Hold The Light – Our Centenary Intention for 2026
In the softening light of dusk, there hangs an object that could be easily overlooked for its simplicity. Something that has been part of this place for 5 generations, doing …
In the softening light of dusk, there hangs an object that could be easily overlooked for its simplicity. Something that has been part of this place for 5 generations, doing …
This has been said at the start of every entry in this series, and it stays true. There is a weird kind of obsession that takes hold of people who …
August and September marked the arrival of spring at Londolozi. As the landscape shifted from the golden tones of winter to fresh shades of green, the bushveld began to stir …
Having just got back from leave recently, one of the first things I wanted to catch up on was what the Xinkhova Female has been up to, and it sounds …
When the Makhotini coalition of two young male cheetahs were found late the previous afternoon, they were on the far southern end of the reserve, and we were on the …
The Xinkhova Female is pregnant. Two drives, two days in a row, and by the second one there was absolutely no ambiguity about what I was looking at. A very …
There are certain leopard sightings that live in the imagination long before they happen: a leopard stretched across a granite boulder, one silhouetted against the last light of the afternoon, …
This week has had some incredible moments, although punctuated with some rainy days and surprisingly cool mornings, it certainly has felt like two seasons over the last 7 days. On …
Reece was back with us for a short stint recently, and boy did he pick a good week for it. On one of the morning drives, he was following the …
There is a particular quiet that settles over Londolozi in the minutes before the vehicles leave camp for the morning game drive. The light is still soft and grey, a …
Some mornings, we leave camp without a clear plan. That’s not unusual. The bush rarely rewards rigid thinking, and after enough time out here, you learn to hold your intentions …
Before coming to Londolozi ten years ago, I’d already been guiding for a few years. I understood animal behaviour, and I knew how the theory of habituation worked in practice. …
Big week. And I’m going to start with Nkoveni because there’s a lot to unpack. She’s lost one of her cubs. I’ll address that in the episode. But the remaining …
If I had to name the most polarising animal in the bushveld, it would be the spotted hyena. Some people light up the moment one appears, while others look at …
This week’s selection is a bit of a team effort. Stoff Kane-Berman, our Managing Director, simply cannot help himself when it comes to getting out into the bush, and with …
The low-angled morning sunlight was just beginning to shine through the canopies of the Marula trees when the course of our morning bush walk shifted. We were following along a …