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My History With the Vomba Female

Suzanne Gibson March 4, 2020 3 14

A decade ago I came to Londolozi with my husband for the 1st time. Our only previous African safari had been two nights in Tsavo in Kenya many years before. …

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The Londolozi Fashion Show this Heritage Day

Jemma Thorpe September 25, 2019 8

‘Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our nation’ ~ Nelson Mandela A couple of days ago Jess MacLarty and I made the lengthly …

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Three Years to the Month: A New Ostrich Nest

Alex Jordan September 4, 2019 19

Safari holds the unexpected and it’s what keeps the excitement levels high when heading out on game drive every day. One afternoon drive was just that. We set out to …

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Mama Connie Celebrates 25 Years at Londolozi

Jemma Thorpe June 2, 2019 16

Connie Mthabini first arrived at Londolozi in 1994 to join the kitchen team, making this her 25th year with the Londolozi Family. It’s safe to say that Connie has witnessed …

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Nostalgic Moments With Russell MacWilliam

Jemma Thorpe May 29, 2019 14

It’s always fascinating reminiscing about the early days at Londolozi and how things have changed. Every so often we hear from someone who visited us back in the day and …

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Londolozi’s Newly Refurbished Pioneer Camp: Re-engineering and Restoring the Original Feeling of an African Safari Camp

Bronwyn Varty-Laburn April 29, 2019 7

As a family business, we are always in motion which means our five beautifully appointed camps are always being crafted, tweaked and lovingly refurbished. It is with great excitement today …

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A Case in Leopard Habituation – The Nkoveni Female and Her Cub

Pete Thorpe February 14, 2019 23

“Leopards are renowned for organising their lives so as to avoid encounters with people. Unlike lions, they are furtive and solitary, appearing and vanishing like a hallucination” Mitch Reardon, Shaping …

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Londolozi’s Love Affair With the Land Rover Defender

Nick Sims January 12, 2019 14

Over the last 40 years, visitors to Londolozi have been enchanted by this amazing wilderness area and the flora and fauna that call it home. When they look back to …

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Operation Rhino

Chris Taylor December 1, 2018 27

We all enjoy a good comeback story. Numerous Hollywood films and pieces of literature around the world are centered on the theme of fairy tale finishes; high school dropouts becoming …

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Women – The Power of Creation

Rich Laburn August 9, 2018 8

Today is Women’s Day in South Africa. This day commemorates the march in 1956 of approximately 20,000 women of all races to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The march petitioned the …

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4 Things You Didn’t Know about Londolozi’s Tree Camp

Jacqui Marais February 10, 2018 11

My journey with Londolozi starts at the age of 5 years old. I remember driving a Landrover into a rather large Guarrie tree, and in the evenings I remember toasting …

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Reconciliation Day: How To Restore Harmony For All

Amy Attenborough December 16, 2017 1 20

A few weeks ago I watched a female leopard resting high up in a dead Brown Ivory tree. In the tree was nestled a leopard orchid and in that sat …

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This is Londolozi in 1977

Andre Goosen November 25, 2017 16

I can scarcely believe that exactly 40 years ago, I embarked upon a journey that would have a profound effect on the rest of my life. On the 1st November …

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