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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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Spring Served Outside - The Al Fresco Flavours of Magoebaskloof
There is something about Spring in Magoebaskloof that makes staying indoors feel almost unreasonable. The mornings soften, gardens stir back into colour, new leaves brighten the forests and the mountain air carries that unmistakable promise of warmer days ahead. With the landscape coming alive around you, meals seem to belong outdoors too. It is the season for finding a table outside, ordering something delicious and forgetting, for a while, about doing anything else. Magoeba
Love Limpopo
Oct 183 min read
The New Luxury Is Connection Magoebaskloof and the Offline Travel Movement
In cities across the world, a quiet rebellion is underway. In Amsterdam and Utrecht, strangers gather for evenings where phones are surrendered at the door. In parts of the United States, restaurants are experimenting with lockable pouches to keep diners present at the table. Across Europe, “offline clubs” are redefining socialising through reading circles, craft evenings and conversation-led gatherings. What began as a niche wellness idea has evolved into something far more
Lisa Martus
Jun 175 min read
SPRING ON 'THE MOUNTAIN' .... A Celebration in Full Bloom
Every year, around the end of September, something quietly miraculous happens in Magoebaskloof and the small town of Haenertsburg. The...
Lisa Martus
Sep 8, 20252 min read
WHERE TO EAT | WINTER 2024
Haenertsburg and Magoebaskloof attract travellers from across the world, enchanted by the spectacular scenery, activities galore and a...
Lisa Martus
Jun 14, 20246 min read
WHERE TO EAT IN HAENERTSBURG & MAGOEBASKLOOF
Magoebaskloof and Haenertsburg attract travellers from across the world, enchanted by the spectacular scenery, activities galore and a...
Lisa Martus
Mar 21, 20245 min read
MY MAGOEBASKLOOF FOOD JOURNEY
Nestled in the breathtaking embrace of mountains and forests, Magoebaskloof and the small village of Haenertsburg give visitors a host of...
Kerry Gibson
Jan 3, 20243 min read
COUNT DOWN TO THE NEW YEAR AT THE IRON CROWN PUB
On the night of the 31st of December and the morning of the 1st of January, people in countries all over the world will get together to...
Lisa Martus
Dec 30, 20231 min read
SPRING IN MAGOEBASKLOOF & HAENERTSBURG: WHERE TO EAT
Zwakala Brewery, the northern-most Craft Brewery in the scenic Magoebaskloof Mountains is a favourite place to hang out, slow down and...
Lisa Martus
Sep 22, 20235 min read
WINTER GUIDE OF WHERE TO EAT IN MAGOEBASKLOOF & HAENERTSBURG
Zwakala Brewery, the northern-most Craft Brewery in the scenic Magoebaskloof Mountains is a favourite place to hang out, slow down and...
Lisa Martus
Aug 28, 20235 min read
HANDS UP FOR HAENERTSBURG! KWELA TOWN OF THE YEAR 2022
Villagers from all over the country believe that THEIR town is the most charming and friendly in the land. And of course, in the case of...
Lisa Martus
Feb 22, 20233 min read
FOOD FOR THE SOUL - 6 SIGNATURE WINTER FOOD EXPERIENCES IN MAGOEBASKLOOF
This winter’s food flavours are set to be warm and spicy as mountain temperatures drop to a daily average of around ten degrees, with...
Bridget Hilton-Barber
Feb 22, 20233 min read
THE ORIGINAL 'HAENERTSBURGER' AT THE IRON CROWN PUB & BISTRO
When the ‘Haenertsburger’ is brought to your table with a flourish at the Iron Crown, it is one of those ‘wow’ food moments where a meal...
Lisa Martus
Mar 26, 20222 min read
WHERE TO STAY...
One of our favourite places to stay on the Mountain is Bramasole Guesthouse….find out why..
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