Behind the Scenes with Londolozi Tracker, Richard Siwela
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. …
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. …
I am still reeling from the drama that had unfolded in front of my eyes a few mornings ago. Our tracker had spotted a lone leopard (which our ranger later …
I have had the recent privilege to begin my work cycle with a five night Photographic Safari, that took myself, my tracker Life, and my two guests to the most …
This blog is dedicated to one small elephant, only a few months old, whom we had the privilege of viewing late in the afternoon while on safari at Londolozi Private …
There are certain days in ones guiding career that you will never forget. The stars align, magic happens and you know beyond all doubt that you will never have a …
Last week’s beautiful Week in Pictures by Simon Smit featured a number of photographs of lions on the sands of the Manyelethi Riverbed. Myself and Simon were driving a photographic …
With what is probably unwarranted optimism, we are now entering our 10th week of training for the big run across Madagascar. Progress so far has been pretty steady, and we …
Polkadots are not the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of the colours and patterns of the African bush. However, there are a fair number of spotted …
Lucien had called in on the radio in the early morning to say that he was following up on a possible wild dog sighting. I chuckled to myself at his …
It has been a few weeks now that any sign of the Mashaba female’s cubs have been seen. The first suspicions of a new litter were in early March. She …
The time has come for a young female leopard to no longer be associated with her mother but to be recognised as a territorial adult on Londolozi and receive a …
It would seem that every time we scratch our heads and say, ‘Hmmm, we haven’t seen the Majingilane in a while!” they show up in force, put us in awe …
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 …
Bennet Mthonsi is a hugely valuable part of the Londolozi family. Not only is he one of the last great members of the early trackers but he has a talented …
Coalition. Interaction. Confrontation. Powerful words. Exciting words. All words used recently on the radio referring to the Selati and Majingilane coalitions. The Majingilane continue to make themselves scarce. Not seen …