What ‘City Slickers’ can Learn from ‘Bush Dwellers’
From the surgeon general’s approach to smoking in the 1950s, to the poetry of Mary Oliver, to what we can learn from the way that a lion spends its day, …
From the surgeon general’s approach to smoking in the 1950s, to the poetry of Mary Oliver, to what we can learn from the way that a lion spends its day, …
There is seldom a week that goes by that leaves me without inspiration. It is difficult to caption or explain the way in which one is fulfilled after spending many …
Richard Siwela is one of Londolozi’s longest serving Trackers. You can tell that he is a man who prefers to listen and observe, even when he’s not tracking fresh spoor. …
There are certain days in ones guiding career that you will never forget. The stars align, magic happens and you know beyond all doubt that you will never have a …
With what is probably unwarranted optimism, we are now entering our 10th week of training for the big run across Madagascar. Progress so far has been pretty steady, and we …
It purely was by accident that Tom Imrie became a ranger, after he and his wife, who is the head ranger at Londolozi, changed their careers for an outdoors life …
Bennet Mthonsi is a hugely valuable part of the Londolozi family. Not only is he one of the last great members of the early trackers but he has a talented …
Following in his mother’s footsteps, Sithole began his work-life at Londolozi, initially as a butler, before working his way up to the role of camp manager at Londolozi’s Tree Camp, …
Winter, a time for camp fires, hot water bottles, and great food to warm the belly from within. Hot chocolate, full bodied wines and good food! Hot soups, oxtail, stews, …
In the early 70s, Londolozi, then known as the family farm Sparta, was just beginning to introduce guests to the safari experience. In those days guests brought their own bedding, …
Over the past 18 months there has been much speculation around the status of the hyena population at Londolozi. Where had they all gone and what were the influencing factors that …
This is turning out to be a very interesting year for Londolozi’s lion population. It was always going to be so with an extra pride thrown into the mix, and …
Twenty years of service is a great celebration for any staff member at Londolozi and I have the honour again to have one of the kitchen staff at Londolozi celebrate …
I have always had a phobia of walk-in refrigerators. So my eye twitched when Londolozi’s Executive Chef, Anna Ridgewell, asked me to “nip in” and grab an ingredient for her. …
It wasn’t too long ago that we were worried about the Sparta Pride. One of the three adult females was nursing an injured ankle and the sub-adults were not contributing …