From fine dining to big hotels and golf estates, Juan van Deventer has tried a few things as a chef. But at Groot Phesantekraal in the Durbanville Hills, he’s found his groove.

The Eastern Cape has been a crucible of black leadership for generations, and the Steve Biko Heritage Trail is dedicated to an extraordinary visionary.

It’s risky business flying low and slow in hostile conditions, all in the name of conservation. SUE ADAMS meets the aviators who don’t give it a second thought.

At 68 kilometres, Prince Alfred’s Pass between Knysna and Uniondale is the longest in the country and a boon for anyone wanting an adventure.

Near the southernmost point of Africa, the Agulhas Wine Route in the Overberg is making waves.

Nectarines make a great dessert for an otherwise heavy meal. This recipe is, therefore, a perfect way to end a meal entertaining guests.

FIONA MCINTOSH explores the forests and rugged coastline of the Garden Route on a luxury, guided Plettenberg glamping trail in Diepwalle.

A stone storybook from five million years ago, the West Coast Fossil Park has fascinating tales, is one of the richest fossil fields on the planet and home to an ancient Big Five, marine animals and Africa’s only bear.

On the latest Country Life Podcast Nancy Richards interviews Lynton Burger about his novel, “She down there”.

OBIE OBERHOLZER celebrates the main roads, the back roads, and most of all the country roads that make up this unbelievable country.

South Africa’s first slackpacking trail has just turned twenty. FIONA MCINTOSH celebrates by re-walking the Wild Coast Meander.

The Agave americana, that spiky plant you see all over the Eastern Cape Karoo, can feed, heal, soothe and certainly lift your spirits.

The Battle of the mole is long and bitter, but just when all seems lost, OBIE OBERHOLZER produces a secret weapon, and fortunes change.

DALE MORRIS and his son set off for Sodwana on a mission to find the white-spotted pufferfish. Easier said than done. First they need to learn how to SCUBA dive.

LIZ MCKENZIE takes the Napi Wilderness Trail to see the Kruger National Park at its best.

Chef Timothy du Preez adds flair and a modern twist to ouma’s traditional recipes at Sanbona’s Gondwana Family Lodge.

No three words ring louder for Obie Oberholzer. Up. The. Pass. The Grootrivier Pass. From his home in Nature’s Valley, up it leads through ancient yellowwoods to the plateau at the top, where many things happen.

Following droughts the Gariep dam’s wall and its thundering rivers became a tourist attraction when the drought finally broke in April 2018.

The Jersey girls of Ganzvlei cheese farm are churning out award-winning cheeses.

GREG LANDMAN meets the finest winemakers in the country and today chats to Matthew Copeland of Vondeling.

PETER SULLIVAN takes a trip to the top of the Magaliesberg for battlefield history and a spot of bird watching.

Pass chasers can score some of the country’s best highs in the magnificent Eastern Cape Highlands.

This recipe blends warm, rich chocolate with light, fruity ice cream and a crunchy cookie dust. If that doesn’t sound ideal, you may not be human.

Once notorious as a crime hotspot in Joburg, The Wilds has been transformed by the energy of one man.