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...
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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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Lisa Martus
- Sep 22
- 3 min
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...
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Lisa Martus
- Sep 22
- 5 min
BRING ON SPRING
When Spring jumps out at you with all the exuberance of a joyful young child, you know you have to ditch the detritus of winter and put a...
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Bronwyn Egan
- Aug 28
- 3 min
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...
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Nyiko Gift Mutileni
- Aug 28
- 3 min
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...
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Deon Pienaar
- Aug 28
- 2 min
TRACKS & TRAILS - THE OTTERHOLT MEANDER
‘The Mountain’ is known as an adventure-tourism destination with its abundance of hiking trails, mountain biking tracks, and exciting...
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Lisa Martus
- Aug 28
- 4 min
WINTER ACTIVITIESINDOORS AND OUT
If you're looking for a unique winter experience, Magoebaskloof is the perfect destination for all ages with many exciting winter...
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Lisa Martus
- Aug 28
- 2 min
THE IRON CROWN TRAIL RUN
The Iron Crown Trail Run in Magoebaskloof is an annual event organised by Rotary Haenertsburg, attracting runners from all over the...
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Lisa Martus
- Aug 28
- 1 min
THE WOLKBERG TRAIL RUN
The Wolkberg Trail Run (WTR), hosted by Stanford Lake College, will take place this year on the 5th and 6th of August. It takes place...
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Lisa Martus
- May 30
- 3 min
HIKE, BIKE AND PURSUE FITNESS AT NOKO RESORT
Jerry Ramodike was born in Lenyenye near Tzaneen where his father hails from and later moved to live with his grandparents in...
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Lisa Martus
- May 30
- 4 min
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...
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Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa
- Feb 24
- 3 min
TOP-5 SPRINGY THINGS FOR KIDS
‘Magoebaskloof is a perfect weekend getaway,’ says Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa, a recent transplant to Haenertsburg who loves grasslands. When...
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Lisa Martus
- Feb 24
- 2 min
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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Lisa Martus
- Feb 24
- 2 min
GET COZY - CABIN FEVER AT STANFORD LAKE LODGE
When winter’s icy fingers have a tight grip on plans to get away, and even if the misty mountains of Magoebaskloof live up to their name,...
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Sandi Leigh Moore
- Feb 23
- 4 min
AN OROPHILE’S VIEW OF THE IRON CROWN
Let me tell you about ‘our’ mountain and why I have given myself the title of Queen Orophile. An Orophile is defined as a ‘lover of...
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Lisa Martus
- Feb 22
- 3 min
ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT… ROWING CLUB @ EBENEZER DAM
According to the Haenertsburg Rowing Club Founder, Valentine Blacking, the Ebenezer Dam probably has some of the best water in South...
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Laurie Railton
- Feb 22
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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 22
- 1 min
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...
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Lisa Martus
- Feb 13
- 3 min
SENSATIONAL SUMMERTIME AT THE WATERWHEEL COUNTRY RETREAT
You know that beautiful screensaver you have? ... The one where the sun is setting in a blaze of colour reflecting the sky in the...
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- Aug 22, 2022
- 6 min
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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Toban Kahn McMahon
- Jun 16, 2022
- 3 min
DISCOVER THE HAENERTSBURG GRASSLAND
Toban Kahn McMahon is a local from Haenertsburg, a third-generation farmer whose family have owned and operated a unique business Thomac...
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Bridget Hilton-Barber
- Jun 16, 2022
- 6 min
HOW 'THE MOUNTAIN' SURVIVED
It is testament to the tenacity of the people of Magoebaskloof and Haenertsburg village, that two years into the pandemic, this friendly...
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Thabiso Sekhula
- Mar 26, 2022
- 4 min
1000 LIMPOPO SECRETS
It was the biggest shock of 2019… well, at least for our colleagues and friends. It was the year we decided to leave full-time jobs in...
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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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