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We asked guests who stayed at White Elephant Safari Lodge to send us their love story of their experience. Over the next few weeks we will post some of them. The following couple's story was chosen as the winner.

Southern Africa is in general, a very arid region, with erratic climate and seasonal rainfalls, and the Pongola Game Reserve in North East Zululand is no exception.

Since the summer of 2014, we have been experiencing one of the driest spells in living memory. Certainly this is our first major drought at White Elephant since the lodges opening in 1999 (17 years ago).

Herewith our September Newsletter. It contains a profile of Heike Zitzer, some funny images of animals caught by our camera traps and a fantastic special offer. Enjoy.

A marriage proposal in the bush must be one of the most romantic experiences for anyone.
Soon after arriving for a two night stay at White Elephant Safari Lodge, John-Louis Watt asked me to assist him in setting the scene for his proposal to Tatum Lamb. He wanted this to be the most memorable and romantic experience possible and, as a romantic myself, I was very happy to help.

Heike Zitzer our resident researcher was interviewed by Geniene Preston from Nomad at Tourism Indaba 2016 which was held in Durban from 7-9 May. Visit the SA commuters website to listen to their conversation.