South Luangwa National Park
Location:
The Luangwa Valley lies at the tail end of the Great African Rift Valley system.The great rift valley extends about 4,000 km from the Red Sea down to the Pungwe River mouth in Mozambique. It is a great wildlife sanctuary The park is 9,050-sq km centered around the Luangwa River.
Best time to travel:
High season season is May to October.
While May to August it’s still cool and dry,September and October are very hot with the humidity building up.These are the best months to spot the game as they gather close to the river and watering holes.
January to April is the rainy (or “green”) season with many lodges closed during this period.
The rainy season is the best time to go birdwatching while March to June is the best time to spot the elusive African wild dog.
Activities:
Safari Game drives, walking safaris, birding, photographic safaris, night game drive safaris.
The concentration of animals around the Luangwa River, and its oxbow lagoons, is among the most intense in Africa.
The now famous ‘walking safari’ originated in this Park.There are 60 different animal species and over 400 different bird species in South Luangwa National Park. The only exception is the rhino that has been poached to extinction.
It has about 400 of Zambia’s 732 species of birds that include 39 different birds of prey and about 47 migrant bird species.
South Luangwa national Park allow’s night safaris.
South Luangwa location makes it possible to create a bush/beach experience with a stay at a Lake Malawi boutique resort.Ask for details
Zambia safaris:South Luangwa included:
Sample 7 nights itinerary in South Luangwa National Park combining
Nkwali Camp 2 nights,
Tena Tena 1 nights,
Bush Camping 2 nights and
Nsefu Camp 2 nights
7 N Luangwa Walk/Bush/Lodge Camping Safari
On this unique Zambia Safari,you will experience the amazing Luangwa Valley and Livingstone,home to one of 7 natural wonders of the world,the Victoria Falls.
There are game viewing opportunities to in Livingstone,as you can see the white rhino in Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park.Combining these two areas,offers you an exceptional Zambia safari.
10N Luangwa Livingstone Safari
Experience these two Zambia Rivers,the Luangwa and the Zambezi rivers Safaris.Combined they offer an outstanding Zambia Safari experience both by boating/canoe and land game viewing.
This 7 night Zambia Safari itinerary which can be modified/extended to include the Victoria Falls combines South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi.
This amazing Zambia Safari combines the best of Zambia ‘s three main parks in a unique,diversified Africa Safari experience.
You have so much variety on this Zambia Safari from the lagoons and riverine woodland of the Luangwa,to the hills and water experience of the Zambezi,to the vast open plains of North Kafue .
This unique Zambia Safari experience covers all the main Safari areas of Zambia,and is a truly diversified Africa Safari experience.The are covered on this Zambia Safari will give you the possible opportunity to see Cheetah in Kafue,Leopard in the Luangwa along with Lion,Elephant,Buffalo a wide bird variety and plenty of Antelope.
Combined with the Victoria Falls where you will also experience game viewing to see the White rhino,this Zambia Safari combines land and water experiences for a fully diversified Africa safari
This is Private Luxury at its Africa best with fully serviced houses,located in some of the most beautiful and diverse Africa Safari locations.A Zambia Safari in these private Luxury houses takes Luxury and Safari to another level.
You can stay as long or as little as you like however a 3N stay in each location is recommended to obtain the best out of the location and maximize the time you spend on your Zambia Safari.
Luxury Safari Houses of Africa
A different combination of experiences from the beauty of one of the most beautiful cities in the world,Cape Town South Africa,to the majestic Victoria Falls,to the wonder of the Africa bushas in a Zambia Walking Safari .
From Luxury to simplicity from urban city to the remoteness of a Africa safari this combination will gives you a sense of completeness through its opposite diverse experiences.
Cape Town,Victoria Falls,Walking Safari
The Walking Mobile Safaris have come to be known as THE wilderness experience of the South LuangwaAfter 2 nights at Nkwali,the party drives up to the remote north of the park.
For 5 days the safari follows the Mupamadzi River, covering approximately 10km a day. This clear river is a major tributary of the Luangwa.
Sampling South Luangwa Safari Camps
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