There's a fresh issue of Getaway Magazine on sale now, and it's the September 2026 edition — a sign that South Africa's best-known travel title is moving into its spring coverage cycle while much of the northern hemisphere winds down its summer season.
For anyone who hasn't come across it, Getaway is a long-running South African travel magazine covering road trips, national parks, hiking routes, safari destinations and coastal escapes, with a strong lean toward local and regional adventures across South Africa and its neighbours. Each issue typically blends destination features with practical planning advice, gear notes and photography-heavy escapes — the kind of reading that works both as inspiration and as an actual trip-planning tool.
The announcement itself is short on detail: the magazine's site simply confirms the new issue is available to buy. Specific cover features for September 2026 aren't listed in the notice, so if you want to know what's inside, the quickest route is to grab a copy at a South African newsagent or check the magazine's own site or subscribe for delivery.
Why does this matter to travellers? For one, it's a useful barometer of what South African travellers are thinking about as spring arrives — a season that coincides with whale watching along the Western Cape coast, wildflower displays in Namaqualand in August and September, and the start of prime hiking weather. Travel magazines like this one often surface smaller towns, nature reserves and drives that don't make international coverage, which makes them a genuinely handy resource if you're planning a self-drive trip through the Cape, the Garden Route or further afield into Namibia or Botswana.
If you're heading to South Africa and want local-voice recommendations beyond the usual guidebooks, flipping through a current issue — in a bookshop or online — is an easy, cheap way to build a shortlist. Worth a browse if you're in the country; worth subscribing to if South Africa is a repeat destination for you.
