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Meaning "protector of all living things” in Zulu, Londolozi is home to the "Big Five" and is said to have the best leopard viewing in Africa. Daily game drives and guided bush walks are tailor-made to ensure each guest enjoys an optimal balance of rest and play.

Londolozi Game Reserve was established as a family bush camp in 1926 and has been run by the Varty / Taylor families ever since. Newly refurbished, Londolozi has a choice of four exclusive camps and a safari lodge all set along the banks of the Sand River.

The five properties are hidden from view in dense riverine forest, and offer a sanctuary of meditative luxury within the Sabi Sand Reserve. The Londolozi experience caters for mind, body and spirit by combining spectacular game viewing with carefully selected exercises and therapies at the Life Centre.

Londolozi Private Game Reserve and the Life Centre fall squarely within the base area of the Nilotic Meridian (a line running north-south from pole to pole at 31 degrees east longitude) - known as the line of first time - which ensures that it is a place of great energy and significance.

Attractions

This exclusive, privately owned game reserve has been in the Varty family for almost a century.

The wildlife on a Londolozi safari is legendary, with spectacular "Big Five” game viewing and exceptional leopard sightings.

The Londolozi philosophy is to facilitate a deep engagement with nature, drawing inspiration from ancient healing methods, and offering outdoor yoga, massage therapy and healing treatments.

Activities

Londolozi Private Reserve has a wide range of tailor-made activities, ensuring that every day holds a new experience.

Activities in the wild include dawn and dusk game drives, interpretive walks (from a daylong trail to a morning bush walk), leopard tracking, guided stargazing trips, private bush breakfasts and bush baths.

The Londolozi wellness centre has mobile yoga floors, which are set up in beautiful outdoor locations. There is also an exercise room, overlooking the Sand River, and a massage centre offering Swedish massage, aromatherapy and reiki healing.

Food and Wine

Food at any of the Londolozi safari lodge is both wholesome and delicious; favouring organic produce, free range game and herbs from the kitchen garden. Many of the recipes have been handed down through the Varty generations or were created in the Londolozi kitchens by world class chefs.

In their continuing drive to protect the environment the Varty family ensures that their seafood dishes are guided by the Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative, and that the number of imported ingredients is kept to a minimum.

Conservation

The aim of the Londolozi Land Care programme is not just to protect but also to restore the land. In 2003 Londolozi signed an agreement with the government department called Working-For-Wetlands to build erosion gabions and remove alien vegetation.

The results of Londolozi's model of wise land management can be clearly seen through the increase in the productivity of the land, and the numbers of animals that gather in the rehabilitated areas.

Wildlife

Londolozi is known for the remarkable relationship which has developed over three decades between wild free ranging leopards and ranger trackers. Usually regarded as elusive, these big cats are more easily observed on a Londolozi safari than anywhere else in Africa.

"Big Five” game viewing is also exceptional. Breeding herds of elephant and buffalo roam throughout the Londolozi area, whilst white rhino and lion concentrations are amongst the highest recorded on the African continent.

Awards

Londolozi Private Game Reserve has received numerous awards. Recent awards and recognition includes:

2007 Condé Nast Reader's Travel Awards "Overseas Leisure Hotels”
2006 Condé Nast Reader's Travel Awards "Top 100”
Relais & Chateaux member.

Accommodation

Londolozi Game Reserve comprises four exclusive camps - Tree Camp, Pioneer Camp, Varty Camp, Founders Camp - and the new Private Granite Suites. Set in a prime location, hidden amongst towering trees on the banks of the Sand River, these intimate camps all offer the ultimate in luxurious safari accommodation with spacious suites, elegant décor and impeccable service.

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