6+ day, 5+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1016+ words) The Tankwa Karoo is somewhere you visit to quiet the pressures of life and reconnect with your inner child. Tankwa Karoo National Park / Derek Keats / Wikimedia Commons There are no busy restaurants and, once you’re deep enough into the landscape,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1163+ words) South Africa has no shortage of beautiful landscapes, but some of the country’s most striking outdoor spaces bring something else into the picture: art. From contemporary sculptures scattered among Highveld grasslands to monumental bronze figures framed by vineyards and mountains,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (816+ words) Not every holiday needs an itinerary built around seeing as much as possible. Sometimes the best reason to travel is much simpler: you love something enough to follow it somewhere else. Maybe that means driving into the Karoo because you…...

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, 5+ day ago   (1150+ words) Heritage sites in South Africa tell stories that stretch far beyond grand monuments, famous battlefields and museums. Some are ancient landscapes, others preserve the history of communities, while a few reveal just how far back the story of this country…...

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…...

3+ week, 5+ 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, 17+ hour ago   (1179+ words) South Africa is the kind of country where you can spend one morning standing above a canyon, the next walking through an ancient forest and, a few days later, swimming over a coral reef. Its landscapes are not only beautiful…...

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…...