There are few greater privileges than growing up in a family where you go to a game reserve every other holiday. By the time we were 12 or so, my brother, sister and I all wanted t ...

I just love it when someone uses a pink highlighter to point out my position in the universe. In the office at Ithala Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, the receptionist pushes my chal ...

It’s an overcast night and the mopane veld is hushed. The campfire chat slows down as the coals begin to flutter. Just as we prepare to crawl into our tents, someone whispers: †...

HISTORY The story of Mokala starts with another reserve, Vaalbos National Park. Vaalbos was proclaimed in 1986 and covered about 220 km2 next to the Vaal River west of Kimberley. I ...

TAYLEN KENCH IG: @tayyk_photography There’s something about a setting sun and golden sky that seems to settle and calm the world, and yet at the same time, bring it to life. We w ...

I put my head under water and a whole new world unfolds. There’s a unified flash as a school of fish changes direction and dashes the other way, and here’s something bright blu ...

Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve Show your kids the magic of the forest in this small reserve in the folds of the Langeberg near the town of Heidelberg. Orange fungi grow on tree tr ...

The further away a place is from people, the more afraid people are to go there. Remote places like the Richtersveld are seen as too rugged for some. I find that interesting, becau ...

It’s affordable (bycomparison) There are accommodation options for every budget, from campsites without power to luxury lodges with artwork on the walls. If you want a self-cater ...

Mandy Mitchell Ixopo, KZN IG: @mandymitchell1156 The Nhlamvini Valley is hidden away in the bushveld between Ixopo and Richmond, close to the Umkomaas Valley. It’s the home of th ...