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South Africa’s number one travel and outdoor lifestyle magazine. We pay our own way and tell it like it is. We drive back roads and speak to real people, giving you practical information about affordable destinations in southern Africa. Each issue is crammed with excellent photography, honest gear reviews and delicious recipes to make at home or in the bundu. Whether you’re looking to escape for a weekend or a month, your journey starts here.

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BEHIND THE SCENES • Hancu Louw and his wife Mia are regular contributors to go! Turn to p28 for Hancu's interview with Dr Tim Forssman – an archaeologist doing exciting work in the Kruger Park.

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LETTERS

Q&A

CHECK THIS

Hush now… • When last did you experience real silence and true darkness? Both seem to be on the brink of extinction, writes Toast Coetzer.

IN BRIEF

NIGHT WATCH

The weird and wonderful rain frog

BOOKS AND MUSIC

ROAD MUSIC

MEET THE AUTHOR David Williams • On the Railway: The Great South African Train Story tunes into the hum of the tracks and lays out our local railway history, from steam to diesel to electric.

Beads of barter in ancient soil • In the far north of the Kruger Park, Dr Tim Forssman and his team are unearthing archaeological secrets that are reshaping the way we understand the last thousand years of trade in southern Africa.

Trailblazing Africa's secret parks • So, you've been to the Kruger, Etosha, the Okavango Delta and all the other great wilderness areas of southern Africa? It's time to head further north – far off the beaten track, into Zambia and Malawi…

Where the land loves you back • Stay on a farm in the Sneeuberg and discover one of the most spectacular regions in the Karoo, if not the entire country.

7 great places to stay • The best way to experience the landscapes of the Sneeuberg region is to stay on a working farm. You can walk in the veld, ride your mountain bike, breathe the wide-open spaces and settle into the quiet rhythm of Karoo life.

The Kruger and you • Do you want a completely different Kruger Park experience? The Kruger Trail traverses the entire park from north to south, covering 650km over six stages. Come disappear into the mopane with us, somewhere between Olifants and Satara…

TAKE YOUR PIC

The future in focus

A tale of two classics • Basil and tomato are a match made in culinary heaven: slight sweetness perfectly complementing peppery freshness.These recipes are all about this winning combo.

STAY HERE • INJISUTHI CAMPSITE, DRAKENSBERG

Back to the future • With the launch of two large SUVs costing north of a million rand, Hyundai and Kia aren't looking in the rear-view mirror at the host of budget-friendly Chinese vehicles breathing down their necks. Instead, the Koreans have the luxury German brands in their sights…

DO THIS • Dive Africa's southernmost tropical reefs

The dirt road to heaven • No matter which direction you approach from, you have to drive a dirt road to get to the village of Rhodes in the Eastern Cape Drakensberg. Here's why it's worth the trek.

WITH MY OWN EYES • Ard van de Wetering from Pretoria was on holiday in the Kruger Park in 2018, when he and his wife Marissa witnessed this unusual stand-off…

WIN! • A THULE SUBTERRA POWERSHUTTLE BAG WORTH R1 099!

Now you see me, now you don't! • There are about 200 chameleon species in the world. Some are as big as a cat, others as small as your thumb. In South Africa, we have 22 species – two are large and the rest are so-called dwarf chameleons. And scientists are finding new species all the time…

BIRDS

BIRD BRAIN

Running with bears • The otherworldly, icy landscapes of...