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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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CULTIVATING CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION
‘In our pursuit of perfect produce, let's pause to recognize that imperfection often signifies sustainability, revealing true beauty.’ -...
Nyiko Gift Mutileni
Aug 28, 20243 min read
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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 12, 20242 min read
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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...
Nyiko Gift Mutileni
Jan 9, 20242 min read
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CHARISMATIC CAPE PARROTS
A golden hue develops like a crown over World’s View Lookout as I sit in the morning silence. The morning's secret is about to be...
Daryl Van Der Merwe
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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SPRING ACTIVITIES OUT AND ABOUT IN MAGOEBASKLOOF
As the cold grip of winter loosens its hold, nature awakens in a kaleidoscope of vibrant colours and fragrant, balmy days during the...
Lisa Martus
Sep 22, 20235 min read
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FARM TO FORK WITH THE MOUNTAIN FOODIES
Travel should be about feeding all of your senses with the best there is on offer at your destination. We often forget that the real...
Lisa Martus
Aug 28, 202313 min read
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THE ZWAKALA EXPERIENCE
Sunlight streams through the dancing arms of the Zwakala giants… trees to play in, to dance around, to get married under. This space is...
Lisa Martus
Aug 28, 20233 min read
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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, 20234 min read
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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...
Bronwyn Egan
Aug 28, 20233 min read
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BECOME A CITIZEN SCIENTIST WITH iNATURALIST
South Africa is ranked as the third most biodiverse country in the world and home to over 95,000 known species due to its high levels of...
Nyiko Gift Mutileni
Aug 28, 20233 min read
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WEGRAAKBOSCH ORGANIC FARM
In the stillness of the morning, the melodious notes of the dawn chorus weave between the sounds of a farm moving into a new day. ...
Lisa Martus
Aug 28, 20233 min read
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OTTERHOLT ‘THE WAY IT SHOULD BE’
Dr Louis Clifford Thompson, Toban and Tamla McMahon’s great grandfather once made a suggestion about naming their farm, and three...
Lisa Martus
May 30, 20234 min read
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THE BIRDING LEGENDS OF MAGOEBASKLOOF
Surrounded by towering trees, there is a stillness in the forest broken only by melodious birdsong. Above the faint whispering wind...
Lisa Martus
May 29, 20236 min read
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CELEBRATING THE SONGBIRDS OF SPRING
Spring is a great time for birding in Magoebaskloof… the migrant species are flooding back in colourful flocks so that the males can...
Lisa Martus
Feb 24, 20232 min read
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SEEING THE WOOD FOR THE TREES IN THE FORESTS OF MAGOEBASKLOOF
Countless shades of green converge above you and the only sound is the gentle breeze rustling the living, leafy tips of the ancient...
William of the Woods
Feb 24, 20234 min read
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SLOW FOOD - CONNECTING PLANET & PLATE
Did you know that our gorgeous little village of Haenertsburg is part of the global Slow Food movement? The Slow Food movement began in...
Marloe Scott Wilson
Feb 24, 20234 min read
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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...
Bronwyn Egan
Feb 24, 20236 min read
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“NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST” EXPLORE MAGOEBASKLOOF
“Magoebaskloof is a home of wanderers... people who have been searching for home and have found it in the heart of the mountains,” says...
Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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EXPERIENCE MAGOEBASKLOOF
When the rain clouds roll in and the heavens open up...when the air fills with the smell of soaked earth I take a breath and...
Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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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...
Laurie Railton
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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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....
Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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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...
Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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STRIKING GOLD AT THE PENNEFATHER
High up in the hills, the sound of distant picks and shovels reverberates in an almost musical, if frenetic rhythm. The sharp ping-ping...
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Feb 10, 20233 min read
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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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Jun 16, 20222 min read
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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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