Londolozi Family

26 of 46

Yoga and Learning to Slow Down in the Bush

Ryan James July 23, 2014 8

Following on from a discussion with Boyd Varty on what city-slickers can learn from bush-dwellers, I recently spent some time with Londolozi yoga instructor, BeJay Watson, on the yoga deck …

2020 Vision Londolozi Family

Londolozi Staff Share their Choice Wines

Kim Drake July 20, 2014 5

“Life is too short to drink bad wine” – Anonymous And so it is, why should we waste our precious time drinking a wine that does not satisfy? The Londolozi …

Londolozi Family

13 Amazing Mandela Quotes

Ryan James July 17, 2014 8

We challenged ourselves this week. Without Google – and in celebration of Mandela Day – we went on a journey to find the words of Nelson Mandela that had the …

2020 Vision Londolozi Family

The Londolozi Family in Vanity Fair UK - Sept 2012

What ‘City Slickers’ can Learn from ‘Bush Dwellers’

Ryan James July 9, 2014 9

From the surgeon general’s approach to smoking in the 1950s, to the poetry of Mary Oliver, to what we can learn from the way that a lion spends its day, …

2020 Vision Londolozi Family Restoration Wildlife

An Interview with Bronwyn Varty

Londolozi Guest July 6, 2014 3

Jacada Travel speaks to Bronwyn Varty of Londolozi about gaining a deeper reverence for wildlife, connecting with the local Shangaan people and Nelson Mandela’s visits to the property. On the banks …

Guests Londolozi Family Restoration

Behind the Scenes with Londolozi Tracker, Richard Siwela

Ryan James July 2, 2014 6

Richard Siwela is one of Londolozi’s longest serving Trackers. You can tell that he is a man who prefers to listen and observe, even when he’s not tracking fresh spoor. …

Londolozi Family Tracking Wildlife

The Short Circle

Anna Ridgewell July 1, 2014 3

It was during a talk at Silwood Kitchen in 1997, where a lady called Yvonne Short came from Johannesburg to chat to us about how fabulous it is to have …

Cuisine Londolozi Family

Navigating The World With A 35 mm Lens, Part 2

Caitlin Fay Smith June 30, 2014 5

Caitlin Fay takes a look at Londolozi from another angle – in black and white and with a 35 mm lens. With her favourite camera at her side she has …

Londolozi Family

How the Hartenberg Stork got its Name

Kim Drake June 29, 2014 4

“Wine is a sort of interior humour that renders beauty to the face of our thoughts” – Henri de Régnier How a Bird Inspired a Wine At Londolozi, it’s not …

Londolozi Family

An Interview with ranger Tom Imrie

Londolozi Guest June 21, 2014 6

It purely was by accident that Tom Imrie became a ranger, after he and his wife, who is the head ranger at Londolozi, changed their careers for an outdoors life …

Guests Londolozi Family

8 Ancient Shangaan Proverbs to Share on Youth Day

Ryan James June 16, 2014 7

Today is Youth Day in South Africa. Inspired by the class of ’76, Youth Day remembers the day when young African students in Soweto were punished for standing up and …

2020 Vision Londolozi Family

My Life at #Londolozi

Sam Smith June 15, 2014 3

Sam Smith, also known as one of Londolozi’s Treatment specialists, has spent a year and a half living and working at the reserve. Always with a big smile on her …

Londolozi Family

What is a Bordeaux-style blend?

Kim Drake June 14, 2014 6

“I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn’t know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret.” – John Cleese (Basil Fawlty) …

Cuisine Londolozi Family Relais and Châteaux

Winter is: Breathtaking sunsets

Simon Smit June 12, 2014 5

Sunsets are one of the most emotive and compelling aspects of a safari in Africa. Dust kicked up by the vast buffalo herds combined with smoke from wild fires is …

Londolozi Family Photography

Where Have All The Swans Gone?

Kim Drake June 7, 2014 2

Swans, Vino and the Steenburger Steenberg Vineyards is the oldest farm in the beautiful Constantia Valley, known as one of South Africa’s premier wine growing regions with its cool, sea-facing …

2020 Vision Cuisine Londolozi Family Wildlife