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Driving Sustainability at Londolozi

 A Sustainable Safari and The Power of Trash Londolozi mission statement in 1972: A sustainability perspective: “We aim to create a model in wise land management by using the many qualities of the natural system and by integrating our visitors with the environment and the local people to the benefit of all. Our primary objective […]

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Sustainability Series Part 2 – An Interview with Chris Goodman

I recently met up with Chris Goodman, the head of the habitat team, to help me write about part two of my Sustainability Series.  Chris is one of the most passionate people I’ve come across. Anyone who has met Chris will attest to his sharp sense of humour and unrivalled excitement about anything related to […]

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A Conservation Journey on the Shoulders of Giants

How do you even begin to share a conservation journey of almost 100 years? A journey that, by the year 2026 will grant us access to the centenary club. An adventure of heart, mind, earth, body, spirit, sentient beings, rivers, leopards, rhinos, and everything in between. An experience that meant that sometimes we got lost […]

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A Sustainable Day at Londolozi – Part 1

Choosing where to go for a truly spectacular getaway can be a challenging endeavour. What is it about a particular place that keeps you coming back over and over? Is it the feeling of coming home when welcomed by staff that feel like family? Or an incredible candle-lit dining experience beneath the stars? Or possibly […]

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Wildlife Conservation: Protecting Biodiverse Safe Havens

“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.”  Sir David Attenborough Apart from having the voice of an epic narrator, David Attenborough’s […]

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Have You Heard About Londolozi’s Village Walk?

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 was completely overwhelmed with the beauty of the bush itself but then after a few days I was even more blown away by all the […]

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A New Way of Life – Londolozi’s Pioneer Effort

Pioneer of sustainable safari Is a safari sustainable? Years ago while at university I heard the phrase in one of my lectures “think locally, act globally “. More recently I’ve heard it switched around, “think globally, act locally”. Or was it the other way round? I clearly wasn’t a great student. In any case, this […]

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Londolozi x The Joinery – Why Sustainable Business Matters

“Plastic Free July is a key initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation that allows us to work towards our vision of seeing a world free of plastic waste. From humble beginnings in 2011, the award-winning Plastic Free July campaign is the result of years of hard work” ~ Plastic Free July Foundation  As with many […]

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The Future Is Here

Climate change, destruction of eco-systems, carbon emissions and natural disasters are increasingly more common.  How many of us set the intention to take responsibility for these issues?  We should act on Gandhi’s advice by being the change we want to see in the world. Eco tourism is the most fitting place for a sustainable approach […]

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