Two Hippos and a Battle for Territory
We were on an afternoon game drive with our ranger Mike Sutherland when we first heard about the sighting over the radio. We’d initially wanted to go on a bush walk …
We were on an afternoon game drive with our ranger Mike Sutherland when we first heard about the sighting over the radio. We’d initially wanted to go on a bush walk …
“I’m worried…” were the words of Richard Ferrier, when we hadn’t seen the Vomba female for a few weeks. A justified worry, as she was never seen again. And now, …
The first microbrewery in South Africa was founded in the 1980’s. It has taken a few decades for the trend to catch on, but 2011 saw a revolution in Craft …
It’s August. Wow that freaks me out. Because the month of the race is finally here! In fact, just writing this I get that nervous feeling everyone will know from …
To say it was an exciting week would be an understatement. This week was filled with amazing interaction and incredible surprises. We witnessed male lions emerge from the mist after …
“You know you are truly alive when you’re living among lions” – Karen Blixen. Today is World Rangers Day, a day especially dedicated to honouring the men and women who …
Originally from Newlands in Cape Town, James Tyrrell (JT) has been working as a ranger at Londolozi for almost four years. Many readers will know him for his wistful documentation …
Winter and the bush is adorned with browns, greys and dust. The landscape is at its most barren and suddenly, out of nowhere you see a flash of crimson and white. …
In the bushveld, every corner may bring something that you never thought of or as it was in my case, saw coming… It was a typical Lowveld winters morning with …
The Tamboti female has special place in my life. This female leopard is often found in the south of the reserve, in an area that we call the ‘Tamboti donga …
I was fortunate enough to recently stop at Londolozi for six nights. 2014 is the ninth consecutive year I have visited and like all the others it didn’t disappoint. My …
After a busy cycle with some incredible winter game viewing, I find myself looking back and reliving some of the scenes I was briefly apart of. Windows of insight into …
The past few weeks we have put winter in the lime light. We have stressed, in many blogs, the power of this season and its beauty. The light, the mist, …
Following on from a discussion with Boyd Varty on what city-slickers can learn from bush-dwellers, I recently spent some time with Londolozi yoga instructor, BeJay Watson, on the yoga deck …
Horns come in all shapes and sizes and so it is that we dedicate a blog to the sometimes weird and wonderful shapes that not only distinguish each animal but …