{"id":13202,"date":"2021-05-28T08:54:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T06:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=13202"},"modified":"2024-05-28T12:41:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:41:35","slug":"treasures-of-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2021\/05\/28\/treasures-of-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasures of Africa&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>We\u2019ve got wild flower reserves and red-necked spurfowls, walking safaris and the most trafficked wild mammal in the world. And we\u2019ve got big sky country. Explore the treasures of Africa though the pages of these great books.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13860\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Walking-safaris.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Walking-safaris.jpg 800w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Walking-safaris-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Walking-safaris-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Walking-safaris-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Walking-safaris-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Walking-safaris-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Walking-safaris-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walking safaris are one of the best ways to explore our parks and reserves, and <strong>Walking Safaris of South Africa<\/strong> is a great place to start. With close to 60 guided walks, there\u2019s everything from short dawn and dusk walks to multi-day backpacking trails, from ultra-luxurious to wild camping under the stars. There are stories by hikers Hlengiwe Magagula and Denis Costello of tracking lions and elephant snacks (to inspire or scare) and masses of jolly useful info. <em>Struik.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13861\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Gamebirds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Gamebirds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Gamebirds-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Gamebirds-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Gamebirds-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Gamebirds-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Gamebirds-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Gamebirds-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gamebirds of Africa<\/strong> boasts being the definitive field guide, and this full-colour handbook includes everything you need to know to identify the 89 species, and is a useful addition to the libraries of bird enthusiasts. <em>Jacana.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13862\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Pangolins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Pangolins.jpg 800w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Pangolins-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Pangolins-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Pangolins-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Pangolins-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Pangolins-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Pangolins-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Pangolins \u2013 Scales of Injustice<\/strong>, Richard Peirce blends facts with fiction \u2013 keeping the story as close as possible to what\u2019s likely to have happened on a journey of a pangolin poached in Zimbabwe and taken to Joburg to be sold to a waiting trafficker. He includes methods and stats of the trade, explains the links between wildlife and Covid-19, and details China\u2019s response to the unfolding drama of the pandemic. <em>Struik.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13207 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-861x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-861x1024.jpg 861w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-336x400.jpg 336w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-768x914.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-1291x1536.jpg 1291w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-1721x2048.jpg 1721w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-696x828.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-1068x1271.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-353x420.jpg 353w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast-1920x2285.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/West-Coast.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/>\u2022Beginning at Melkbosstrand just north of Cape Town, and ending where the Orange River meets the Atlantic Ocean, <strong>The West Coast<\/strong> explores a captivating part of South Africa, and reveals a bounty of treasures that give the West Coast, or Weskus as locals call it, its particular allure. Leon Nell takes you on a trip through seaside villages and inland towns, exploring the history, fauna and flora and interesting attractions along the way. <em>Struik.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13204\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hidden-Karoo_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"914\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hidden-Karoo_1.jpg 914w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hidden-Karoo_1-387x400.jpg 387w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hidden-Karoo_1-768x794.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hidden-Karoo_1-696x720.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hidden-Karoo_1-406x420.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Big skies. Vast plains. Scrubby bushes and hardy trees. Flat-topped mountains and conical hills and secluded valleys. The Karoo. A place where dreams are born, legends are made, and outcasts find sanctuary.<br \/>\nA place where human lineage predates any written history, whose story is revealed through geology, fossils and artefacts. Those of us who\u2019re lucky enough to have travelled through and stayed in the Karoo know its beauty \u2026 a beauty that\u2019s been captured through a series of astonishing photo-essays in <strong>Hidden Karoo.<\/strong><br \/>\nThis coffee-table book offers readers a snapshot of the region, with a glimpse into towns and villages, farms and churches, public buildings and private homes, all against a backdrop of awe-inspiring landscapes.<br \/>\nPatricia Kramer and Alain Proust\u2019s book will delight fans of the area \u2026 and tempt those who\u2019ve never been to explore the incredible Karoo (which derives from the Khoekhoe word karus, meaning dry, barren or thirsty land). It\u2019s a book you\u2019ll spend hours reading, with fascinating new facts on every page. Magnificent!<em> Struik.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Compiled by:<\/strong> Kym Argo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve got wild flower reserves and red-necked spurfowls, walking safaris and the most trafficked wild mammal in the world. And we\u2019ve got big sky country. 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