The end of our safari season always arrives more suddenly than expected, but with the end comes new beginnings. October (and even more so, November) is made of really hot stuff and isn’t for the faint-hearted. That said, if you can handle the heat and are happy to slug down a daily glass of rehydration salts, […]
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Tafika Camp office has a stunning old photograph of John Coppinger in his microlight with a lion sitting on the bank, looking on. I have always admired this photographed and wondered at how intimately the lives of the wildlife in the Luangwa are entwined with the communities and tourists that venture along the valley floor. […]
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October in the Luangwa It’s amazing to think we’ve come to the end of another great season. October has been busy with lots to reflect on, let alone looking back on the whole year (so we’ll do that in the next mailer). Those that could handle the heat have been rewarded with sizzling game viewing this […]
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Yesterday morning we were treated to a testosterone-driven display. Hearing lions calling at night is a regular sound heard from most of our camps in the Luangwa Valley. But last night was particularly noisy. At sunrise around the breakfast we continued listening to the roars. I looked across the river, and saw a male lion […]
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We recently got a camera to send around with our guides to afford them the opportunity to dabble in photography, as well as to get regular images from our camps. These are a few of the images from Takwela Camp in North Luangwa, run by guide Alex Phiri. Takwela is Remote Africa’s newest addition to […]
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We are incredibly fortunate to have a lovely natural depression in front of Tafika Camp which holds water until reasonably late in the season. This water, along with the rising temperatures and the ripening of seed pods and fruits in a number of trees bring regular family groups of elephants to the camp. Tafika Camp […]
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