As per usual, winter departs abruptly on an August breeze and the hot weather, that is so typical of the Luangwa, is back to stay for the rest of the season. With the heat comes thirsty animals all flocking to the remaining lagoons and the park’s life line – the Luangwa river. Fishing parties, mud […]
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Winter doesn’t make social distancing easy, and luckily it’s not something little bee-eaters have to worry about, but we’re getting good at offering great safaris with a personal appropriately-distanced touch. Although our camps aren’t exactly bustling with activity, there’s still lots of great news to share and we’ve welcomed some lovely guests who have enjoyed […]
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It has been a while since we’ve shared our news – the rollercoaster ride that was 2020 seems to have extended into 2021, hence the delay! The pandemic continues to impact all of our lives globally and from the Luangwa side – it has been another year with lots of water. We did our usual […]
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Walk Luangwa 2020 Nick and the first group embarked on the 17-day journey through the Luangwa Valley from the heart of North Luangwa, and continued for 365km (yes, a bit more than the planned 350km), ending at the Southernmost safari camp in South Luangwa. Different people joined Nick for different lengths of the walk and […]
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Moving through July July has been a month of movement and we’re looking forward to updating you on the trails we’ve been following. Walk Luangwa 2020 The Luangwa walk kicked off on the 27th of July, starting from Marula Puku, the research base camp in the North Luangwa National Park. Lions appeared ten minutes into the […]
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Valley in winter Winter has settled into the valley and we’re met with chilly crisp mornings. Although we have no guests, it has still been a busy month with Nick’s plans for Walk Luangwa 2020, a trip to the North Luangwa and finalizing Tafika Camp building, and, of course, some drives in the park to […]
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Please feel free to share news of the walk as widely as possible! Even though a funding goal has been set, any amount received will go a long way to helping the people, the animals and the place – no amount will be too little or too much and every bit will find a way […]
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An unlucky puku On an evening patrol drive, I came across a leopard hunting. While she was patiently stalking a small herd of female puku in an opening, a large male puku flushed from his dambo territory patch and ran right across her path. Not looking the gift horse in the mouth, she launched herself […]
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2016 They say you can’t change a leopard’s spots… but unfortunate instances such as snare damage are a real risk to all animals. It is unsure whether this particular male leopard lost his paw to a snare, or was born with this condition, but what we do know is that he has shown some serious […]
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