Luangwa’s winter has been a busy period of welcoming back many repeat guests alongside new ones. Game viewing has been exciting with ferocious lion and hyena fights, hyena and leopard rubbing shoulders over kills, leopard on leopard scraps, wild dogs taking down impala in the Mwaleshi river and too-soon hippo arguments with fatal endings. Some […]
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May is always an exciting time of year as the Luangwa Valley’s safari season kicks off in earnest. Zambia experienced inconsistent rains again leaving some areas and rivers much lower than usual. Tafika Camp opened on the 1st of May after a frenzy of activity and we have already moved our focus to our Walking Trails Camps, Big […]
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As we reach the end of our 2024 season we reflect on the last two months of great wildlife sightings, progress in our community programmes and we start looking towards a new season. September and October are always prime months in the North Luangwa and this year was no exception. This season we have seen […]
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Late August and September brought the warmer weather and some windy days that cleared the skies. An unexpected but welcome cold front followed the wind and crisp mornings have kicked off with clear light basking the banks of the Luangwa and Mwaleshi rivers at sunrise. Out in the bush lagoons have started to dry up, […]
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We have been bundling up against the cold the last few weeks but our resident wildlife has been keeping us busy from leopard and wild dog darting at Tafika to lion kills in front of Big Lagoon. Mwaleshi and Takwela opened mid-June so it’s great to have all of our camps open making some of […]
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A new year and some new creatures are running around our little slice of Luangwa paradise. We’d like to introduce them to you as well as touch on camp updates and Zambia news. This year we experienced inconsistent rains across the country which resulted in a much drier start than usual. The southern part of […]
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The Luangwa Valley’s emerald season is a time of renewal and replenishment for the ecosystem and its many inhabitants. As our camps are so remote, we are not open during this time but we always make the big trek back to ensure the onsite teams are doing well and to enjoy the splendour of the […]
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As always, Luangwa’s late dry season has been hot and action-packed. Wildlife has flocked to the remaining water sources and the bush has thinned dramatically, making game viewing even better. Several trees have been flowering and boast newly sprouted canopies making for wonderfully scented journeys through the bush and the stories of our local fauna […]
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The last six weeks of the safari season have been full of activity as the Luangwa game of life goes on. We’ve been kept entertained with several wildlife movements – like pieces on a chess board – including wild dog dispersals, an influx of lion and Carmine Bee-eater gathering in an ever changing environment with Sausage […]
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