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The melancholic torpor between Christmas and New Year found us stepping back to another age, a time of leafy old hotels, manners forgotten and ways long mourned.

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Many residents and tourists know a lot a about the Rainbow Nation, but some of these lesser-known facts might surprise even the most patriotic Saffa.

South Africa will use a relative scale to determine coronavirus risk – using the SA level of infection spread and deaths as the base. That leaves tourists from many countries banned from entering, for now.

When he was 14, Aubrey Williams’ grandmother Lil taught him to sew on her old Singer sewing machine. Nearly thirty years later, these skills came in handy when Williams and his husband Lionel Millard turned their old Victorian Karoo Hotel into a wool duvet factory under lockdown.

When he was 14, Aubrey Williams’ grandmother Lil taught him to sew on her old Singer sewing machine. Nearly thirty years later, these skills came in handy when Williams and his husband Lionel Millard turned their old Victorian Karoo Hotel into a wool duvet factory under lockdown.

Dust off your headlamp and start pitching!

It's hard to decide on a good campsite. To help solve that problem, here are some of our favourite campsites around South Africa.

From bucket-and-spade seaside spots to rugged and remote coastal coves, we’ve got your summer weekends covered.

Dust off your headlamp and start pitching!

Giraffe View – Safari Camp – Giraffe View – Safari Camp

A basket of pastoral goodness, off the grid

A basket of pastoral goodness, off the grid

Adventurers will be able to glide 'over the ocean at speeds of up to 80km/h' with views of the cliffs, ocean and even possibly some sea life.

A five-day jaunt in Eswatini in search of adrenalin dished up an ‘extreme hike’, adventure caving and even a little mysticism.

A five-day jaunt in Eswatini in search of adrenalin dished up an ‘extreme hike’, adventure caving and even a little mysticism.