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...
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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.
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Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20232 min read
GO HIKING IN MAGOEBASKLOOF
Take your heart for a walk in the woods and listen to the magic whispers of old trees.... of time and space and all that is timeless....
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Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20231 min read
CHEERIO ROAD FOREVER...
Like the Strawberry Fields of the iconic Beatles song, Cheerio Road is an enchanted place, a song in your heart…. Hidden in the heart of...
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Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20232 min read
FIND ADVENTURE ALONG ROUTE 71
There are a million reasons to fall in love with Limpopo, along Route 71… there is something for everyone, from young couples or...
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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...
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Lisa Martus
Feb 13, 20232 min read
STOP OFF AT STELLA’S FARM DELI ON ROUTE 71
Emmual and Hester Human moved to ‘The Mountain’ from Singapore in 2017. Emmual grew up in Tzaneen and his family farm is in the Georges...
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Lisa Martus
Feb 13, 20233 min read
SENSATIONAL SUMMERTIME AT THE WATERWHEEL COUNTRY RETREAT
You know that beautiful screensaver you have? ... The one where the sun is setting in a blaze of colour reflecting the sky in the...
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Lisa Martus
Feb 12, 20232 min read
10 THINGS TO DO ALONG ROUTE 71
Stretching from Polokwane, the gateway to the area, Route-71 makes for a spectacular road trip starting with the scenic escarpment of the...
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Lisa Martus
Feb 10, 20233 min read
A NEW CHAPTER FOR COPPERWING
Everyone agrees that Copperwing Guesthouse, nestled on a hill just a kilometre from the village of Haenertsburg is a relaxing retreat for...
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Feb 10, 20233 min read
HAENERTSBURG IN THE LAND OF THE SILVER MIST
From the research of Professor Louis Changuion PART ONE ‘The Mountain’, has been described as the region ‘where the Wolkberg Massif...
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Dec 12, 20226 min read
BRING ON SUMMER - LOVE LIMPOPO'S HOT PICKS FOR SUMMER CAMPING
We love summer in Limpopo… lazy days under skies that stretch on forever… and let’s face it, Limpopo is HOT in every way, so we’re going...
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Lisa Martus
Aug 22, 20224 min read
THE BOHEMIAN GUESTHOUSE & EATERY IN TANTALISING TZANEEN
Down a quiet road off the busy Circle Drive in Tzaneen, the charcoal exterior belies what you find inside the unconventional, artistic...
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Lisa Martus
Aug 22, 20223 min read
OLIVE TREE - GO2TZANEEN
Limpopo is best known for those iconic scenes of a giraffe silhouetted against the sky as the sun sets in a blaze of gold over the...
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Lisa Martus
Aug 22, 202211 min read
MOUNTAIN CLAN - MEET THE MACMAHONS
‘Magoebaskloof is a home of wanderers... people who have been searching for home and have found it in the heart of the mountains,” says...
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Bronwyn Egan
Aug 22, 20224 min read
ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE - EDIBLE INSECTS
We are creatures of the veld and forest, even though as modern humans we do our foraging at the food store and our gathering at the...
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Nyiko Gift Mutileni
Aug 22, 20223 min read
WHAT IS iNATURALIST?
When I was introduced to iNaturalist in 2018, like the traditionalist that I am, I chose not to use the technology. Sure, I created an...
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Lekau Phoshoko
Aug 22, 20223 min read
HEAVENLY HIKING IN THE WOLKBERG
‘My Love for Adventure Tourism started in 2009 when I was introduced to this industry through my studies and it was love at first sight,’...
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Bridget Hilton-Barber
Aug 22, 20223 min read
MINA'S NEIGHBOURHOOD MARKET UNITED 'THE MOUNTAIN'
Bridget Hilton Barber is a well-known writer, photographer, author and lover of life in Limpopo. She grew up at Kings Walden, a soulful...
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Aug 22, 20226 min read
PUT SOME ZING IN YOUR SPRING - PICNICS IN MAGOEBASKLOOF
Spring is one of the best times in the year to discover all that Magoebaskloof has to offer with the floral display at Cheerio Gardens, a...
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Elmarie Whelan
Aug 22, 20224 min read
BLOOMING MARVELOUS
Making the most of your Spring Photography Tips and Techniques from Elmarie Whelan of Film and Fiesta... Delicate pink and white...
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Toban Kahn McMahon
Jun 16, 20223 min read
DISCOVER THE HAENERTSBURG GRASSLAND
Toban Kahn McMahon is a local from Haenertsburg, a third-generation farmer whose family have owned and operated a unique business Thomac...
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Jun 16, 20222 min read
AUTUMN BIRDING IN MAGOEBASKLOOF
An ancient Yellowwood stretches its long limbs towards the open sky... flirting with the clouds. The low booming call of a Samango Monkey...
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Jun 16, 20222 min read
GREATER MOOKETSI NATURE RESERVE
Long fingers of light caress the mountainside as the setting sun turns the valley to gold. The panoramic views down the Kudu’s River...
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Elmarie Whelan
Jun 16, 20222 min read
AUTUMN WEDDINGS AND WONDERS
Autumn. The air is crisp and peaceful, but the sun rays warm up your skin. Golden trees stand out against blue skies - the fallen...
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WHERE TO STAY...
One of our favourite places to stay on the Mountain is Bramasole Guesthouse….find out why..
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