The Power of Relationships: Building Bridges in the Bushveld
The following article, written by Ryan James, was originally published in the April 2015 publication of Skyways Magazine. The story documents what is – for us – one of the most …
The following article, written by Ryan James, was originally published in the April 2015 publication of Skyways Magazine. The story documents what is – for us – one of the most …
“Listen to your elder’s advice, not because they are always right but because they have more experiences of being wrong.” – Unknown author “Kokwani” is the Shangaan word for “elder” …
According to Boyd Varty (who has some experience and says this with a wry smile), “you probably won’t be into this.” One of Africa’s lowest human populations. Herds of gemsbok …
I do not often write for the blog but occasionally an event occurs thats beauty and significance reverberates so deeply through me that I feel compelled to share it and …
Following on from a discussion with Boyd Varty on what city-slickers can learn from bush-dwellers, I recently spent some time with Londolozi yoga instructor, BeJay Watson, on the yoga deck …
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, …
After growing up on his family’s private game reserve in South Africa, Boyd Varty now lives and works at the sanctuary as a conservationist and an advocate for his native country. His …
Men We Love: Boyd Varty Boyd Varty grew up on Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa, and his memoir “Cathedral of the Wild” paints a vivid and captivating picture of …
In his recent TED talk, Boyd Varty spoke about Ubuntu, defined as “I am, because of you.”. In no small measure, visitors to Londolozi leave having accessed a sense of Ubuntu …
Thirty minutes before Boyd Varty was due to make his first ever presentation at the TED Conference in San Francisco this week he was informed of the sad news of the passing …
Solly, buti, what can I say. I can hardly believe it. Especially because I have not yet felt your absence around the camp. I have not yet arrived in the …
This year ‘Team Londolozi’ is once again participating in the grueling Challenge4aCause bicycle ride. Spanning 8 days and covering over 420 kilometers of Damaraland desert, the 2012 Challenge4aCause is set …
The ancient cultures knew the power of the wilderness for healing. They would look to mother nature as a guide, go out on vision quests and come back from their …
There’s a line from a poem by Mary Oliver that asks: ‘What is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’ Those words have a …
We sit in absolute silence gazing into the hazel eyes of a 5 ton elephant cow as she carefully and methodically uses her trunk to pick up dead pieces of …