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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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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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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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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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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