The Week in Pictures #339

James Tyrrell June 15, 2018 16

Whoever the closest glove retailer is, they were probably doing a roaring trade off the Londolozi guides recently, as a cold snap took morning game drive temperatures down to just …

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Things I Look Forward to in Winter

Alex Jordan May 24, 2018 8

Temperatures are dropping and the night sky is visible for longer. If this time of change can’t be felt, it most definitely can be seen. Although some late rains have …

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The Week in Pictures #332

Alex Jordan April 27, 2018 1 15

Misty mornings have begun to fill the valleys and low lying areas of Londolozi; gone are the days of setting out on drive with a pair of shorts and short …

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The Week in Pictures #331

James Souchon April 20, 2018 20

Elephants have taken centre-stage this last week as we have witnessed hundreds of them moving all over the reserve. With the dry, dusty grip of winter yet to take its …

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Can a Dead Tree Still Be a Tree of Life?

Alex Jordan March 11, 2018 1 7

Out on drive in the African bush one may see hundreds, if not thousands of trees that have fallen. Trees ring-barked by elephants, disabling them from receiving nutrients to vital …

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The Power of Black and White

Alex Jordan March 6, 2018 19

“I believe that if black-and-white photography is done correctly, it can convey much more emotion and a deeper meaning than colour ever could. It’s as if by subtracting colour, the …

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How To Take a Wide Angle Photograph Without a Wide Angle Lens

James Tyrrell February 26, 2018 11

Travelling with multiple lenses can be a nuisance. Yes in an ideal world you’d have a lens for every occasion, but for the majority of people out there, it’s a …

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Another Missing Leopard Cub Found Alive!

James Tyrrell February 19, 2018 6 19

With 2017 seeing the senior leopard population of Londolozi taking some serious blows, in the form of the Piva male’s and Xidulu female’s deaths, both killed by the Avoca male …

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The Week in Pictures #322

Alex Jordan February 16, 2018 30

All the rangers at Londolozi have specific trees around the reserve in which they’re dying to see a leopard. There’s a particular dead Schotia in the north that I have …

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What is the Rarest Animal to See at Londolozi?

Alex Jordan February 14, 2018 24

On an overcast, cooler summer morning (when I say cooler I mean 26 degrees Celsius cool, instead of the usual mid 30s of summer) we left on drive just after …

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Hornbills Nesting: Weird and Wonderful

Alex Jordan February 11, 2018 14

When one thinks of an iconic bird of the African bush, there might be a few species that come to mind, yet for me growing up in the southern parts …

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

James Tyrrell February 3, 2018 36

Londolozi is synonymous with leopards. Since the early 70’s, these magnificent cats have been drawing guests to our camps from all over the globe to view and photograph them in …

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The Week in Pictures #319

Jacqui Marais January 25, 2018 19

Jacqui Marais, our Head of Sales, spends quite a bit of time moving back and forth between Johannesburg – where Londolozi’s Head Office is based – and the lodge itself. …

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Majingilane Come Back

James Tyrrell January 21, 2018 35

I don’t know how many of you have watched HBO’s miniseries Band of Brothers, but there’s a line in one of the final episodes (near the end of the War) in …

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The Week in Pictures #317

Alex Jordan January 12, 2018 1 36

“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up and was not happy” – Ernest Hemingway Hemingway’s quote is particularly relevant during this season. Intermittent, localized rains …

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