affordable bush breaksDate: 04/07/2014
There's nothing to beat escaping to the bush and being surrounded by nature, game and birdlife. Here's our selection of ten bush..
Ride the Wild SideDate: 01/07/2014
On a mountain bike you can travel at just the right pace to fully appreciate the African bush, as Fiona McIntosh discovers in ...
Riversdale is RisingDate: 22/06/2014
Beneath its famous landmark, the Sleeping Beauty mountain, Riversdale in the Southern Cape stirs with new energy ...
Kalahari Sushi & Other SecretsDate: 24/05/2014
A pocket of the arid Northern Cape opens into a generous smile along the Orange River, where more than a hundred islands are ...
The Buzz of the BeanDate: 20/05/2014
Always keen on a good cup of coffee, Sue Adams discovers the real deal in Sabie Valley, where the distance from bean to cup en...
Night RidesDate: 11/04/2014
Shaen Adey discovers an irresistible combination - cycling the Richtersveld by the light of the fall moon. I'd been invited to ...
The Story-time TownDate: 04/04/2014
Somerset East is pure history, in the form of heroes, warriors, rogues and vagabonds going back to the early settler days
The Mother of all WalksDate: 23/03/2014
If you do just one hike this year, the archeologist-led tour of Pinnacle Point Caves in Mossel Bay should be it.
Sinking their Teeth into SharksDate: 15/02/2014
Dale Morris swallows his fear (and a handful of seasickness tablets) and visits Mossel Bay, where a remarkable team of marine ...
5 Passes RunDate: 07/02/2014
The Western Cape is blessed with many historic and interesting mountain passes. Mike Copeland tackles five of them, in a day, ...
