Elephants and Marulas
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 …
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- …
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see- Mark Twain I can’t quite believe my eyes. Returning home to Londolozi, the landscape is transformed. …
The last month in Cubs Den has been one filled with excitement. Starting with the excitement of Father Christmas arriving with his Christmas stockings, dressing up with multiple feather bowers …
Safari is a living experience; we each take away from it something a little different. For some, the grandeur of its large mammals shocks and awes, for others the mighty …
With rolling bouts of potential thunderstorms and intermittent periods of blazing sunshine, this last week has offered everything from chilling cold to unbearable heat, with the inclusion of one of …
Wind makes me edgy. It did so long before I came to the bush, and I never really understood why. Wind on a rainy, stormy day I didn’t mind so …
Driving around at this time of the year there is a very common sound that emerges from the vehicle every time we see a herd of impala. The “Ooh”s and …
At Londolozi we often talk about the incredible bonds that are created here and how work colleagues are more friends and family to each other than anything else. Recently this …
Afternoon tea at Londolozi is somewhat a compulsory legacy from the early days that still lives on! I too, having grown up in an Africa in which this tradition was strongly …
We’ve written before about how a leopard’s star can rise and fall, and certain individuals are sought after at certain times more than others. In 2013 we published a piece …
If you have ever had the privilege of watching elephants in the wild, you would undoubtedly agree that it is a rewarding experience. Their lives revolve around family. Watch a …
This last week saw the Sand River water level rise rather substantially and the sound of flowing water could be heard through most of the lodges. It was very exciting to …
To see a leopard is special. By nature they are very shy and secretive animals and have historically rarely allowed us into their worlds. However, here at Londolozi, we are …