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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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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
Sep 7, 20244 min read
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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
Aug 17, 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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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...
Lisa Martus
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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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...
Lisa Martus
Mar 24, 20242 min read
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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...
Lisa Martus
Mar 24, 20243 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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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...
Lisa Martus
Sep 22, 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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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...
Beth Coetzee
Aug 28, 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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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...
Lisa Martus
Feb 24, 20235 min read
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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
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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...
Becca Tooley
Feb 24, 20233 min read
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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....
Marloe Scott Wilson
Feb 24, 20232 min read
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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...
Lisa Martus
Feb 24, 20236 min read
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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...
Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20234 min read
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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...
Mara Hermann
Feb 22, 20233 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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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...
Bronwyn Egan
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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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...
Marloe Scott Wilson
Feb 22, 20232 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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