We’d like to pay tribute to the people who live to protect and document the lions of Hwange – The Lion Researchers, who also do great work with de-snaring all other animals in this area.  Your work may be tiresome and sometimes heart wrenching but we applaud your every effort.  So on behalf of  our team and guests who travel here from around the world to photograph these ivory colored beauties, we thank you.

A pride of 6 lions visited us this week, killing 2 buffalo at the Ivory pan within 3 hours of each other.  Guests were awoken at 5.15 and looked out from their snug tree-houses to watch the king of beasts in action.  Then, at 7.30 am they killed again…… they returned to their feast later that night, much to the excitement of our in-house guests.

Thanks to our Managers, Karen & Adam, for the photos {25th July 2011}

Ivory Lodge is fortunate to be within the home-range of the unique clan of elephants known as The Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe. This is Zimbabwe’s flagship herd; over 300 wild, free-roaming elephants that were, in the late 1990′s unusually habituated by the famous Alan Elliot to the presence of our game-drive vehicles. The Ivory Pan is one of their particularly favourite play-grounds. Whilst on an Ivory game-drive, you’re also likely to encounter these trusting giants and experience the special magic of being amongst extraordinarily calm, wild elephants in unfenced wilderness areas.

If you have a special interest in elephants, and would cherish the chance of close-up encounters, please make your request to have Peter be your guide at the time of booking your accommodation to ensure he is available.  Peter, our guide, is resident at Ivory but does have to go off to see his family from time to time.  At least 2 afternoon drives are necessary to enable a good chance to have a wonderful encounter with these exceptional animals, remembering too that Ivory Lodge is in a true wilderness area where all animals roam freely.

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