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The Mountain is a space which attracts creatives, adventurers, conservationists, dreamers and doers. We are grateful to have the opportunity to be a voice for this unique community through the Mountain Getaways Visitors’ Guide, quarterly Magazine and this Website which serves to remind us once again how privileged we are to be able to spend time in Magoebaskloof where there are mountains instead of malls, spectacular views rather than parkades and silence to replace the sounds of the city.

MountainTales

Lisa Martus

Sep 74 min read

HOWZIT HAENERTSBURG HOMEGROWN MARKET

If you are in the area at the right time, visit the Howzit Haenertsburg Homegrown Market held on the Village Green. From unique crafts...

Lisa Martus

Aug 173 min read

THE MAGIC OF MAGOEBASKLOOF FARMSTALL

Tucked into the bend of the R71’s zigs or zags of the Magoebaskloof Pass into the Lowveld, the Magoebaskloof Farmstall is a great place...

Lisa Martus

Apr 122 min read

HAENERTSBURG AND MAGOEBASKLOOF MARKETS

THE WOODCUTTERS HOMESTEAD MARKET The twice-monthly Haenertsburg Mountain Market is set in the serene surroundings of Woodcutters...

Lisa Martus

Apr 32 min read

FRESH FROM THE FARM TO YOUR DOOR

The flavours of local, seasonal produce should delight and enchant your senses with vibrant colours and delicious scents. And Limpopo is...

MEET HAENERTSBURG ARTIST, RENIER OOSTHUIZEN

Lisa Martus

Mar 242 min read

MEET HAENERTSBURG ARTIST, RENIER OOSTHUIZEN

Renier Oosthuizen is a talented and popular artist living in the heart of Haenertsburg. He describes his art as mostly ‘impressionistic...

PACK A SNACK: Delicious local goodies for your Magoebaskloof picnic!

Lisa Martus

Mar 243 min read

PACK A SNACK: Delicious local goodies for your Magoebaskloof picnic!

Autumn is perfect picnic weather, so once you have chosen your favourite spot to spend the afternoon, start your quest for deliciousness...

LIMPOPO REPRESENTS SOUTH AFRICA AT COP27

Nyiko Gift Mutileni

Jan 92 min read

LIMPOPO REPRESENTS SOUTH AFRICA AT COP27

What does it take to make a difference in our ever-changing world? Is there a particular criterion one needs to meet in order to make a...

Lisa Martus

Sep 22, 20233 min read

THE MOUNTAIN HOMESTEAD MEANDER

Over the Spring weekend in Magoebaskloof, there is a new offering in the neighbourhood. Opening on 23 and 24 September 2023, The...

Bronwyn Egan

Aug 28, 20234 min read

THE UPPER LETABA CATCHMENT MEETINGS

Forests and Grasslands are like gold - rare but incredibly valuable and if we want to save our water, we need to save them too. In...

Bronwyn Egan

Aug 28, 20233 min read

WALK THE LOUIS CHANGUION TRAIL

As people, we walk! Well, that’s what we used to do: walk to gather firewood, walk to find berries, walk to follow the promise of meat in...

STANFORD LAKE COLLEGE - 25 YEARS IN THE MAKING

Beth Coetzee

Aug 28, 20234 min read

STANFORD LAKE COLLEGE - 25 YEARS IN THE MAKING

This year, Stanford Lake College celebrates 25 years. Following the establishment of Unicorn Preparatory as an independent school in...

Bronwyn Egan

Feb 24, 20236 min read

THE WATERSONG OF THE UPPER LETABA

‘Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.’ W.H. Auden We need a new watersong, a new love story - one which pulls...

Lisa Martus

Feb 24, 20235 min read

FASHIONING A CULTURE OF EMBRACE

Arriving at the Kaross Studio, it feels a million miles away from the world. Not just in terms of being off-the-beaten-track on a farm...

Becca Tooley

Feb 24, 20233 min read

YOGA… FIND THE PEACE WITHIN

I first discovered yoga when I was a teenager through my aunt who was a yoga teacher. This practice taught me to connect to and love my...

Becca Tooley

Feb 24, 20233 min read

A MOUNTAIN APOTHECARY - HEALING PLANTS

There is something magical about the winter season in Magoebaskloof. The looming mountains seem to glow in a constant golden halo...

Marloe Scott Wilson

Feb 24, 20232 min read

NOTES FROM A WINTER MOUNTAIN GARDEN

As I write, autumn has come to the mountains and the maples are turning those gorgeous reds and orange browns shot with yellow and gold....

THE PASSION & PURPOSE OF JURGEN WITT - LIMPOPO'S CULTURAL TREASURES

Lisa Martus

Feb 24, 20236 min read

THE PASSION & PURPOSE OF JURGEN WITT - LIMPOPO'S CULTURAL TREASURES

In the pursuit of his passion and purpose, Jurgen Witt developed a lifelong relationship with the cultural custodians of Limpopo and...

VILLAGE LIFE IN THE HAMLET OF HAENERTSBURG

Lisa Martus

Feb 22, 20234 min read

VILLAGE LIFE IN THE HAMLET OF HAENERTSBURG

Tucked into the embrace of the Wolkberg mountains on the edge of the Great Escarpment in Limpopo, lies the quaint village of...

LOOKING BACK… MOVING ON - THE MOUNTAIN GETAWAYS MAGAZINE

Mara Hermann

Feb 22, 20233 min read

LOOKING BACK… MOVING ON - THE MOUNTAIN GETAWAYS MAGAZINE

Paging through some of the earlier editions of the Mountain Getaways I came across an article entitled “Of days gone by”. It was a story...

Laurie Railton

Feb 22, 20232 min read

WALKING IN WOODBUSH

Laurie Railton is a member of The Thursday Hiking Group of Magoebaskloof which has been going for over 40 years, initially led by Secundo...

PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS OF LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Bronwyn Egan

Feb 22, 20232 min read

PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS OF LIMPOPO PROVINCE

“Got it! Streptocarpus galpinii!” Thanks to Sylvie Kremer-Khone’s new book, the small blue flower with a velvet leaf is a mystery no...

Marloe Scott Wilson

Feb 22, 20232 min read

REFLECTIONS IN MY MOUNTAIN GARDEN

As I walk around my gardens here in Haenertsburg, high in the Drakensberg mountains of Limpopo, I see how far we’ve come in nearly nine...

WHERE TO STAY...

One of our favourite places to stay on the Mountain is Bramasole Guesthouse….find out why..

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