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Beatles in the Bushveld: an Invitation to Inspiration

Michael Harmon November 26, 2019 9

At Londolozi, where birds sing on your balcony and guitars and voices join together around the campfire, music is never far away. It’s a place to tune out distractions and …

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Carpe Diem: Bush Style

Julia Munnik November 17, 2019 10

Carpe diem… Seize the Day… a well-known phrase; but is it actually something we put into practice in this day and age? When the Londolozi WhatsApp group beeps with a …

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Just How Gullible Am I?

James Tyrrell November 13, 2019 15

A totally new environment can be over-stimulating to the nth degree. So many unfamiliar sights and sounds are coming at you that it can get quite overwhelming, and after a …

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Why Would Elephants Eat Toxic Bushveld Candelabra Euphorbia?

Rob Jeffery November 5, 2019 10

The cactus-like plant known as the Bushveld Candelabra (Euphorbia cooperi) is a beautiful, large tree euphorbia shaped in its namesake candelabrum form. They are quite an unusual sight on Londolozi …

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The Elephant Effect

Jess Shillaw October 29, 2019 23

“There is nothing that reduces us to our proper dimensions more rapidly and completely than spending long periods in the company of elephants.” Mitch Reardon, Shaping Kruger Everyone that has …

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The Guiding Sounds of the Bush

Julia Munnik October 19, 2019 7

Ranger James Tyrrell and I were hacking through the bush trying our best to find a leopard. James would often cut the engine to see if he could hear any …

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The Primeval Appeal of the Campfire

James Tyrrell October 7, 2019 7

As evolved as humans claim to be, our caveman origins still resurface every now and again, and nowhere is this more evident than in our draw towards fire. Whether isolated …

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11 Things You Didn’t Know About Giraffes

Pete Thorpe September 30, 2019 12

We all know and love giraffes. Well, most of us do. Their towering necks stand out in the landscape and their beautiful coats make them unmistakeable. Of all the animals …

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An Ode to the Infamous Honey Badger

Nick Sims September 10, 2019 16

Guests often ask tracker Life Sibuyi and I to list a few of our favourite animals and usually they recognize the more familiar names on the list, for example the …

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5 CRUCIAL Ways to Maximise Your Safari Enjoyment at Londolozi

James Tyrrell August 14, 2019 23

There are easy traps to fall into when coming on safari. You want to know what others are seeing elsewhere, you might get impatient because a lion is taking its …

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Why Two out of Five Senses Simply Can’t Re-create the Magic

James Tyrrell August 12, 2019 13

As much as we try to bring the African bush – and Londolozi in particular – to people from all over the world, we have to accept from the outset …

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One Giant Leap, 50 Years Later: A Moment to Marvel at the Moon

Chris Taylor August 3, 2019 12

The nights sky has fascinated humankind for millennia. It instills a sense of wonder in our curious minds and provides us all with a great deal of perspective as to …

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An Experience of the Unexpected

Alex Jordan July 28, 2019 2 23

It had been a few days of incredible experiences and unbelievable sightings yet lions were still on the list to be tracked and found. A clear, cool, crisp morning sent …

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Listening to a Contact Call at Londolozi

Londolozi Guest July 20, 2019 8

We have to reconnect. Over a century of urbanisation, competition and consumerism we’ve lost that simple sense of our place among all living things. Intellectually we know it and can …

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A Day in the Life of an African Worker Bee

Jess Shillaw July 15, 2019 9

As the sun rises, a hum in the air forms as the bees start to move their wings. One of the thousands of black-and-yellow striped workers flies out, and then …

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