Tsalala Female Has Given Birth

James Tyrrell March 7, 2019 27

Up on a koppie next to the Manyelethi River there is a small cave. It’s hard to see as the road that runs past the koppies passes it to the …

Lions Wildlife

A Case in Leopard Habituation – The Nkoveni Female and Her Cub

Pete Thorpe February 14, 2019 23

“Leopards are renowned for organising their lives so as to avoid encounters with people. Unlike lions, they are furtive and solitary, appearing and vanishing like a hallucination” Mitch Reardon, Shaping …

General Nature History Leopards Safari Experience Wildlife

My Encounters With the Londolozi Royal Family

Suzanne Gibson December 8, 2018 3 9

On our first trip to Londolozi in February 2010, we had a wonderful sighting of the Dudley Riverbank leopard and her 7 month old male cub (3:3). It was fascinating …

Leopards Wildlife

Luxury Private Family Villas in Kruger – Londolozi’s Pioneer Homestead

Amanda Ritchie November 20, 2018 4

“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in …

Camps Relais and Châteaux Safari Experience Trade Travel Travel Advice Wildlife

Heritage Day 2018

Dave Varty September 24, 2018 9

“You don’t stumble upon your heritage. It’s there, just waiting to be explored and shared.” September 24th is National Heritage Day in South Africa and a chance for us, as a …

Londolozi Family

Londolozi Celebrates Mandela Day

James Tyrrell July 18, 2018 8

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance …

Occasions Restoration Wellness

Photographic Journal: Remembering Leopards Now Gone

James Tyrrell June 6, 2018 11 36

Clicking through a few old photographs recently, I was shocked at just how many leopards have come and gone during my tenure at Londolozi. Having said that, the number wasn’t …

Leopards Wildlife

The 6 Things I Miss the Most about Londolozi

James Hobson March 31, 2018 11

“The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa – for he has so much to look forward to.” ― Richard Mullins I wake …

General Nature Safari Experience

Why Don’t Hippos Have Hair?

Sean Zeederberg February 5, 2018 4

One thing I love the most about this job and the accompanying interactions with different people is that you get a good feel of different cultures and their perspectives on …

General Nature Wildlife

Photographic Highlights from the Managing Director’s Desk

James Tyrrell February 1, 2018 18

It would be no good working in the bush unless you had a passion for the bush itself. Sounds fairly obvious I know, but there are jobs to be had …

Wildlife

Celebrating a Valiant Frenchman

James Souchon March 9, 2017 8

A couple of years ago I was very lucky enough to do a road trip from South Africa all the way up to Uganda and back. Together with four other …

Birds Wildlife

What Happens to a Leopard in Half a Decade?

James Tyrrell February 21, 2017 5

Half a decade sounds like quite a long time, although it’s only five years. For a leopard, however, that period of time represents roughly a third of its life it …

Leopards Wildlife

Heritage Day

James Tyrrell September 24, 2016 1

South Africans celebrate Heritage Day by recognising the cultural heritage of the many peoples that make up the population of South Africa. Being based in the Lowveld, and particularly being adjacent …

Londolozi Family

The Sithole Family – Three Generations At Londolozi

Shaun D'Araujo August 4, 2016 7

Londolozi has always taken much pride in its family values and its involvement with the surrounding communities. The hard work put in by the early pioneers and founders was passed down …

Wildlife

Is the Maliliwane Female Dead?

James Tyrrell March 27, 2016 1 9

The name Maliliwane (previously Campbell Koppies young female) is not one that has featured too regularly on the Londolozi blog in years past. One of our least known leopards who resides …

Leopards Wildlife

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