The Gin Blog Series: Part 2

Amy Attenborough December 12, 2015 2

Gin and Tonic has been a part of the Londolozi story since its founding in 1926. It all began at an auspicious tennis party, where Charles Varty and Frank Unger, …

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What Is The Single Best Drink To Have This Festive Season?

Amy Attenborough December 5, 2015 6

Being out in the bush, watching Londolozi’s wildlife spectacles on a scorching summer’s afternoon, can be thirsty work and there is no better way to quench that thirst than with a …

Cuisine Video

What Elephants Get Up To When No One Is Watching

Amy Attenborough December 2, 2015 5

“We have a constant thirst for joy that can only be quenched with play. Water is the ultimate toy”- Heinrich van den Berg Elephants have to be one of my …

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The Week in Pictures #208

Amy Attenborough November 27, 2015 10

“Gratitude opens the door to… the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude”- Deepak Chopra As guides we are so lucky in that …

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What Happens When Three Leopards Come Together?

Amy Attenborough November 24, 2015 8

I don’t watch reality television shows. In fact I don’t watch much television at all. But sometimes I wonder if this lack of interest is because I get my fix …

Leopards Wildlife

The Rain Bird Fulfills its Promise

Amy Attenborough November 23, 2015 5

For the last two months the still morning air has been filled with the booming call of the ‘Thunder Bird’. Just as the sun peaks over the horizon, the call …

Wildlife

Video: Lion Mating Behaviour Made Simple

Amy Attenborough November 18, 2015 12

With the arrival of the Matimba males to Londolozi, the Tsalala pride has found itself in a state of turmoil. As is true of all cats, a male will attempt …

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Video: Discover the Manyelethi River on Foot with our Rangers

Amy Attenborough November 16, 2015 3

Recently we posted about how as obsessive lover’s of the bush, we choose to spend our leave exploring some of Africa’s great wilderness areas. At work, when we get a …

Tracking Wildlife

Bird versus Beast: An Unlikely David and Goliath Battle

Amy Attenborough November 15, 2015 2

Recently one of the most unlikely of David and Goliath battles unfolded on the banks of the Sand River. A 34g creature took on a team of 6-ton beasts with …

Wildlife

The Art of Seeing: What a Mistake Can Teach You

Amy Attenborough October 14, 2015 15

“Wherever you are, be all there”- Jim Elliot I consider myself to be a photographer. Not a great one but someone who gets joy from taking photographs and for me, …

Leopards Wildlife

World Rhino Day: Walking in the Footsteps of Giants

Amy Attenborough September 22, 2015 7

For me, walking in the footsteps of a rhino is a way of transporting myself into an ancient, bygone era. There is something about those three enormous, strangely shaped toes, …

Wildlife

The World According to Africa’s Attenborough | 10 Questions

Londolozi Guest September 21, 2015 11

“The real world…” It’s a term often used by realists and parents with hopes of their children becoming lawyers. It is the world we inherited with civilisation. One you wouldn’t see being used to …

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The Week in Pictures #198

Amy Attenborough September 18, 2015 19

For me, this last week has been characterised by, not only a distinctive shift in the seasons but also by the changing predator dynamics on Londolozi too. I have seen three …

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The Piva Male Leopard: A Great Story Told in Spots

Amy Attenborough September 7, 2015 1 13

Due to the perfect habitat and many years of hard work and habituation, we are lucky enough to have been viewing incredible leopard behaviour on Londolozi since the 1970’s. As …

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