A Silent Drive to Remember
As part of the journey to becoming a Londolozi ranger we were taken out on our very first game drive at Londolozi a week after arriving. Our Head Ranger, James …
As part of the journey to becoming a Londolozi ranger we were taken out on our very first game drive at Londolozi a week after arriving. Our Head Ranger, James …
This week the predominant theme seems to be leopards and birds. With it being very leopard-heavy we have had some incredible sightings nonetheless. The Nkoveni Female and her two cubs …
This week’s stories find us spending a morning with elephants and giraffes to the Ntsevu Pride and Birmingham Males feeding on a fresh buffalo carcass. Arriving there to watch them …
Iconic. Majestic. Awe-inspiring. Finding just one word to describe an intimate encounter with a lion in it’s prime is a near impossible task. For most people lions provide an intoxicating …
When Bob Dylan wrote his famous song The Times They Are A-Changing, I doubt he had lions in mind. Nevertheless, those lyrics certainly apply to the lions of Londolozi and none …
One of the questions I was asked when talking to friends about making the move from the corporate world to life in the bush was, “Aren’t you going to get …
As with most people that come on safari to Londolozi, the wilderness – or as we refer to it as the bush, is their happy place and being out on …
On a recent afternoon, we set off in search of leopard. Fortune would have it that we had some strong leads to follow in that a group of guests that …
It starts with that heart-stopping moment that I see Prof’s hand twitch; his fingers splay out from the handle on the bonnet of the Land Rover, that subtle signal to …
A fairly unusually hot week for the middle of winter saw temperatures of 36 degrees Celsius (97 Fahrenheit), reminding us of the warmth of summer. If the heat continues any …
Halfway into a three-week stay with my guests, we wanted to do something slightly different for our morning game drive. Most of our great sightings so far were in the …
For the most part, when one thinks of male lions on Londolozi, the Birmingham coalition comes to mind. These are not the only male lions that hold territory on the …
We left camp with the distant sound of lions roaring in the south eastern parts of the reserve, an area where the Ntsevu pride has been dominant for some time …
This Week in Video will be released tomorrow. But for today’s story; many of you will have heard that the Othawa male – the dominant male lion of the Mhangeni …