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Helen Young

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Helen guided at Londolozi from 2007 to 2013, coming to the reserve after pursuing her post-graduate studies in conservation management. A natural story-teller with a fondness for clapping loudly round the fire during guitar nights, Helen now works as head researcher and content ...

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on Meet the trackers – Bennet on the Bonnet

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I would love to have the pleasure of being on a Bennet guide safari drive.

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Bennet you are a ROCK STAR!!!! keep it up- and thanks!

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My family and I have had the privilege of having Bennet tracking for us on two amazing trips to Londolozi. What a great guy and amazingly talented tracker. We will always remember driving through the mist with Bennet and Alfie on an atmospheric morning in 2011. As we started off into the undergrowth the mist closed in and we were all thinking that it would be impossible to spot anything. But just before rounding a seemingly normal tree, Bennet calmly got off the ranger seat and into the landrover. As we rounded the corner there was a Tsalala mother with her 4 cubs, having just woken up. Mother stretched, the cubs wrestled and we were able to share such an intimate moment. Awesome tracking team!

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My wife and I are coming to Londolozi for the first time this coming December. We hope to meet Bennett during our vist.

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Londolozi trackers…..a breed unto themselves…..all make the experience beyond belief. Keep up the fine photography, Bennet.

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Wonderful article,Helen,we had the privledge of Bennet as our tracker in February and it was special particularly for me with Bennet`s interest in photography .I believe we were together when Bennett took the photo shown here of the Mashaba female and her cub.We look forward to returning to Londolozi
and joining Bennet and Alfi in August later this year.

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Hoping to have the pleasure of having Bennet as our tracker when we visit the first week in September. I’m sure all the trackers are wonderful! Can’t wait!!

Bennet, your photography is fantastic. I am looking forward to seeing lots more of your images on the blog :-). Well done!! rich

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Had the privilege to be in the company of this illustrious duo for 3 days. (In 2008) Still remember Bennett getting off in the middle of the bush looking for this big lion family and Alfie driving off to go around “the other way”… No radio, just a rifle in his hand. How can they find each other again? After 15 anxious minutes we caught up again but it took a bit more as Bennett had to hide for some buffalo !!! Back in car, we drove 200 meters and found the lions we were looking for: three mothers and 10 cubs walking through the bush… Just a regular day for Bennett !
Or the way he ” calmed” this male bull elephant, from his bonnet seat when we drove in the morning mist by accident through the line of elephants….and the bull did not appreciate being “separated” from his young… Best bush memories I have had! Thank you gents.

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We just had the wonderful privilege of seeing Bennett (and Alfie’s) talents first hand this past week while at Londolozi…..he is an incredibly charming, interesting and knowledgeable tracker during our 6 drives while at camp. My husband and I truly believe that Bennett contributed enormously to the magic of Londolozi for us! Many thanks again! We will be back!

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Love this story!

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Just over a year ago (mid-March/12) , my wife Dorothy and I had the extreme good fortune to be with Bennet and Alfred for 4 days … just the 2 of us on the vehicle , on our first Safari experience .We’ve spent the last year sharing anecdotes of how A. & B. could see (from hundreds of metres off) , and find , animals that we couldn’t see until we were almost beside them!
As a bonus , they were able to introduce us to a LOT of birds and animals of smaller stature .
Again , thanks to great team , for a truly wonderful lifetime experience .

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We had the pleasure of having Bennett and Alfie as our ranger and guide during our visit last May, we will be returning the 29th of August and have requested they be our guide and ranger again. We have many fond memories thanks to this dynamic duo. Hope to see you soon!

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Nice

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My husband and I just got back from our wonderful honeymoon stay a couple of days ago. Bennet and Alfie were our guides – and they were amazing! Any question we asked, they could answer. All of the animals we hoped to see, we saw within the first two drives! Having them as our guides was definitely one of the highlights of our stay!

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Just returned today from a wonderful two days in the company of Alfred and Bennet. Thanks for the great photography tips Bennet. I got some stunning photos and video footage of the Vomba female and her cub this morning!

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thenk you all my promise to you is that if you comeback again you will see more and thenk you all for Emailing me abourt how you feel being with me as atracker

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