Dave Varty’s Yearly Roundup 2017

Dave Varty November 29, 2017 10

In the village of Londolozi, Christmas means that our landscapes are filled with new life and blessed with summer rains to restore a thirsty land. Christmas is also a time …

Wildlife

This is Londolozi in 1977

Andre Goosen November 25, 2017 16

I can scarcely believe that exactly 40 years ago, I embarked upon a journey that would have a profound effect on the rest of my life. On the 1st November …

Guests History

What South Africa’s Elections Mean For You

Dave Varty August 6, 2016 7

On Wednesday 3rd August, over 15 million South Africans turned out at the 22 230 voting stations dotted across the country to cast their vote for the 2016 municipal elections – the …

Travel

A Dry Year: Why This May be a Good Thing for Wildlife

Dave Varty February 11, 2016 3

Countrywide in South Africa, and indeed in the southern part of Africa, there is a lot of talk about drought and its devastating effect on agriculture and the economy. Whilst …

Wildlife

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Dave Varty November 30, 2015 10

Despite uncertainty around the world, South Africa remains a friendly and peaceful nation, and with this good news, many past Londolozi friends chose again to travel this year to the …

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London to Londolozi for Lunch

Dave Varty August 30, 2015 7

When my grandfather first walked on a compass bearing in 1926, it took two lengthy train rides and a 12-hour trek through wild unchartered bush to bring him to the …

Wildlife

World Lion Day: A Tribute to the King of the Beasts

Amy Attenborough August 10, 2015 9

Londolozi’s mission statement in 1972: We aim to create a model in wise land management by using the many qualities of the natural system and integrating our visitors with the …

Wildlife

40 New Reasons to Love Kruger & Conservation

Ryan James June 24, 2015 13

“I would like to see Londolozi become the change it wishes to see – a microcosm of a South Africa filled with hope, friendship and a willingness to coexist; a …

2020 Vision GWF

3 “Ecolutionary” Innovations of 2014

Ryan James December 10, 2014 5

2014 has been a year that we have creatively questioned our self-reliance as a community of bush-dwellers. As we step into the future, how do we become more self-reliant? How …

2020 Vision Restoration

Earth Day – A Story of Inspiration

Dave Varty April 22, 2014 11

While sipping a beer on the verandah of the Victoria Falls Hotel last week, my long standing friend, Mike Myers, who has been in the safari industry for the past 30 …

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A Bulldozer, an Ecologist and Londolozi’s First Leopard

Ryan James April 9, 2014 7

It’s hard to separate the early adventures of Londolozi from Dr. Ken Tinley (pictured left), a wildlife management specialist whose practices were considered “controversial”. Why controversial? First, he was critical …

2020 Vision Restoration

Seasons Greetings

Dave Varty December 23, 2013 29

Our gift to you this year is a little different….an “immersion” into the summer bushveld to bring you closer to the magic of the wilderness. (Best viewed at full volume) …

Londolozi Family

Remembering Madiba

Dave Varty December 6, 2013 33

As the helicopter landed in the front of Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa and outstepped Nelson Mandela, I knew that this would be a defining moment in my life. …

Londolozi Family Restoration

Londolozi Learning Centre Graduation

Kate Neill April 29, 2013 4

‘We will not give you anything, but what we will do is create a door for you to open in order to have access to world class education but we …

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Earth Day 2013

Dave Varty April 22, 2013 2

Londolozi means “the protector of all living things” and consequently conservation has always been deep in our DNA. Upon the return of the family to Londolozi in 2007, we renewed …

Wildlife

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