The Big Five of the Night Skies
We have all heard of the famous Big Five and you may have even heard of the small five (leopard tortoise, red-billed buffalo weaver, rhino beetle, ant lion and elephant …
We have all heard of the famous Big Five and you may have even heard of the small five (leopard tortoise, red-billed buffalo weaver, rhino beetle, ant lion and elephant …
It’s been quite a year. The upheaval that has been 2020 has redefined the way we view things. The way business is conducted, society, each other, this planet and indeed …
For close to a month we had had no sign of the cub of the Makomsava female. Some had started losing hope that the cub was still alive, until Tayla …
Over the last few weeks you may have noticed two bright lights just above the horizon in the early evening sky when looking in a south-westerly direction. These are not …
As you walk past the Londolozi Creative Hub at the moment there’s often a familiar hum, a tapping of a foot to a tune or even a whistle. A song …
Having previously delved in to the rarity of aardvarks and the difficulty of seeing one in the flesh, I was filled with mixed emotions when I saw my first one. …
It was the final morning for guests Shaun and Carolyn, who had flown 22 hours from America to stay with us for 4 days. While sipping on a hot cup …
It was the sound of trumpeting that drew our attention. Often when encountering a predator, herds of elephants with young calves will trumpet, squeal and rumble loudly in agitation. As …
It’s always a bit of a risk when you head out in the afternoon to see if the animals you were looking for are still in the same place they …
My return to Londolozi after an eight month stretch away from work due to the pandemic just happened to coincide with some absolutely phenomenal game viewing. Ok, it’s phenomenal all …
Five weeks into hard lockdown in South Africa, I wrote an open letter to guests explaining how much I miss Londolozi and understand their pain of not being able to …
After some recent rainfall, the land has come alive again. The trees are budding new leaves, grass turned green overnight and is growing rapidly, and the smaller creatures are out …
We had received reports that one of the females part of the Ntsevu pride had recently given birth to a new litter. None of us had yet seen any of …
Nature is unbelievably complex. Not a day goes by that I don’t encounter something new. Behaviour, insect, anything… It’s always fresh. Before we dive too deep into a well of …
Over the years I have been asked all sorts of questions about the inhabitants of the African bush by guests. Sometimes the very best questions (also the most difficult to …