Luangwa Bush Camping

a nice bite-sized walking trail

Luangwa Bush Camping operates in the South Luangwa North area of eastern Zambia.

This trail is usually operated over the course of two days and one night, covering around 20 km in total.

Walks usually take place morning and afternoon, each for 3-4 hours, going at a leisurely pace and taking a long break at a remote location in the bush for a proper lunch and a siesta.

The walking will, as usual, mainly concentrate on the nuances of flora, fauna and tracking, but will usually also include deliberate attempts to approach potentially dangerous animals such as elephants, buffaloes, hippos and lions.

In other words, this is a proper walking safari.

Most guests stay at a fixed camp in the South Luangwa area before and after this trail, most commonly related properties like Tena Tena Camp and Nsefu Camp.

South Luangwa is a very high quality safari area that often serves as the primary location in a trip.

The stay duration tends to be 5-8 nights split between two camps, or more occasionally 3-5 nights at one camp. Three camp combinations are also possible.

Seasonality

The best time to visit South Luangwa is during the May-Oct dry season, when the wildlife is focused on the riverine areas and easy to find.

Within that period, May-Jul is pleasantly cool at night, but the animals may not yet be fully migrated back into the river.

Towards the end of that period, Oct-Nov the wildlife should be at its strongest, but the weather is likely to be uncomfortably hot, especially at night. Bear in mind that most camps do not have air-conditioning.

Getting around

South Luangwa lies to the east of the country and is usually accessed by light aircraft services from Lusaka or Livingstone.

From Mfuwe Airport it is three hours by road into camp.

usually combined with Livingstone and other safari areas