The Soon-to-be Independent Leopards of Londolozi
Londolozi’s love affair with leopards dates back to when John Varty and Elmon Mhlongo first started tracking and viewing leopards regularly in the 70’s. An exercise that has become known …
Londolozi’s love affair with leopards dates back to when John Varty and Elmon Mhlongo first started tracking and viewing leopards regularly in the 70’s. An exercise that has become known …
There are many threads that bind us all together. Every role and individual here at Londolozi is unique in their own right and creates a beautiful web throughout our history. …
We all know what romantic means. It’s being somewhere, with someone, in a setting which makes your heart flutter a little more than usual. It doesn’t necessarily have to be …
Last week we were watching a herd of elephants feeding on one of the crests in the northern reaches of the reserve. Plains game were plentiful and the late afternoon …
As you spend more time observing animal behaviour, you often start to wonder what life is like from their perspective. The discussion usually leads to a comparison of predators versus …
Over the last few months at Londolozi, we have been incredibly spoilt having found a number of different female leopards with dens and in essence young leopard cubs. Finding a …
Spotting a leopard isn’t easy, especially when the leopard is hidden by foliage and in the shade of a thicket. Leopards are renowned for their elusive, secretive nature. While some …
Londolozi has many sacred sights. There is a place on Londolozi that seldom sees the tread of a human foot and most definitely has never seen the tread of a …
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 …
This winter has been slightly different to the norm here at Londolozi. Usually, by the time we approach the winter solstice, the grass has already taken on its tawny shade …
“Home is where the heart is”… and the Londolozi Healing House’s intention is to bring you home.” Years of meticulous attention to the healing power of wilderness and “bushveld living” …
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 …
The chill of the night begins to lift as the red dawn unhurriedly wraps up the nighttime stars in its warm embrace. The vulture raises her sparsely feathered head from …
It’s always amazing when you pick up a set of guests who are absolute leopard enthusiasts, and it’s even better when they follow our blog religiously and are familiar with …
“A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.” Ernst Hemingway In celebration of World Leopard Day, …