Luambe Camp

an important conservation outpost

Luambe Camp is located in the South Luangwa North area of eastern Zambia.

The camp is actually set in the Luambe Reserve, a relatively small but important wildlife area which lies between North Luangwa and South Luangwa.

The fact that wildlife tends to be less prolific here is the primary reason that this camp is so competitively placed. But it is an important outpost from a conservation perspective and definitely worthy of support.

It is centred on a simple open sided ‘chitenge’, leading out to a campfire area.

Rooms

Guest accommodation at Luambe Camp is in just four large tented Rooms with indoor bathrooms.

Animals in camp

Luambe Camp is located adjacent to one of the largest hippo pools in the Luangwa Valley, which gets more and more busy as the dry season progresses, often ending up with hundreds of animals. Their endless grunting and fighting is an almost constant feature of the place

Activities

Luambe Camp provides the following guided activities …

• vehicle safari
• walking safari
• night vehicle safari

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 four hours by road into camp.

Most guests will stop at one or two camps in South Luangwa on the way up, in which case the transfer up to Luambe will be 1-5 hours, depending on the location of the preceding property.

usually combined with Livingstone and other safari areas