Londolozi’s Love Affair With the Land Rover Defender

Nick Sims January 12, 2019 14

Over the last 40 years, visitors to Londolozi have been enchanted by this amazing wilderness area and the flora and fauna that call it home. When they look back to …

History Safari Experience

The Week in Pictures #369

James Tyrrell January 11, 2019 15

Lions, lions, lions have been the call this week, as the Ntsevu pride have taken down a wildebeest, scavenged a kudu carcass, stashed their cubs a couple of times and …

Photography The Week in Pictures

The Ntsevu Pride: Lions of Summer

James Tyrrell January 10, 2019 13

The movements of Londolozi’s lion prides are usually dictated by either the season or the resident male population. Lionesses might be hiding their cubs from an invading male coalition, or …

Featured Lions Wildlife

Tony Goldman Wildlife Photography: Part 3

Anthony Goldman January 8, 2019 13

Round 3 of Tony Goldman’s wildlife highlights is here, with another fantastic batch of photos! Tony sent us a wonderful large collection after his last stay, so we had to …

Photo Journal Wildlife

How Long Does it Take to Swallow an Agama?

James Tyrrell January 7, 2019 10

Summer time is when the reptiles of Londolozi are out and about. Their poikilothermic lifestyles mean they are dependant on ambient temperatures to regulate their body heat, and the warm …

General Nature Wildlife

Life Lessons From an Elephant

Tom Rawles January 6, 2019 12

My wife and I just returned home from a week at Londolozi. We went, primarily, to see elephants. Elephants make my wife weep; they stir our souls; they touch our …

Wilderness teachings Wildlife

Once-in-a-Lifetime Leopard Cub Photos

James Tyrrell January 5, 2019 26

It’s not often that I’m glad I’m wrong, but a recent mistimed blog post that I scheduled to be posted when I was away from the lodge apparently came out …

Featured Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #368

Dean De La Rey January 4, 2019 3 31

“Wilderness, in whatever way we describe it, becomes a chance for human beings to redeem their humanity. It is a place where we go to contemplate our origins, examine our …

Featured Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Tony Goldman Wildlife Photography: Part 2

Anthony Goldman January 3, 2019 15

Today we continue with Londolozi guest Tony Goldman’s photographic series. Tony has been visiting us for many years, and when not on drive can be found moving silently along the …

Photo Journal Wildlife

5 Things You Need to Know About Lions Before Coming on Safari

James Tyrrell December 31, 2018 13

Lions top many people’s lists of what they want to see when coming out to Africa. And for good reason. The apex predator of many of the continent’s more famous …

Wildlife

I Left My Heart at Londolozi

Denise Vouri December 30, 2018 24

I’m home now or whatever that means, returning to my family. The thrill of being at Londolozi and its inherent families of various animals was only outshone by the staff …

Guests Wildlife

Where Will the Mashaba Female Den?

James Tyrrell December 29, 2018 1 11

The Mashaba female leopard is apparently heavily pregnant again. I haven’t seen her myself in a couple of weeks, but reports from rangers in the field state that she may …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #367

Alex Jordan December 28, 2018 1 10

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera” – Dorothea Lange Why do we take photographs? Each individual will have a different answer to …

Featured Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Which Lion and Leopard are the Londolozi Version of Tom and Jerry?

James Tyrrell December 27, 2018 7

As I watched the Flat Rock male clamber for his life up a marula tree before the Tsalala female caught him, it struck me that this was probably a reenactment …

Featured Leopards Lions Wildlife

What Bird is This? #6

James Tyrrell December 26, 2018 16

Annoyingly, my whole approach to birding has shifted somewhat since we started this series. Now I think of the most cryptic way to represent a bird in a photograph while …

Bird ID Challenge Birds

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