Head up to the NORTHERN DRAKENSBERG for a kick-ass mountain adventure. Bring your boots, your bike, and your big-boy pants, because things are bound to get proper in those hills.
Your boots are made for walking, and there’s no better place than South Africa to tramp onto a back-country trail. JACQUES MARAIS sets off to explore a range of rollicking routes with the express purpose of getting lost…
Inspired by the eco-sensitive aims of the Okavango Delta Music Festival, an intrepid all-women ensemble tackles Botswana’s lesser-visited desert destinations
At the beginning of this year, Tim Hulme, a 35-year-old professional photographer and filmmaker based in Johannesburg, sold his house, furniture and most of his...
The Drakensberg (literally “Dragon Mountains”) are unmatched in natural grandeur in South Africa, and the extensive ranges span the Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal ...
Hiking or hill walking. Trekking or tramping. Ambling or rambling. Potentially, maybe even a spurt of trail running on the side...
Whatever your favourite fo...
Unlike our vehicle occupants, it was a mostly male congregation that met us on our arrival at Nxai Pan National Park. Trios of big elephant bulls loped towards ...
Prehistoric Stone Age sites. Gonometa moths and dancing white ladies. Just about zero bars on your cellphone. Roaring dunes on which you can sandboard. These ar...
Any given dirt road surface will work – all you need is a gravel bike with a beefed-up road-bicycle frame and sturdy wheels, and you’re good to crank. And the g...
This part of the Eastern Cape is a special place. Rugged ranges rise up inland from Addo Elephant National Park – and you can literally still hike with dinosaur...
GAVIN BROMLEY
Perhaps it’s because Gavin has jet engines, landing gear and ailerons to play with in his “daily driver” that he’s fitted such a comprehensive li...
