Africology 2
This Christmas, we’re steering away from garish red and gold palettes and gaudy smiling Santas (don’t get us wrong, these are fun too) and trying something a little different in the bush. We’ve looked at inspiration from all over the world, and it’s wonderful to see how many foreign style elements work so well in an African setting.
We asked the chefs at &Beyond’s Ngala Safari Lodge to hand over their recipe for their favourite gourmet festive treat. And here it is…
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Spend 8 days horseback riding through the rolling East African savanna, overnighting in ‘Out of Africa’-style safari tents and enjoying meals prepared over open fires under the stars.
‘You strike a woman, you strike a rock,’ were the words sung by hundreds of women as they marched to the Union Buildings on the 9th August 1956. Although that was 60 years ago, these words still ring true. Nowhere more so than in Balule Nature Reserve, where the Black Mamba all-women anti-poaching unit operates.
Built over an ancient elephant path, Mfuwe Lodge is renowned for its bountiful mango tree. Every spring, when the fruits ripen, an entire elephant herd lumbers through the lodge reception to gorge themselves on the feast beyond.
Kerry De Bruyn tells us what she loves most about this lodge in Tarangire National Park.