One Year after the Mother Leopard
The gentle shift from winter to summer is briefly intercepted with a few short days of spring here at Londolozi. While we have enjoyed only one short rain shower lately, …
The gentle shift from winter to summer is briefly intercepted with a few short days of spring here at Londolozi. While we have enjoyed only one short rain shower lately, …
Everything in Africa bites, but the Safari bug is worst of all – Brian Jackman As part of the Relais & Châteaux family, we are always proud to host seasoned …
It’s that time of year again, when birds chirp a little sweeter and when previously, ordinary looking plants now beam with pride showing off their floral array. If you’re in …
It’s hot out here at the moment. As we enter into spring, temperatures are averaging in the mid 30s Celcius (mid 90s Fahrenheit). These conditions are being warmly welcomed by …
So, here’s the question: Why would a commercial photographer, with over forty years of experience, visit Londolozi without his or her cameras to record the adventure? I first visited South …
We heard the hyenas from a long way away; just under four kilometres from a quick Google Earth reference. Hyena whoops are a regular sound in the night or early …
The Mhangeni pride split from the Tsalalas, then the Ntsevu pride split from the Mhangeni females. With another group of Mhangeni sub-adults (from 2016) currently roaming the property, it’s inevitable …
We were having coffee on deck just as it started to get light when we heard the hyenas erupt into their cackles nearby. Rushing to the vehicle with the guests, …
Clicking through a few old photographs recently, I was shocked at just how many leopards have come and gone during my tenure at Londolozi. Having said that, the number wasn’t …
Few campfires in Africa – or indeed anywhere – have had so much history stem from their flames as the one that still burns in Londolozi’s Varty Camp, over 90 …
The best sighting of this week for me was the interaction between the Tsalala pride and the Nhlanguleni female. Both are regularly found in the Sand River and the female …
You might have visited Londolozi in the past few years. You might be one of the few thousand people that will be reading this blog today (well I guess by …
Becoming jaded is I think my biggest fear about living and working in the bush. I would hate to think that I might ever get bored of spending time with …
A humble bumble bee In the land of Londolozi, Lolled upon a blossom Of an old Marula tree, Soft blue sky Bright was the hour, Pleased was he, that his …
“The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa – for he has so much to look forward to.” ― Richard Mullins I wake …