Bush Breaks

1 Limpopo Zvakanaka

Louis Trichardt

ail and Al Maytham are the owners of this Soutpansberg sanctuary. Checking in on us to ensure we are comfortably settled into our thatched, self-catering chalet – the Madala’s Cottage – Gail invited us to share sundowners on the farm stoep. It is a buoyant, cheerful affair (and I get an inside scoop on the local mountain gossip). Gail is the one to ask about things to do in the area, such as the Ribola Art Route (which she advises is better to visit during the week), and a shopping trip to a local baobab skincare factory. Although just 74 hectares, this bushveld farm has a big heart. Ideal for leisurely walks, we stumbled across bushbuck and only the calls from a flock of Crested Guineafowl interrupted our rambling reverie. Zvakanaka feels totally removed from civilisation