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The sun over the sea at Ponta Macumbo, seen from the dune above a wide empty beach where a stream crosses the sand

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Scouting the next trips: bush and beach

Southern Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal ·

Scouting trip · Three stops

We have just been on the road again: southern Mozambique and northern KwaZulu-Natal, checking out a new lodge on the Mozambique coast and popping into Mziki Game Reserve, a private lodge attached to the Phinda reserve. Both were fantastic.

The short version up front: I return to the Mozambique lodge, Casa Bella, in October with a small group of Austrian fishermen and adventurers for a week of action. Watch this space for the post trip blog.

  1. Three giraffes standing in low bush covered in yellow winter flowers under a blue sky

    Maputo Elephant Reserve

    First stop on the way up.

    The reserve was in its yellow winter bloom, and the giraffes were standing right in it.

  2. A man standing at a table on the wooden deck at dusk, two guests stretched out in chairs beside him, the sea and the shore below under a pink sky

    Casa Bella · Ponta Macumbo

    Then the reason for the run.

    The new lodge sits on the dune with the beach right below, and it is where the October group will be based.

    What is included in October
  3. A white rhino standing on the dirt track in front of the game drive vehicle, seen from under its canvas roof

    Mziki · Phinda

    From the beach into the bush.

    A private lodge inside the Phinda Game Reserve, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. A white rhino held the road.

The wooden deck at Casa Bella with benches under a shade sail and the thatched, open-fronted bar and dining room behind
The deck and the bar at Casa Bella.
A wide sandbar with a tidal stream cutting through it and a wave bursting against the rocky point behind
The sandbar at the point, tide on its way in.
An angler standing in the white water of the shore break, casting towards a rocky point at the end of the beach
Fishing straight off the beach.
Two boats resting on the wet sand of the bay at low tide, the sun setting over calm water behind them
The boats in for the evening, low tide in the bay.

“This strip of South Africa and Mozambique is the ideal area to combine bush and beach.”

There are properties to suit every budget, catering to families and to adventurers. Give me a call and I would be happy to help design and plan your next getaway.

Gordy

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