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In this edition get ready to go hiking in the Amatolas; venture across the oceans to Mauritius and the UK; we showcase some of the best accommodation available in our “Selected Places” feature and take you on the newest 4x4 route which has just been opened between South African and the mountain kingdom of Lesotho

A Travellers Guide To The Pilanesberg

The Pilanesberg region of the North West Province in South Africa is a tourists playground with the unpretentious Pilanesberg National Park providing the backbone to this thriving tourist destination. Luxury game lodges, family-friendly resort complexes and numerous adventure activities both in and out of the park all come together to offer guests a unique, diverse and memorable holiday.

3 mins

A Slice Of Heaven Anyone?

IN A REMOTE CORNER OF NORTHERN KWAZULU NATAL, A SMALL SLICE OF HEAVEN AWAITS ALL WHO ARE BATTLE WEARY FROM THE INCESSANT DEMANDS OF OUR DAILY LIVES. IT’S CALLED THONGA BEACH LODGE. THIS SLICE OF HEAVEN COMES WITH A WARNING, HOWEVER. ONCE YOU TASTE IT, YOU WILL BE LEFT WITH AN INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR MORE.

4 mins

Wilderness Bush Camp

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN A WILD, RAVING BEAUTY GETS A HOLD ON YOUR HEART AND SIMPLY WON’T LET GO? IF YOU’VE GOT ANY SENSE, YOU DO WHAT JOHN PFAFF DID – THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS AND RESIGN YOURSELF TO YOUR FATE.

3 mins

Innovation In The Indian Ocean

Many of the greatest brands in the world share synonymous character traits - they are brave, irreverent, unapologetic, and the majority have a sense of humour. most importantly, they innovate, the master currency of differentiation. Think Apple, Starbucks, Nespresso, Nike, or virgin. you’ll have a list of your own that spring to mind, but ultimately re-writing the script is what they do best. And in a market that is divided into leaders and followers, for every one of those brands, we can cite dozens of their competitors who try in vain to replicate them.

5 mins

Hiking The Amatola

This marathon trail between king Williams Town and Hogsback traverses verdant indigenous forest and scales majestic mountain peaks. It’s not for the faint of heart, however...

4 mins

Tenikwa - Wildlife Rehabilitation & Awareness Centre

Much of South Africa’s wildlife is being forced to adapt to surviving on urban fringes as more and more open spaces become transformed into human dwellings. This continued escalation over the last decade has created a steady decline in our wildlife population. The founders of Tenikwa, recognising the growing need for intervention, as early as 2002, have since played an important role in working consistently towards reversing this unfortunate trend.

3 mins

Caracal

A caracal recently caught on camera killing twenty African penguins near Cape Town was probably hoping the blame would be pinned on a lynx.

4 mins

Travelling To Paranoia

Carl Jung, the student and critic of Sigmund Freud, had a complicated theory about synchronicity. That’s an upmarket word for coincidence. Jung thought there was some kind of force at work in the universe that connects people and events in a weird, creepy kind of way. You know the sort of thing: you’re just thinking about returning the lawnmower you borrowed from your neighbour six months ago and suddenly there he is knocking angrily on the door. OK, maybe a bit weirder than that, but you get the drift.

3 mins

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Wildside is for people who love to travel, to escape the city, and are enchanted by the mountains, ocean, animals, wilderness, and even the stars. This hot shot travel mag brings you enthralling stories on travel destinations and adventure in South Africa.
Wildside is for people who love reading about travel even when they are stuck in the city plotting their next escape. It is for people who care about the future of our planet, are anti-poaching, and are conservationists at heart. Top conservation stories appear in every edition. It is for people who know that adventure is within and find a thrill in discovering new places. Wildside is the magazine that takes you there.