PERSIAN HOSPITALITY AT KUHESTAN FARM
Kuhestan Organic Farm is tucked into the edge of the Woodbush Forest, the second-largest Afromontane indigenous forest in the country. ...
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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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Handre Hay
Jan 43 min read
THE HI-TEC MAGOEBAS ULTRA TRAIL RUN... A Celebration of Community and Adventure
Taking place in the heart of South Africa's Limpopo province, the Hi-Tec Magoebas Ultra trail run entices adventure enthusiasts from...
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Daryl Van Der Merwe
Jan 32 min read
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...
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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...
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Lisa Martus
Jun 24, 20235 min read
BIRD(ERS) OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER
Birding has become an increasingly popular pastime over the last few years, and Magoebaskloof is renowned as one of the premier birding...
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Lisa Martus
May 29, 20236 min read
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...
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Lisa Martus
Feb 24, 20233 min read
MAGOEBAS ULTRA MARATHON
It is said that Magoebaskloof is something of a wild botanical garden. It is also called the ‘Land of Silver Mist’ with lush indigenous...
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Lisa Martus
Feb 24, 20232 min read
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...
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William of the Woods
Feb 24, 20234 min read
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...
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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...
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Feb 22, 20232 min read
OF BAT HAWKS AND BIRD GUIDES IN MAGOEBASKLOOF
‘Stop right here,’ he said, with a sharp and urgent tone. We were somewhere close to New Agatha, not far from the tar road, but I...
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Cath Green
Feb 22, 20233 min read
MAGIC AND MIST - THE MAGOEBASKLOOF HIKING TRAIL
After driving through the green and ochre landscape of Tzaneen, we dipped into the thick pine forests of Magoebaskloof, excited to start...
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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...
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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 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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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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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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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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Sandi Leigh Moore
Jun 16, 20222 min read
HIKING FROM DEBENGENI TO DOKOLEWA
Sandi Leigh Moore has always been an outdoor girl and when she discovered the magical Magoebaskloof, she was instantly attracted to the...
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Mar 16, 20222 min read
RESTORE YOUR SPIRIT AT BRAMASOLE GUESTHOUSE
"Soft, silken slips of cloud grow pink on their tips, soaking up the first rays of another golden day. The lake seems to stretch out to...
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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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