Travel Writing
Where Angus finds a real story he produces and shares the editorial with his own qualified network of Africa and nature-enthusiast followers and interested traditional media.
Sunday Times
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Rwanda offers a fresh perspective for travellers, blending its natural beauty with a sense of community. From the shores of Lake Kivu to the wildlife of Akagera National Park, visitors can explore the diverse landscapes and culture of Rwanda. ‘I returned here, opened this place, to show my parents that I’d come home.” Odette Nyiramilimo,…
Read MoreThe time-out chair? At Anvil Bay guests have the beach literally to themselves, as far as the eye can see. In Mozambique’s Anvil Bay, this eco-lodge blends comfort with a respect for the surrounding landscape. When Paul Bell passed away this year due to health complications, he left a legacy as bright as the beach…
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Arrow-marked babblers, barbets, bulbuls and starlings congregate at mealtimes when ‘students’ break from lessons or return from a bush walk. (Photo: Angus Begg) The immersive 14-day course at the national park’s Makuleke Concession is designed for those who dreamt of being a guide as a child, but life interrupted. Or for those who simply want…
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Gugu Mathenjwa serving guests from Canada and Germany fynbos gin at sundowners over Lake Sibaya. (Photo: Angus Begg) This was not an imposed relationship, where developers move in and tell the community how it will ‘score’. The community elders knew in the 1990s — without the skills and experience needed to earn an income from…
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The view from Suther Peak in the Table Mountain National Park. (Photo:Angus Begg) Hikes that the whole family can do together are the best, and fortunately there are many of them scattered around the country, from the Drakensberg and Dullstroom to Magoebaskloof. This list of beautiful hikes for the whole family has been compiled with…
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An elephant herd in the Zambezi National Park, about 50m from the Zambezi River. Just one significant species of many in this park. (Photo: Angus Begg) An intimate camping adventure gets you among lions, buffaloes and elephants without luxury prices. ‘On my last walking safari in the Zambezi National Park we tracked lions for about…
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Bicycles were unheard of in the villages around Gorongosa before the restoration project began (Photograph Angus Begg) Angus Begg recounts the time he travelled to this sprawling game reserve, where Hollywood actors John Wayne, Gregory Peck and friends used to party in the 1950s and 60s. Banking low over the thick spring-green woodland, packed like…
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Judge, the white-backed vulture in rehabilitation, with his handler at the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust. (Photo: Angus Begg) Private investment into Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park not only has a positive spinoff for the people living there, but the establishment of safari camps is also a huge deterrent to poachers. ‘I have personally seen…
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