A Story I Didn’t Want to Tell Yet | Virtual Safari #323
A few weeks ago, I shared one of the most extraordinary mornings I’ve had at Londolozi. The Xinkhova Female reappearing with two of her cubs after we’d thought they were …
A few weeks ago, I shared one of the most extraordinary mornings I’ve had at Londolozi. The Xinkhova Female reappearing with two of her cubs after we’d thought they were …
As we move deeper into May, the bush continues to hold onto the lushness brought by one of the wettest seasons in recent memory. The mornings have definitely started to …
It has been a summer of abundance. The rains came early, came hard, and kept coming, turning the reserve into something almost unrecognisable to those who only know it dry …
Growing up, my family spent most of our holidays on safari and in Southern Africa’s various national parks. It was during those early years that my passion for the bush …
The first week of May is usually my favourite week each year – and this week has once again proved my point. The grass is still long and green, fed …
As a guide at Londolozi, certain sounds immediately sharpen your senses. The alarm call of a vervet monkey is one of them. One afternoon recently, it was exactly that sound …
Some Days You Nail It. Some Days the Bush Has Other Plans. There’s a particular kind of week the bush dishes out every now and then. The kind that ignores …
It was a clear, warm, sunny morning in the bush, which we are so lucky to have many of at this time of year at Londolozi. It was one of …
As April gives way to May, there’s a subtle but unmistakable shift settling over the reserve. The early mornings carry a cooler edge now, and the last light of day …
There’s a recurring joke in my household, usually delivered with a weary look from my darling Samantha after a long afternoon wrangling our two epic (read: chaotic) kids, that the …
Lionesses 2, Sean 0. That was the situation by the end of our second attempt to find the Kambula Females, and I am not too proud to admit that the …
Over the past few weeks, there had been a growing sense of anticipation around the Ximungwe Female. We knew she had denned, we knew she had two cubs, and we …
The heavy rainfall earlier this year has left the landscape looking fresh and full of life. The vegetation is still green and lush at a time when it would normally …
From being a leopard we once encountered fairly often, the Nhlanguleni Female has become a much rarer sight. Her territory has always been to the west of our camps, but …
The morning after I watched the Xinkhova Female carry her cub to a new den, Shaun D’Araujo rounded a corner and found a leopard in a tree. Nothing unusual there. …