The Croc and the Terrapin
After six fascinating days of various exciting Big Five (and more) sightings at Londolozi, Teri and I were sad to be preparing to leave back home. While saying our goodbyes around …
After six fascinating days of various exciting Big Five (and more) sightings at Londolozi, Teri and I were sad to be preparing to leave back home. While saying our goodbyes around …
I am sure I speak for most staff at Londolozi but getting back from leave is always an exciting prospect for me. It involves catching up with your Londolozi family, …
Day 3 rolled around and it was another great day in the bush. Within the first hour we had already seen and photographed impala, a crocodile, a malachite kingfisher, an …
The landing strip: the happiest and saddest place on Londolozi. It is where dreams begin and journeys are started. It is also where hearts are broken and desperation sets in. …
Fred and Cathleen Eldridge stayed with us last month and, after receiving only one or two of Fred’s pictures via Facebook, I knew that we needed more to share with …
I am told that the first time I came to Londolozi I was eighteen months old. We were fortunate enough to see a pride of lions and my excitement levels …
Anthony Goldman recently returned to Londolozi and is coming back again in August this year. Once the bug bites, it bites hard! Driving with ranger Alfie Mathebula and tracker Bennet …
The North has been the place to go recently. I love crossing the Sand River to the highly variable terrain of the part of the property known as Marthly, as …
A hungry Sparta pride defined this week for me. We tracked them for three mornings in a row, each time finding them with empty bellies. On the third morning, three …
Crocodiles freak me out! Floating reptilian logs become stealthy death traps in an instant. The way they drop below the surface of the water and disappear in the blink of …
This is a story of courage! An epic tale caught on film, of one animal’s refusal to give up. A gigantic struggle against the odds; a fight from within the …
This week, we spent a lot of time enjoying the ‘smaller’ pleasures of the bush – because summer is upon us, a lot of the migratory birds are back, as …
Another incredible sighting captured by our recent guest, Tara L Waters, of a lone buffalo bull strangely attacking a young elephant calf. The young calf was innocently feeding in the …
This week, we had some unexpected visitors to a number of our sightings. Elephants chasing leopards. Leopards walking between rhinos. Rhinos chasing lions. Leopards watching lions feeding. Leopards killing baboons. …
This week, in addition to the abundance of exciting predator and large mammal sightings, the reptiles were also in the mix. The Sparta Pride is settling back into their territory …