The show will be broadcast every Thursday at 21:30 on Mzansi Magic, DStv channel 161, with repeats on Saturdays at 10:30. It will be hosted by popular actress Rami Chuene and renowned life coach Romeo Mabasa. The series will showcase the heartfelt stories of ordinary people taking much-needed time away to mend broken bonds.
SANParks’ managing executive for tourism development and marketing, Hapiloe Sello, said, “Away for Repair will treat viewers to an emotional roller coaster as four teams of two undergo a relationship boot camp against the spectacular backdrops of seven of South Africa’s prime national parks.”
The series will showcase the diversity of the national parks to the Mzansi Magic audience as well as the range of fun and educational activities available in these destinations.
There will also be an emphasis on the value of spending time in nature on emotional well-being – how the national parks are places to escape, to reconnect, and to revitalise, hence the relationship boot camp theme.
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Participants will travel from the mysteries of Southern Africa’s first ancient African kingdom in the Mapungubwe National Park to the rugged coastline and deep forested gorges of the Tsitsikamma National Park through to the iconic Kruger National Park.
The series will see the teams compete in various adventures that will challenge them physically and mentally, all in a bid to repair their broken bonds.
The teams include a pair of varsity friends dealing with a deep betrayal, sisters yearning for acknowledgment of past hurts, a married couple that have lost their foundation of trust, and a mother and daughter in deep need of unlearning their toxic behaviour.
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The winning team will win an all-expenses-paid weekend stay at the Skukuza Safari Lodge situated in the Kruger National Park. The runners-up will walk away with an all-expenses-paid weekend getaway to the Golden Gate Highlands National Park.
For more information on the reality series, visit www.sanparks.org/away-for-repair/ #AwayForRepair.
