A Year In Nature – The Shangaan Calendar

Shaun D'Araujo January 23, 2023 10

As 2023 began, I started to reflect on the year that had passed. Each day at Londolozi had followed a natural rhythm. Waking up to the dawn chorus of francolins …

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The Alchemy of Safari: The Tracking & Guiding Team

Bronwyn Varty-Laburn June 9, 2022 15

From our beginnings of simple bush adventures to now, after nearly 100 years of safari, Londolozi has had many chapters and innovations. We have pioneered in meditative luxury, photographic safaris …

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Have You Heard About Londolozi’s Village Walk?

Jenna Ziegler December 11, 2021 15

Coming into Londolozi as a newly employed Camp Manager from Cape Town, I had absolutely no idea how immense the sense of community would be at Londolozi. At first I …

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Trevor the Tracker

Robert Ball August 18, 2021 16

During my training and right through to when I qualified as a Londolozi Ranger, a piece of advice that I received numerous times was to ensure that I build a …

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Forming a Brotherhood

Patrick Grealy July 14, 2021 10

Every day is a chance to learn. It’s a chance to expand our minds and open ourselves up to new ways of life, new cultures, and new ways of being …

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Living Heritage

Amanda Ritchie September 24, 2020 30

It was an ordinary afternoon. As ordinary as you can get living out in the wilderness of Africa as the birds sang from the trees and the insects called from …

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The Sounds of Londolozi: a Lekker Field Guide to South African Slang

Michael Harmon December 9, 2019 15

After three weeks in the nonstop language class that is life at Londolozi, I was feeling confident. I’d started throwing the occasional ja (“yahhhh”) into regular conversation. My heys were …

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5 Shangaan Phrases To Learn Before Your Stay

Jemma Thorpe January 19, 2019 7

Inkarhi waku dyondza yin’we yati ndzimu ta la Afrika Dzonga “It’s time to learn one of the eleven official languages of South Africa” I’ve always been a firm believer in …

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Teachings from the Ancient Art of Tracking

Nick Sims December 9, 2018 1 13

The art of tracking an animal through the wilderness is an ancient skill that people used to depend on for their very survival. Sadly, the knowledge of tracking has largely …

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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 …

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African Folklore, the Mystery of Birds: Part 2.

Bruce Arnott September 16, 2017 11

African tribes have traditionally believed many strange and wonderful things about birds. The Zulu people call a bird an ingonyi, the Sesotho and Tswana people call birds ngonyani. These African …

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Lina Lamula: Londolozi’s Village Mother

Jessica Maclarty March 19, 2016 5

There is a very wise woman who works at Londolozi, one of the strongest women I know. She has seen a lot in her life and knows a great deal …

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The Amazing History of The Shweshwe Cloth

Kate Collins November 10, 2015 5

One of the things I noticed when I began working at Londolozi was the beautiful uniform worn by the ladies of the Londolozi choir. The skirts are a bright blue …

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Sewing to Success: Londolozi Ladies Show Us Their Skills

Kate Collins July 21, 2015 13

“All of the top achievers I know are life-long learners… Looking for new skills, insights, and ideas. If they’re not learning, they’re not growing… not moving toward excellence.” – Dennis …

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The Power of Relationships: Building Bridges in the Bushveld

Ryan James June 3, 2015 15

The following article, written by Ryan James, was originally published in the April 2015 publication of Skyways Magazine. The story documents what is – for us – one of the most …

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