Phil Scott-Riddell is our Cover Story for our final Issue of 2024, giving us inspiration on how he went from being a pilot in Dubai with Emirates Airlines, to a boutique lodge owner in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. In this exciting Issue, we take you to Wilderness’ King’s Pool Camp on the shores of Linyati River, explore Seychelles, check out Southern Africa’s only Ski Resort in Lesotho, and head into Cape Town for a little more boutique pampering and dining. All this and more as you flick through our pages! Tuck in and enjoy!
Current Magazine Issues
Travel Essence Magazine Year End Issue
New Issue!
Mike Tavares speaks entrepreneurship and creating access to Africa through Ojimah. Journey with us to UNESCO Heritage sites – Botswana’s Okavango Delta, Tanzania’s Stone Town in Zanzibar and Liwonde National Park in Malawi. This Issue is packed with some of our best travels over the past few weeks!
Travel Essence Magazine Jul-Aug 2024
Featuring Vikki Jackson & Sian Loehrer, the cover story hones in on what it has taken the duo to build a luxury travel business. Cape Town boutique hotels and residents, why you should visit Mauritius, cultural immersion in Eswatini and so much more! Www.travelessence.com to see us online!
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Travel Essence Magazine May June 2024
Mike Tavares speaks entrepreneurship and creating access to Africa through Ojimah. Journey with us to UNESCO Heritage sites – Botswana’s Okavango Delta, Tanzania’s Stone Town in Zanzibar and Liwonde National Park in Malawi. This Issue is packed with some of our best travels over the past few weeks!
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Recent Magazine Issues
Travel Essence Magazine Jan-Feb 2024
She’s more than an inspiration to her family, friends and fast-growing audiences across social media. When we caught wind of the incredibly adventurous travel content creator Pelumi Nubi’s ambitions to kick off 2024 with a drive a solo drive from London to Lagos, we had to reel her in for a coffee soak up her infectious energy and talk through the motivation for what could be described as one of her most daunting solo adventures to date!
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October-Nov 2023 Issue!
Yet another exciting Issue featuring the incredible talent Juliet Ibrahim as she weighs on how her pan-African heritage has shaped her world view. We also take you to the many exciting destinations we’ve explored in South Africa, Zimbabwe and the Maldives Islands, before circling back to the UAE and neighbouring Oman!
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August 2023 Issue!
We are delighted to bring you yet another inspired Issue, featuring – Thando Magumise speaks on The opulence of the UAE fashion industry and the diversity has greatly influenced us over the last few years. As a result of the exposure to both cultures, we’ve been inspired to continuously push the bar to design clothing with and African influence but adopted by all.
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May-Jun 2023 Issue!
We are delighted to bring you yet another inspired Issue, featuring – Marlvin Gwese speaks on his journey from Zimbabwean Sommelier to Winemaker based in South Africa, we meet hospitality entrepreneur Thabang Rapotu, connect with Chef Richie from Dubai’s Miss Lily’s restaurant, scale Africa’s top desert destinations and unpack the Great Wilderness Migration happening in May through September of each year in Tanzania and Kenya.
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Mar-Apr 2023 Issue!
We are delighted to bring you yet another inspired Issue, featuring Dubai-based South African Restauranteur Natasha Sideris of Tasha’s Group as our cover story. Hear from our resident contributors on the transformative power of travel, details of trips to Victoria Falls, the tourism upsurge in Ghana’s Volta Region, and the coolest hang-out spots in Kigali. Journey with us to Mozambique’s Benguerra Island, experience exceptional luxury safari hospitality at Singita Boulders, and traverse Cape Town and its surroundings!
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Past Magazine Issues
From the pulse of great cities onto adventures within wide plains, journey with us across Africa and the Middle East
Travel Essence Magazine Dec 2022 Issue
In our last Issue of 2022, we speak with Farai Chimba, General Manager of the iconic, 119-year-old Victoria Falls Hotel […]
Travel Essence Magazine Oct-Nov 2022
Amapiano Icon FOCALISTIC takes to the stage in Dubai at the All Africa Festival, and we get to hear from […]
Summer Closing Issue | Aug 2022
Meet Suzanne Brown, a tourism entrepreneur who wears many hats, with “Safari Mom” being her most prized! Check out one […]
Travel Essence Magazine June 2022
In our June 2022 Issue, we connect with Nick Holme as he takes on an awe-inspiring expedition of walking 800km […]
Travel Essence Magazine Mar-Apr 2022
On the cover: Zimbabwe’s famed musical icon Jah Prayzah on bringing the heartbeat of Zimbabwe’s music to Dubai. Learn the […]
Travel Essence Magazine Jan-Feb 2022
In our first Issue of 2022, we learn more about what inspired Travel Essence Magazine from our Editor-in-Chief, Yvonne Mtengwa, […]
Vintage Magazine Issues
From the pulse of great cities onto adventures within wide plains, journey with us across Africa and the Middle East
Travel Essence Magazine December 2020
In our December Issue we connect with CEO of Ker & Downey® Africa Lee Kelsall on building legacies through luxury […]
Travel Essence Magazine Issue 5 November 2020
In this November 2020 Issue, we get up close with the Rwanda Ambassador to the UAE, His Excellency Emmanuel Hategeka […]
Travel Essence Magazine October 2020
October’s Issue of Travel Essence Magazine is packed! In our cover story, we connect with South African TV personality Chef […]
Travel Essence Magazine September 2020
It keeps getting better! As we welcome the skies opening, September’s Issue brings you more compelling interviews from African tastemakers […]
Travel Essence Magazine Issue 2 August 2020
In the August Issue of Travel Essence Magazine, we hear from Taste-makers Zephne Weston, Luke Brown, Mosi Wines Founder Tongai […]
Travel Essence Magazine Issue 1 July 2020
Introducing the Inaugural Issue of Travel Essence Magazine, a digital magazine curated to connect expat communities living and working in […]