The Luangwa Valley


Experts have dubbed South Luangwa as one of the...
"greatest wildlife sanctuaries in the world" ...and not without reason. The concentration of game around the Luangwa river and it’s ox bow lagoons is among the most intense in Africa.
African Walking Safaris
We offer you the opportunity not only to see the wonder of the African bush, but to feel and smell and hear and touch the ancient continent at its most unspoilt.

African Walking Safaris were pioneered right here in the magnificent splendor of the Sanctuary of the Luangwa Valley.

If you are looking for the trip of your lifetime and the memories that go with it, You really can do no better than to visit the Luangwa Valley.

A lush valley, abundant with wildlife
The concentration of game around the Luangwa River and its ox-bow lagoons is among the most intense in Africa.

Abundant Birds and wildlife are abundant in the park and our guides will ensure that you have every opportunity to see all that the wildlife, birds and varying vegetation and habitats have to offer.
The Luangwa River
This is the most intact major river system in Africa and is the life blood of the park's
9050km2.  The Park hosts a wide variety of wildlife birds and vegetation. The now famous ‘walking safari’ originated in this park and is still one of the finest ways to experience this pristine wilderness first hand. 

The changing seasons add to the Park’s richness ranging from dry, bare bushveld in the winter to a lush green wonderland in the summer months. There are 60 different animal species and over 400 different bird species. The only notable exception is the rhino, sadly poached to extinction.
On the plains you may see the large elephant herds, reaching up to 70 in number. Buffalo are abundant and spread throughout the valley and can gather in herds of many hundreds in number.
The hippopotamus is one animal you won't miss there is spectacular hippo viewing all along the Luangwa River. As you cross over the bridge into the park there are usually between 30 and 70 hippos lounging in the river below and most of the dambos and lagoons will reveal many more.

Zebra can be seen running in small herds of up to about a dozen. The difference between Zambia's zebras and those in the south and east of Africa is in the stripes. Here they are evenly spaced as opposed to broad light stripes with a faint shadow stripe in-between.
Thornicroft's Giraffe, unique to Luangwa Valley are plentiful and so should be easily be spotted.

The park has 14 different antelope species, most of which are easily seen on game and night drives. This includes the elusive bushbuck, kudu, eland and the impala, which should not be confused with the puku, of similar size but a much fluffier buck with a rich orange coat and also prolific. Duiker, reedbuck, roan, sable, hartebeest, grysbok, klipspringer and oribi also occur but are harder to find.

The South Luangwa National Park has one of the densest populations of leopard in Southern Africa.

Lions are as plentiful in the Luangwa as anywhere else in Africa and the excitement of tracking lions and seeing them on a walking safari is unparalleled. They can very often roam in prides of up to 30.

The Luangwa Encounter
The Bushcamp Company are in a unique position to be able to offer you the experience of a life-time by visiting any of their remote bushcamps in South Luangwa National Park. The 'Luangwa Encounter' is a suggested itinerary that takes in 3 of the camps and Mfuwe Lodge. ...More info > 

Check out the amazing Luangwa Encounter walking safari...

9 days and 8 nights starting and ending at Mfuwe Lodge in the South Luangwa National Park - Visiting Chamilandu, Chindeni and Bilimungwe bushcamps

  THE LUANGWA ENCOUNTER 

The Mobile Safari with a Difference

Start a Mfuwe lodge and visit 3 amazing bushcamps

Experience the thrill
  of a 9 day - 8 night  
mobile walking safari
in untamed Africa!

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