Posts by Angus Begg
Lodge Review: Zimbabwe’s Ingwe Camp, Mana Pools
Today’s lodge review is an 80 minute flight from Harare, Zimbabwe, to the first of Machaba Safaris’ twin Mana Pools offerings – the inland Ingwe Camp, and River Camp. The latter is situated in what is regarded by many locals as one of the best locations on the river. Ingwe Camp is 40 minutes…
Read MoreWhy Choose Lodge A over Lodge B?
A lodge is a lodge is a lodge? Not exactly, but in the high-end space, it’s close…
Read MoreThe Thin Green Line – World Ranger Day
‘It’s rangers in the service of national parks who are most at risk…’
Read MoreA New Safari Frontier
There’s a new safari frontier in town, stirring in the sands of that place known by most as Namibia’s Caprivi Strip. However context is everything, so let me take you back a bit. Named after governor Count Leo von Caprivi , who ruled the then German colony in the late 19th century, it remains the…
Read MoreWriting for Travel Media
The writing came first. I loved writing essays at school, anything to do with general knowledge, an interest that gradually morphed into the passion for wildlife and conservation. It takes years to make the right connections in the travel media industry. Key is to identify the right publications for me, those that speak to my…
Read MoreWhat is Luxury
In creating my website, just published, with a few tweaks happening at the back-end, I had the occasion to look back through a very large archive. This task ended up dovetailing with a private Namibia-Cape Town safari that I was designing for clients disembarking from a rather exclusive ship doubling up as a residence-at-sea. One…
Read MoreKenya’s Masai Mara, Tsavo, Chyulu Hills, Samburu and the Laikipia plateau.
With the story of Naivasha’s Happy Valley, they roll off the savanna. Maybe you wish to combine your safari with Lamu island, the gorillas of Bwindi or Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls. Let’s plan your trip together.
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