From Sandbank to Verdant Green: The Sand River’s Change
In South Africa we are fairly lucky, in that natural disasters are not commonplace. We don’t have a Tornado Alley equivalent. Earthquakes, although the occasional tremor is felt, do not …
In South Africa we are fairly lucky, in that natural disasters are not commonplace. We don’t have a Tornado Alley equivalent. Earthquakes, although the occasional tremor is felt, do not …
Rangers and trackers were fortunate this week to have the team from Nikon conducting a photographic workshop at Londolozi. Obviously on a photographic course one wants things to photograph, and …
The ever-changing lion dynamics within the Sabi Sands continues to intrigue. Now, however, potential changes and unseen events have furthered that intrigue and interest into mystery and unanswered questions. The …
Countrywide in South Africa, and indeed in the southern part of Africa, there is a lot of talk about drought and its devastating effect on agriculture and the economy. Whilst …
Here we present the second part of our Finance Desk Photographic Series… Dave Dampier, Londolozi’s Head of Finance, takes us through some more of his stunning photographs. He thought it …
It has been four weeks since 2015 closed off with the epic coalition standoff between the Majingilane-three and Matimba-two. The clash of mighty figures left all wondering what would change …
Enigmatic: difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious. The word ‘enigmatic’ can be used a lot when it comes to leopards, sometimes to the point of cliché. There is a leopard …
We’ve set up a camera trap in the deep south of Londolozi, as a few days ago trackers Jerry Hambana and Rob Hletswayo discovered a veritable city of aardvark activity …
A little bleary-eyed, the day began at 5am when we met Sean (ranger) and Robert (tracker) at the Land Rover. We set off and within ten minutes, Robert spotted the …
It’s tough to look back through the year and pick out the highlights, as we really are spoiled for choice at Londolozi, but now that we are nearing 2016, we …
It’s the holiday season, and for most people around the world, we find ourselves with a little spare time. Add to that the holiday spirit which naturally breeds creativity for …
In this next Sigma Lens review, we change tack from the archetypical telephoto lenses, that are widely used on Safari, to something a little more, well, little. In the wilderness, …
About two weeks Amy asked for a blog on an epic lion of Londolozi. My reply was flippant and immediate: “Aren’t all lions that have somehow scrambled through to adulthood …
It’s quite a sight. Any lion in the wild is a sight enough to immediately get the adrenaline flowing and therefore a pride of lions is a sight which can …
A different approach to The Week in Pictures sees a combination of photographs from two rangers, each with his own set of skills, techniques and views. It allows one the …