The Guiding Sounds of the Bush
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I remember a sighting in which I was sitting parked with my guests, watching the Tutlwa female leopard on the opposite river bank to the Londolozi Camps. She was moving …
Before becoming a ranger at Londolozi, each trainee has to learn the roads by walking them solo, with a highlighted route on a map, a radio and a rifle. It …
I regularly refer to alarm calls while out on drive and I realise that sometimes this reference may be falling on deaf ears. They are without doubt some of the …
“Lions are the most visible, most gregarious and noisiest of the cats. The patriarchs are dramatic to behold, with a cloud of mane as fragrant as dried grass – the …
Wellbeing is a practice – it’s an art of deep listening into our true needs, desires and inspirations to live meaningful lives aligned with the natural world around us. This …