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With a large concentration of mammal and bird life, the South Luangwa National Park is one of Africa's foremost safari destinations.
The park covers an area of 9050 sq kilometres which is half the size of Wales and over three times the area of Rhode Island which makes it ideal for big five Zambia safaris.
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
14 July 2008 for 9 nights
Gary MacFadyenReview Source: Submitted by Zambia safaris traveller |
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Gary couldn't believe his good fortune when they came across the Mwamba lions because there were 17 of the big cats on view and apparently that is only half the membership of the full pride...» Huge lion pride
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
09 July 2008 for 7 days
John Milbank, AustraliaReview Source: Submitted by safari traveller |
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Mwamba camp in South Luangwa is John's favourite for a number of reasons. He shares them in this trip report and gives some good insights into what makes a safari here such an amazing experience...» Mwamba camp impressions
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
22 June 2008 for 13 days
Ian Cross, AustraliaReview Source: Submitted by safari traveller |
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Here's proof that you can also see the highly endangered wild dog in South Luangwa. Ian, who is a keen wildlife photographer, managed to view these highly efficient hunters while he was staying at the Kaingo and Mwamba bush camps...» South Luangwa wild dogs
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Safari Company:
Robin Pope Safaris
Late May 2008
Jeff Smith, USAReview Source: Review submitted |
Photography safaris are specialised trips which place different demands on an operator then a run of the mill viewing safari. And judging by Jeff's trip report Robin Pope Safaris has managed to get all the ingredients just right... » Robin Pope photographic tour review
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
Late September 2007 for a week
Peter Lemon, AustraliaReview Source: Submitted by Zambia safaris traveller |
Kaingo and Mwamba bush camps are excellent places to be based for wildlife photography. Peter needed to take some brochure wildlife pictures and the hippo hide proved particularly useful for this purpose...» Kaingo hippo hide
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
September 7th 2007 for ten days
Rona McKendrick, UKReview Source: Submitted by safari traveller |
Rona was fortunate enough to get to see most of the wildlife that it's possible to see in South Luangwa with the exception of wild dog because it was the wrong time of the year. She spent ten days on safari and her enthusiasm is obvious...» Zambia safari adventure
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
25 August 2007 for 7 nights
Chris Pullen, AustraliaReview Source: Submitted by safari traveller |
Chris was priviledged to witness hunts by the resident lion pride as they happened and was present when two of them ended successfully. He describes in detail what occurred...» Magical South Luangwa
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
19 June 2007 for 9 days
Gwyn and Leslie Pettit, UKReview Source: Submitted by safari traveller |
South Luangwa is a particularly good place to experience a lion hunt because there are large resident prides in the area that can be followed closely. Gwyn and Leslie had a grandstand view of a lion kill as it happened...» Zambia lion kill
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
Mid June 2007 for 10 days
Nicholas Rowe, UKReview Source: Submitted by safari traveller |
If seeing leopards on four different occasions sounds far fetched, it probably would be if it had occurred anywhere other than on Zambia safaris in the South Luangwa National Park, where numerous sightings like this are very possible...» Leopard sightings
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
7 days
Annabelle Peacock, AustraliaReview Source: Submitted by safari traveller |
South Luangwa National Park has a reputation as one of the best places in Africa to consistently see leopard and Annabelle was delighted as this was proven once again on her trip...» Luangwa safari leopard
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
Ruth, UKReview Source: Review submitted |
Ruth, her husband and two friends celebrated a special birthday in southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana and Zambia. They had a great experience in South Luangwa and hardly came across other people.
The area is well known for its leopards and the group was promptly welcomed with a sighting. Another special "tick" (many birders would be jealous) was a Pel's fishing owl. They also had an unforgettable walking safari... » Ruth's Shenton Safaris review
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Safari Company:
Shenton Safaris
Three nights
Nancy Row, USAReview Source: Review submitted |
If you thought that the luxury safari has become an impossible dream because of the expense involved then take a look at Nancy's trip report. It is still possible to go on a reasonably priced trip...» Shentons affordable luxury safari
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Safari Company:
Robin Pope Safaris
Three weeks
Charles Beach, CanadaReview Source: Telephone Interview |
Charles rates his safari experience in Zambia as an 11 out of 10. It included, amongst other things, a hippo chase, lions in camp, snake for dinner and a visit to the Victoria Falls. He was amazed by the quality and variety of the food provided and surprised by the fact that there was such a dramatic difference between night and day temperatures, sometimes as much as 20 degrees...» More about his Zambia Africa safari adventure 
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Safari Company:
Robin Pope Safaris
One week
Margot McCutcheon, New ZealandReview Source: TravelBlog |
Margot was lucky enough to spot virtually
all the rarest animals in the reserve and she did it in
style by staying at the Nkwali camp which overlooks the river.The South Luangwa national park is situated across the river from the camp so getting there is done by means of a boat or a pontoon...» More about this
Robin Pope safari
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Safari Company:
Robin Pope Safaris
Three weeks total
Kim Kelly, TX, USAReview Source: Zambia safaris journal submitted |
South Luangwa remains one of the best locations for a secluded safari, even in the peak season of August. Going on a walking safari also brings you closer to the detail of nature, as Kim found out while with Zambia.
She and her husband ended their first African safari there after visiting Tanzania's Selous and Ruaha parks, equally unspoilt by tourism... » Go off the beaten track with Kim
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Safari Company:
Flatdogs
Three days
Noel & Bron, South AfricaReview Source: Their own site KiwiBok |
If leopards are what you want to see, then South Luangwa is definitely the place to be as it has the reputation as the national park with the highest density of these secretive and elusive cats in Africa. Wildlife roams free around and sometimes in Flatdogs camp which Noel and Bron soon realised when they were awoken by an elephant in the dead of night who was scavenging for vegetables in the dustbins...» South Luangwa journal
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Safari Company:
Flatdogs
Two Days
Geoff Peerless, UKReview Source: Geoff's own site |
So what
do you do when three lions turn up outside the reception
office? You tell them, VERY carefully, that the
campsite is full.And it's a good idea to sleep in one of the tree houses at night so that you can avoid the lions, elephants and hippos that wander around in the camp...» Flatdogs Camp visit
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Safari Company:
Exodus Overland
Five Nights
Kim Buckley and Richard Baxter, UKReview Source: TravelBlog |
For relaxation and fishing potential lake Kariba is hard to beat and South Luangwa always delivers surprises such as a charging bull elephant which caused the driver to stall the safari vehicle. Accommodation was in the very centrally situated wildlife camp...» Lake Kariba cruise & South Luangwa visit
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Situated in the south eastern part of Zambia, not
far from Lusaka, between Kariba Lake in the west and
Mozambique border in the east. The mighty Zambezi River
is the southern park border and also the country border
between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The park features almost 400 bird species
and a great variety of game. Viewing the natural
abundance from canoes is a popular activity of Zambia safaris here - just watch
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Safari Company:
Norman Carr Safaris
13 June 2008 for 12 nights
Helen Jackson, UKReview Source: E-mail submission |
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The highlight for Helen was canoeing on the crocodile infested waters of the Zambezi River. She also enjoyed the fishing and the walks.
The accommodation, food and wildlife sightings were also top notch as her trip report explains...» Norman Carr review
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Safari Company:
ChaChaCha Backpackers
One week
Hélène Pinaud, FranceReview Source: E-mail Interview |
Hélène had an excellent time canoeing on the Zambezi River and just enjoying each and every day of discovering animals.
Her Zambia safaris highlight was when a particularly large animal visited camp at night and generally keeping her and the others in the group awake with pure excitement and adrenaline...» Safari and canoe trip on the Zambezi River
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Safari Company:
ChaChaCha Safaris
One week
Dennis Mitschke, CanadaReview Source: Telephone Interview |
This interview with Dennis underlines the fact that Zambia has just as much to offer as other safari destinations in Africa.He had such a good time on this safari that he has booked another trip with the same safari company to visit the Kafue National Park...» More about his Lower Zambezi adventure |
Safari Company:
ChaChaCha Safaris
Five Days
Clare Byrne, IrelandReview Source: Telephone interview |
Clare and her 8 friends enjoyed a short
variety adventure safari in perfect weather conditions.They went walking in the bushveld which was an amazing experience as it brought them very close to lots of interesting insects, small mammals, flowers and trees and the canoeing brought them closer to all the aquatic animals and birds...» Camping,
canoeing, sunset cruising adventure safari |
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The Victoria Falls lies on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Views from both sides are spectacular
but the entrance fee on the Zambian side is a lot
cheaper. This waterfall is rated as one of the natural wonders of the world with good reason (especially during the rainy season when the river is full) so it's a very good idea to include it in Zambia safaris itineraries. |
Safari Company:
Independent
Three Days, February 2008
Suzie JonesReview Source: Article submitted |
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Suzie's Zambia review is short but contains useful information on various aspects of a short break to Livingstone. It will equip you to make the most of your future visit to the wonderful Victoria Falls area.
Find out which is the very best viewpoint of the Falls in her opinion... » Zambezi Sun Review
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Safari Company:
Independent
Four Days, April 2007
Liza van der Walt,
South AfricaReview Source: E-mail review |
Liza was one in a group of four who organised their own self-catering Victoria Falls camping trip. They found a great place to base themselves in Livingstone.
The Falls itself were magnificent (she sent the photos to prove it); they got soaked by the spray, or "smoke that thunders"...» Victoria Falls Trip Review
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Safari Company:
Self Drive
Three Days
Enestle Zimba, ZambiaReview Source: Article |
Follow Enestles 1000km odyssey which provides fascinating insights into the country as he travels from Chingola in
the north to Livingstone in the south...» Travel Zambia journal Part 1 Enestle arrives
at the Victoria Falls after his epic journey. Beautiful
photos of the "smoke that thunders" and very
useful Livingstone Zambia travel
information...» Victoria Falls Zambia Part 2
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Both old (proclaimed in 1950) and large (more than 22400 sq kilometres), the Kafue National Park is an adventure travelers delight because it still relatively undiscovered and underdeveloped. There is no chance of getting into the multiple vehicle scrums around a lion pride here as happens in many of the parks in Eastern Africa.
The geography of the park is wildly different from the tree and water rich areas of the south containing three rivers to the vast, flat expanse of Busenga plains in the North Western section... making for a different Zambia safaris experience. |
Safari Company:
Mukambi Lodge
Three Days
Dennis Mitschke, CanadaReview Source: Telephone interview |
Another Zambia safaris destination that somehow seems to slip under the radar is Kafue in Zambia but it provides an excellent safari experience as Dennis found out to his delight He had the good fortune of being the only visitor at the Busenga plains camp because the tourist season hadn't really started yet so all the camp staff was at his beck and call...» More about his Kafue adventure |
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