Adventure Afrika

Adventure Afrika: a new, exciting and diverse magazine title which will be printed alongside an Afrikaans offering – Avontuur Afrika. Aimed at outdoor and adventure enthusiasts, Adventure-Avontuur Afrika will bring your dream trips to life with engaging content, packaged within multiple platforms to accommodate and cater to our audience preference. The core content pillars being entertainment, education and awareness; the content promises to push boundaries and showcase a world of adventure to print and digital audiences alike.

Adventure Afrika

WELCOME

Over to YOU!

Letter to the Editor

Happy birthday to the godfather of SA bakkies

TGB Blade 600 Series set to impress

Ineos Grenadier set to charge

Kia heralds in 2022 with all-new Sorento & Carnival • Kia South Africa launched two new vehicles in January – the all-new SUV flagship, the Sorento, and the people-moving Carnival, which replaced the Grand Sedona. After a stellar 2021 in which over 20 000 units were sold, this is just the start of what promises to be a busy year for the Korean automaker’s South African wing, with the next-generation Sportage also on the cards for 2022.

Roller coaster to victory • If there is one word to describe the 2022 Dakar Rally, it would be “roller coaster”. The Dakar is considered to be the toughest rally in the world, and while the race is generally characterised by extreme highs and the lowest of lows, the Toyota Gazoo Racing team’s 2022 event was the anaconda of Dakars. Jeanette Kok-Kritzinger attended the final stages of this magnificent sporting event as a guest of Toyota South Africa.

Gear gadgets

Mozambique’s grand magic • Our Mozambique adventure continues this month as we head east towards the coast, searching for good beach weather, scrumptious seafood and yes, more fishing!

Travel Guide A View of paradise

Behind the wheel: Fortuner 2.8 GD-6

Adventure and game viewing right on Jozi’s doorstep • People often think you need a big SUV and many days on the road to reach a remote location before your outing qualifies as an adventure. Mary Willemse set out to disprove this with a Suzuki Ignis and a tempting getaway just two hours from home in Jozi.

Behind the wheel: Small package with a massive heart

Travel Guide

Mesmerising migrations • Karin Marwick and hubby Neville Watson have always dreamt of travelling way up north to the Liuwa Plain and Kasanka national parks to witness two amazing migrations: the wildebeest from Angola, and the Kasanka fruit bats. Recently that dream became a reality thanks to the folks from Ultimate Adventures.

Useful Zambian travel tips

Unexpected gems of the Eastern Highlands • In the previous edition, we showed you the wonders of Gonarezhou and how to get there. Now George van Deventer of Trans Africa Safari Self Drive Adventures and Tours heads further east into Zimbabwe towards Mutare and the Bvumba Mountains.

Trans Africa calender: Tour Focus • George and Marlene van Deventer from Trans Africa Self Drive Adventure and Tours pride themselves in offering experiences with a difference, often venturing off the beaten track. Two of the highlights on their 2022 tour calendar include:

Success or struggle? • In the final installation of his three-part series of insightful tips on how to improve your overlanding experience, George van Deventer of Trans Africa Self Drive Adventures and Tours talks weight and power.

George’s top tips

Adventure with a cause • A decade or so ago, travel and adventure filmmaker Alti Fouché was disillusioned with rhino conservation projects. Despite her team risking their lives exposing the tragedies of poaching, she had seen few results. Recently she reconnected with nature and the rhino cause through the important work done by...