Dave Varty’s Yearly Round-up 2022: South Africans ~ a Resilient Nation
I am sitting on the deck at Varty Camp with my good friend Sello Hatang, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, reflecting on the amazing potential of our country. We …
I am sitting on the deck at Varty Camp with my good friend Sello Hatang, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, reflecting on the amazing potential of our country. We …
Last Updated: Friday 22nd June 2022 Originally published on November 18th, 2020. Editor’s note: The following blog post was originally written just after the national lockdown in South Africa was …
As travel resumes itself after the pandemic, I find myself frantically researching places that I’ve always wanted to see. It feels like a whole new world after these past two …
“If you could choose between the morning or afternoon drive, which would you go on and why?” This is a common question that many guests have asked me, and one …
Why travel to South Africa right now? Should you travel to South Africa? The answer is a resounding yes. Are you someone who looking for a meltingpot of cultures, vast …
Although the tragic news of the death of the older Tsalala Lioness shook Londolozi once again, it is an opportunity to reflect on how special and close to Londolozi the …
I like to practice gratitude. It is something that doesn’t take much time to do, and – when done regularly – it has the ability to completely change my day. …
As with most people that come on safari to Londolozi, the wilderness – or as we refer to it as the bush, is their happy place and being out on …
Borders are opening, restrictions are easing and people are travelling once more. It’s been nearly a year since we reopened our camps, and over the last few months we have …
Kay and her good friend Susan come year after year to Londolozi and sometimes more than once a year. They usually go out with the formidable team of Andrea Sithole …
“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station through which God speaks to us every hour, if only we will tune in” – George Washington Caver I …
We believe in safari as a journey that immerses the senses and awakens the spirit. To have an encounter with wild animals in the African bush is to discover an …
Never underestimate what lengthy periods of relaxation in nature can do for your health I’ll never forget something my dad said to me two years ago while we floated down …
The ever-changing lion dynamics within the Sabi Sands continues to intrigue. Now, however, potential changes and unseen events have furthered that intrigue and interest into mystery and unanswered questions. The …