In Search of Honey
One of my favourite things to do is go for long walks in the bush. Walking heightens your senses and gives you a completely different perspective as opposed to being …
One of my favourite things to do is go for long walks in the bush. Walking heightens your senses and gives you a completely different perspective as opposed to being …
Although many of our guests claim their tummies are full from our delicious breakfasts, everyone still manages to stroll down for a delicious lunch! After many years of buffet lunches, …
The best way to find the big cats is to look at birds. Or anything else small really. Sounds silly, I know, but it is when the vehicle is switched …
It was always going to be the Hip Scar male. The outsider. The one with the limp. The one whose calls often went unanswered by the rest of his coalition. I …
At Londolozi you don’t have to go very far to see wildlife and interact with nature. Guest, Sumei Shum, can attest to this having watched something incredibly rare, right from …
Life as a Londolozi trainee ranger is not boring! Days are filled up very quickly as you run around learning about every facet of lodge life whilst at the same …
Towards the end of 2015, James Tyrrell asked the question “Do leopards have favourite trees?”. Since then, this has been hotly debated, with opinions varying between rangers, trackers and textbooks and …
I’m very aware of the seemingly contradictory nature of this statement, but sometimes I regret the day I ever picked up a camera. Photography and film are two incredible mediums through …
I’m unashamedly obsessed with all trees but there is one on Londolozi that is not only a firm favourite of mine but also of other humans, lions, leopards, baboons, monkeys and …
The one thing I love most about the bush, is that no two days, and in fact, no two game drives are ever the same. Each time we set out into …
Serendipity… “the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way”. The word ‘serendipity’ can undoubtedly relate to a number of instances we encounter in the …
All around Londolozi you’ll see troops of Vervet Monkeys communing with nature, and with our human community. If you have ever visited Londolozi and sat on one of our beautiful decks …
Wildebeest calves strike me as particularly stupid little creatures. They’re hilarious to watch as they gambol around the clearings with their funny “Meep” sounds, and their expressionless faces with those …
As February approaches, Marula trees are starting to produce fruit. During this period, we often notice a large influx of elephants into Londolozi (from the neighbouring Kruger National Park) in …
Since the release of last week’s Delight’s of Afternoon Tea blog, we’ve had a huge response and some requests for specific recipes. This blog is therefore a follow on from last week- …