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Sustainability

Electric Landrover

by Kate Neill March 11, 2013
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Just Auto wrote an article on the Landrover trials all-electric Defender which we were incredibly excited about given our interest over the last three years in the zero emissions safari vehicle. Londolozi has been at the forefront of pioneering the first ever Zero Emissions Safari Vehicle. The vision for this vehicle is to run purely on [...]

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The Londolozi Learning Centre

by Kate Neill February 25, 2013
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Training at Londolozi has really taken off in the last five years. Everything from computer skills, tracking, sewing to knowing how to set a table are amongst the many things that make up the Londolozi Learning Centre. The Londolozi Learning Centre’s focus has been to endeavor to translate the Londolozi philosophy and ethic into practical, achievable and relevant [...]

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Londolozi’s Conservation Story

by Rich Laburn October 3, 2012
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Conde Nast Traveler-recommended safari specialist Ryan Hilton, a former guide at Londolozi, prepares guests for a unique, personalized experience: hand-selected guides, options for families and couples, photography-optimized vehicles, enhanced listening equipment and more. Through his travel company, AuthentEscapes, Ryan has just published this beautiful new video about the Londolozi Experience.  Take a watch below to [...]

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Hazyview Digital Learning Centre

by Rich Laburn September 5, 2012
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Earlier in August, the Hazyview Digital Learning Centre was finally opened.  A project that has been years in planning and months in the building, the opening was a very special day for the Good Work Foundation as well as the people in the communities surrounding Hazyview who will be positively affected by this leapfrog learning [...]

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The African STAR 2012

by Boyd Varty June 21, 2012
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The ancient cultures knew the power of the wilderness for healing. They would look to mother nature as a guide, go out on vision quests and come back from their days in the wilderness with a fresh sense of purpose and peace. I believe that the African Self Transformation Adventure Retreats (STAR) have become a [...]

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The Tracker Academy on CNN

by Rich Laburn April 17, 2012
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Over the last week, Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo have been featured on CNN’s African Voices talking about the Tracker Academy and their longstanding friendship. There are three videos below which take you through the story of how they began working together at Londolozi, Renias’ childhood in the bush veld and on a [...]

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About The Hazyview Digital Learning Center

by Rich Laburn April 4, 2012
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With the construction of the Hazyview Digital Learning Center now firmly underway, we thought we’d tell you a little bit more about this project and what it means for the future of education in South Africa and rural communities surrounding Londolozi. The Digital Learning Centre which will be managed by the Good Work Foundation (GWF) [...]

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Earth Hour 2012

by Rich Laburn March 29, 2012
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“Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history – Earth Hour.  More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2011 alone, sending a powerful message for action on climate change. It also [...]

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The Winner of the Good Work Foundation Raffle

by Rich Laburn March 5, 2012
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The Good Work Foundation, in association with Londolozi Game Reserve, Chad Cocking Wildlife Photography and Krugerpark.com, is pleased to announce the winner of the GWF raffle which ran during February 2012.  Congratulations goes to our winner: Katherine Siobhan Pearson The draw took place this last weekend, with Maya Groch, picking the lucky winner from the [...]

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How to Grow Vegetables with Rhino Dung

by Rich Laburn February 26, 2012
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“I feel like I’m not doing enough when I’m feeding this safari camp alone. We need to have other people coming from other areas to learn. They should know that we have nice vegetables that we are growing from rhino dung.” Liza de Guia of Food.Curated recently spent some time with the Londolozi family. In [...]

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Introducing: The Electric Landrover

by Rich Laburn January 9, 2012
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A brand new electric Land Rover arrived at Londolozi over Christmas. Courtesy of Barker Performance Products and Land Rover, the electric vehicle was sent here to be put through a rigorous and rough field test owing to the success and pioneering development of Londolozi’s first three prototype electric Land Rovers. Having unveiled this new product [...]

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Christmas Newsletter 2011

by Dave Varty November 28, 2011
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It’s been 5 years and at last we are DONE! Every camp at Londolozi has been refurbished, with the final phase being the complete overhaul of Varty Camp, whose roots go back as far as 1926. Reintroducing this “grand old lady” to our guests in March this year was a huge privilege. Varty Camp has enjoyed remarkable occupancies, tremendous support and amazing feed back from our industry partners, who seem to have really embraced the simplicity, tradition and return to old bushveld elegance that this Original Londolozi Camp offers…

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Pioneering the New Frontier of a Social Enterprise

by Rich Laburn November 15, 2011
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In a recent interview with CNN’s Marketplace Africa, Dave Varty talks to Robyn Curnow about balancing profit with conservation and how he is pioneering Londolozi’s organisational model towards a Social Enterprise…

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World Rhino Day

by Rich Laburn September 22, 2011
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Today is about celebrating the magnificent Rhinoceros! These incredible creatures who grace us with their presence throughout much of Africa have become synonymous with the battle that they are currently enduring against poaching. A complete lack of respect for wild animals and their well being; the separation of man from beast; the forgetting that we are all connected; that we are all part of the same canvas…

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Land Rover’s Revolutionary Electric Game Viewer

by Rich Laburn July 4, 2011
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A few weeks ago, Land Rover unveiled their brand new electric Land Rover at South Africa’s Tourism Indaba held in Durban. Their product is, quite simply, stunning and heralds a turning point in the era of sustainable tourism and zero emissions safaris. For us at Londolozi and, in particular, for our General Manager Stoff Kane-Berman, the commercial production of this electric Land Rover is the realisation of a three year dream pioneering this new aspect of the African safari experience…

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The Last Lions

by Rich Laburn February 21, 2011
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Africa… Here the ancient dramas of nature play themselves out. Ma di Tau, the mighty lioness has lost her mate, there are new rulers now and she must flee. With her cubs she’ll embark on a remarkable journey to a dangerous and unkown land in a quest for survival. And against all odds she will rise once more….

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Rhino’s are Critically Endangered

by Rich Laburn January 28, 2011
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2010 was the year of the rhino for Londolozi. 6 members of our team partook in the greulling Challenge4aCause in order to raise money and awareness for the Save the Rhino Trust in Damaraland. Now 6 months later, the cause for the protection of black and white rhino in Southern Africa is only getting stronger. One such conservation initiative is the Black Rhino Range Expansion project in conjunction with the WWF and supported by the Mazda Wildlife Foundation…

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Where The Wild Things Are…

by Rich Laburn December 28, 2010
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The Sabi Sands Ecologists recently released a census of the densities of herbivores moving through the Sabi Sands Wildtuin (Game Reserve). We are proud to report that many of the large densities of animals occur within the Londolozi property as seen on the maps below…

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Londolozi Christmas 2010

by Rich Laburn November 30, 2010
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IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR EFFORTS AND IN THE TRADITION OF OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS VIDEO: WE PRESENT………FROM THE BUSHVELD FILM STUDIOS OF LONDOLOZI, SOUTH AFRICA ……. TO OUR FRIENDS ACROSS THE WORLD……..THE LONG AWAITED, THE INCREDIBLE, THE UNFORGETTABLE, THE UPLIFTING…….NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON SCREEN —– “ LONDOLOZI…CHRISTMAS VIDEO 2010”

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The End of the Line

by Rich Laburn October 4, 2010
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“This is arguably one of the biggest problems in the world!” Really? How much of a problem can seafood be? I thought to myself whilst beginning to watch ‘The End of the Line’, a brand new documentary written by British journalist Charles Clover. Well it turns out quite a significant one…

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Hydropumps – The Next Big Thing?

by Rich Laburn September 13, 2010
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Nearly all of the articles I read about sustainability are toting ‘The Next Big Thing’. They talk about developments in this technology, challenges in that research and results in others. The sustainability revolution has gained massive traction over the last 4 years, however it has also demonstrated to me how much innovation we still need to create….

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The Vegetable Revolution

by Rich Laburn July 19, 2010

Vegetables aren’t the first thing that come to mind when you think of an African Safari. Wild animals, ancient trees and bushveld thunderstorms are perhaps more resonant with this much used term and yet the more I look at it, the more I believe that vegetables should be one of the instant connotations of an African Safari. To view the full post and video click on the heading above.

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Reel Gardening

by Rich Laburn April 29, 2010

Part of our big drive towards sustainability throughout Londolozi has been the development of a nursery and vegetable gardens in the Londolozi village. These hotspots are the foundations of a greater goal to decrease our carbon footprint whilst increasing the sustainability of organic foods and local champions’ income. The vegetables grown by the individuals at Londolozi are bought by the kitchen to ensure that fresh, organic produce is always being served to our guests. To view the full post and video click on the heading above.

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Ensuring Sustainability

by Rich Laburn March 15, 2010

Robert Sithole, Londolozi Habitat manager, is pioneering local industry and a lighter footprint through the initiation of his nursery and vegetable garden. Situated at the back of the Londolozi village, the nursery and vegetable garden have recently been restored and given a fresh outlook as a result of the planting and potting that has taken place over the last few weeks. To view the full post and video click on the heading above.

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Cop 15 – A Final Thought

by Rich Laburn January 7, 2010

This is a guest blog post from two individuals attending the Copenhagen Climate Change Conferece – Cop 15.
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Cop 15 – A perspective

by Rich Laburn December 12, 2009

This is a guest blog post from two individuals attending the Copenhagen Climate Change Conferece – Cop 15.
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The future is here

by Rich Laburn November 2, 2009

Climate change, destruction of eco-systems, carbon emissions and natural disasters are increasingly more common. How many of us set the intention to take responsibility for these issues? We should act on Gandhi’s advice by being the change we want to see in the world.
Eco tourism is the most fitting place for a sustainable approach to be taken. Yet still we all drive game viewers that emit fumes, utilize electricity powered with fossil fuels and use products that are nonessential.
Developing a sustainable lifestyle does not come about overnight though. It is a gradual shift in thinking and requires all parties concerned to understand the higher ideal. It is comprised of many small, achievable acts of kindness to the planet that generate momentum for the collective consciousness and culture.

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The First Zero Emissions Safari Vehicle – Part 2

by Rich Laburn August 12, 2009

Londolozi is one of the original pioneering lodges of the ecotourism industry in South Africa and an unashamedly family run, stand alone operation.

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The First Zero Emissions Safari Vehicle – Part 1

by Rich Laburn August 12, 2009

Last month, I took out Ross and Renee Parry Davies – guests who first visited Londolozi in 1974. The virgin bush is much the same but this time their game drive was in a solar-powered Land Rover!

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