How Does One Best Approach a Safari?

Paul Danckwerts March 6, 2019 14

Soaking up the dawn chorus with a hot coffee in hand on one of Londolozi’s wooden decks is how any good day in the bush should start. It’s something of …

Featured Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #376

James Tyrrell March 1, 2019 15

Firstly, apologies for the late response to the “Who am I?” leopard post. The answer was indeed the Nkoveni female. Most people got it correct, so well done. We’ll find …

Featured Wildlife

The Peaceful Path

Caylie Maehr February 10, 2019 3

The veins of earth are much like our own. They pulse with life. Some flow faster and harder whilst others are more slow and hold less pressure. From above one …

Wilderness teachings Wildlife

Incredible Footage: Geese Saving Goslings’ Lives From Otter

James Tyrrell February 6, 2019 13

It’s possible that fewer otters have been seen at Londolozi over the last 10 years than pangolins! And we hardly ever see pangolins… So the recent sighting that one Londolozi …

Birds Wildlife

Londolozi’s Love Affair With the Land Rover Defender

Nick Sims January 12, 2019 14

Over the last 40 years, visitors to Londolozi have been enchanted by this amazing wilderness area and the flora and fauna that call it home. When they look back to …

History Safari Experience

Then and Now: The Interwoven Fortunes of the Sand River and the Tsalala Pride

Fin Lawlor December 11, 2018 16

Change is the only constant we have out here. Animals come and go, and more significantly – since it flows right past the Londolozi camps and through the middle of …

Featured Lions Wildlife

The Best Interruptions in the World

Tippy Brewitt October 21, 2018 10

Taking children out into the bush is a great way for them to learn about animals and their tracks, and of course for them to get out and use some …

Cubs Den Wildlife

Lioness Almost Kills TWO Male Leopards

James Tyrrell August 25, 2018 2 31

With the Anderson male now going through the final stages of the recovery process of his left eye, one would hope he would stay out of trouble for awhile. Instead, …

Leopards Wildlife

How Many Leopards Have Lain on This Rock?

James Tyrrell July 31, 2018 1 8

In the north of Londolozi, the Manyelethi River snakes through granite crests and rocky outcrops, its banks draped in the shade of towering Jackalberry trees. The river only flows occasionally, …

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Londolozi Private Granite Suites – A Private River Affair

Bronwyn Varty-Laburn July 29, 2018 3

Rivers invoke questions inside of me every time I stand before one. I find myself wondering what this river has witnessed before it passed me by and more importantly where …

Relais and Châteaux Trade

Lions Execute Perfect Ambush

James Tyrrell July 5, 2018 5

Some days you just get lucky. Chris Goodman and I were driving around near the Sand River when we heard a bushbuck bark down in the palm thickets. Knowing the …

Lions Wildlife

Photographic Journal: Tony Goldman’s Highlights #3

Anthony Goldman June 16, 2018 3 11

We complete our three-part series of Londolozi Guest Tony Goldman’s photographic highlights today. The good news is that Tony is a regular visitor to the lodge, so we’re sure it …

Guests Photography Wildlife

New Leopard Cubs? Maybe.

James Tyrrell March 19, 2018 4 5

Early 2016 was quite simply a ridiculous time to see leopard cubs on Londolozi. At one point the Nhlanguleni female was the only territorial female on the reserve to not be …

Leopards Wildlife

Eye-Level With Hippos

James Souchon November 13, 2017 25

One of my more memorable afternoon game drives of the last few weeks involved hardly any driving and instead a lot of lying down on my stomach. I was with …

Photography Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #304

Kevin Power October 13, 2017 8

Triskaidekaphobia – the fear of the number 13. Many people would have woken up this morning feeling a little uneasy with it being Friday the 13th. I think this is …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

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