Our Stories

Meals at Elephant’s eye, Hwange are always a memorable affair. The lodge uses the finest freshest ingredients and Moffat is a chef extraordinaire. Usually, guests are seated near the main area of the lodge, either indoors or outdoors, depending on the weather or group size. However, when guests stay for 3 nights or more (or if

I was inspired by an event I attended called F*&k Up Nights Cape Town. We live in a world of instant gratification and we are getting better at celebrating our achievements. I am a firm believer that this is very important. The travel industry hosts some grand and innovative ideas. Some ideas succeed, some fail

Have you heard about the scaly little mammal that can roll itself up into a hard impenetrable ball to protect itself from predators such as lions and leopards? The pangolin is a captivating creature that slightly resembles an armoured anteater but is considered much cuter, and unfortunately much rarer. Pangolins are one of the most

Africa’s vast national parks are wondrous places to experience animals in the wild. Visitors flock from around the world to search for the African wildlife and are often equally impressed by the abundance of the flora and fauna on offer. Private concessions bordering these national parks are a long-standing phenomenon that attracts travellers for various

After Project Penya raised five times more funds than anticipated, it not only allowed for the inclusion of twice the number of girls in the Subz program but also enabled us to support the school with a 3-day life-skills workshop. Local facilitators, school staff, a social worker, Elephant’s Eye staff, and parents joined forces to

This month we bid adieu to our Elephant’s Eye, Hwange lodge manager Blessed Chalibamba, who although leaving his role as lodge manager, will remain on as a shareholder of the lodge. Closely involved with the lodge from the very start, Blessed helped build it from the ground up and even slept there in a little

Most of us have learned in life that good things don’t last forever, but when something comes to an end a new chapter begins. This month, we are bidding farewell to Blessed Chalibamba, who has not only been managing our eco-lodge Elephant’s Eye, Hwange for the past 4 years but has literally built it to

This month we would like to introduce you to someone who has a more “behind the scenes” role. You may not meet her when you are at the lodge, and you may not even see her in action. But you would certainly notice her absence. Meet Naomi, our head of housekeeping, who makes sure that the