The Remote
Africa Experience

Sleep Outs

Sleep outs are for the more adventurous looking to become in tune with the wilderness of the Luangwa.

Feast on a delicious dinner cooked over the flames of a raw wood fire out on a remote bend of the Mwaleshi river. Sip on a night cap around the fire before retiring to bed – a camper mattress on the ground tucked under a net leaving unobstructed views of the night’s sky.

The safety of having an experienced guide and armed scout nearby ensures a sweet nights sleep while you listen to the natural calls of the bush.

Sleep outs must be pre-booked as they are a ‘whole camp’ activity. They may be done at no additional cost.

Available at: Mwaleshi Camp

Cultural Visits

Visit the Mkasanga village and be welcomed with great enthusiasm and plenty of smiles. Start off at the Mkasanga school where you can learn more about remote education and meet some of the children. Remote Africa Safaris support the school through the Tafika Fund.

The local ladies give insight into some Zambian customs by showing how millet is ground and pounded. Try your hand at some pounding to put meal preparation into perspective.

Visit one of the church choirs who serenade visitors with their beautiful harmonies and encourage you to join them in some dancing.

Available at: Tafika Camp

Bush Cuisine

Enjoy delicious cuisine cooked over a wood fire, warm homemade bread baked with coals in the ground and indulge in the fresh produce from the Tafika vegetable garden. We offer special attention to all dietary needs and requirements despite the remote location of the camps.

Available at: Tafika Camp, Chikoko Trails Camps, Mwaleshi Camp & Takwela Camp

Microlight May

Catch a bird’s eye view of the Luangwa from the microlight and wind your way up the Luangwa river on a light early morning breeze. Fly over huge pods of hippo wallowing in the water, elephants crossing and massive herds of buffalo coming to drink or catch a leopard sunning itself in the early morning rays. It’s an exhilarating way to view the Luangwa and it’s wild inhabitants.

Mircrolighting is only offered in May, when our bush camps are closed and are piloted by Remote Africa Safaris director, John Coppinger. Microlight flights are unique to Remote Africa Safaris in the Luangwa Valley.

Available at: Tafika Camp

RASair

RASair is Remote Africa’s in-house Cessna 210. The plane is based at the Mwanya (Lukuzi) airstrip close to Tafika Camp and the Chikoko Trails camps in the South Park. It’s perfectly placed for scenic charter flights to the North Luangwa, Luambe, Bangweulu, Lower Zambezi and many other beautiful places making travel in Zambia that much more convenient. RASair accommodates four people and their luggage per flight.

Luggage is restricted to one 15kg soft bag plus 5kg hand luggage per person.

Available at: Tafika Camp, Chikoko Trails Camps, Mwaleshi Camp & Takwela Camp

Photography

With experienced guides and comfortable vehicles kitted with bean bags, you will be perfectly placed to take the best advantage of the excellent photographic safaris presented.

Open vehicle tops allow unobstructed views of the wildlife, landscape, towering canopy of vegetation and birds – perched or in flight – ensuring great photographic opportunities from every angle.

For the photographer, Remote Africa Safaris offers private photographic safaris guided by Bryan Jackson, who is both an experienced guide and a professional photographer. Bryan may be pre-booked and this comes at an additional cost.

Photographic tips

Lenses

For close up shots use Macro or Extension tubes (use a tripod with these lenses)

• Wide angle (18mm-50mm) – best for landscapes.
• Telephoto (80mm-300mm) – lenses bigger than 300mm may require a tripod or bean bag (bean bags are supplied in all game viewing vehicles).

Camera Bag

• Protection for your camera and equipment is necessary. Remember to take your camera equipment on the plane as carry-on luggage.

Batteries

• Always travel with spares. Batteries can be recharged at communal charging areas in all of the bush camps.

Cleaning

• Bring a blower, brush and cloth to clean off the dust.

Tripod

• A good tripod may be difficult to travel with, consider bringing a lightweight monopod.

Filters

• Polarizing filters increase colour contrast saturation, remove reflection and darken blue skies (although they may absorb some of the light).
• Manual focus cameras use a Linear Polarizer.
• Most auto focus cameras use a Circular Polarizer.

Available at: Tafika Camp & Takwela Camp