4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1130+ words) You don’t have to spend half your weekend on the N1 to get out of Johannesburg. These easy escapes are close enough for a Friday afternoon departure and far enough to feel like a proper break. If the city has started…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (478+ words) Our country has plenty of beautiful place names, but it also has a few that make you stop the car, reread the sign and wonder what on earth happened here. From a town named after unbearable heat to a place…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1348+ words) Some destinations are built around the idea of seeing and doing as much as possible. You arrive with a list, book the activities, chase the viewpoints and leave wondering whether you actually had a holiday. Then there are places that…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1231+ words) Rivers run through neighbourhoods, hills shape the streets, wetlands collect rain and mountains rise behind homes and offices. These landscapes are not just places to visit at the weekend. They affect how cities grow, how people travel and what makes…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (103+ words) View of the Southern Drakensberg from the top of Bushman’s Nek Pass / Arthur Hickinbotham / Unsplash Group of cheetahs resting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, captured in natural habitat / Derek Keats / Pexels The timing is important. The flower season is brief and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (913+ words) There are places in South Africa where history feels as though it has been carefully preserved behind glass. Barberton Mpumalanga is not one of them. Here, the past is woven into the streets, mountains and old mining landscapes, and it…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (860+ words) Before highways connected South Africa’s towns and cities, railways were among the country’s most important lifelines. They carried people, livestock, goods and mail across vast distances, while stations helped turn remote settlements into thriving communities. Some towns grew directly around…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1069+ words) There are few better reminders that winter is finally over than seeing spring flowers in South Africa burst into colour. From vast wildflower carpets in Namaqualand to fynbos-covered mountain slopes in the Western Cape, the arrival of spring transforms some…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (709+ words) Spring brings more than warmer days and blooming gardens. Across South Africa, farms begin producing some of the country’s most anticipated seasonal fruit and vegetables, from strawberries and asparagus to artichokes and waterblommetjies. For travellers, it is a good reason…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1171+ words) An early start is not always about chasing sunrise. In some places, it simply means getting there before the heat, crowds or afternoon weather arrive. At others, the morning offers a glimpse of everyday life that disappears as the day…...