SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK, ZAMBIA
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Nesting at the tail end of the Great Rift Valley, in the Luangwa Valley, the South Luangwa National Park is wild and remote. It has an abundance of wildlife that is rarely seen in other game reserves and is one of the finest wildlife sanctuaries in the world. This huge area of pristine wilderness is home to a large variety of game and birds, as well as the bigger predators.
The survival of the valley depends on the winding Luangwa River, crowded with hippos, crocodiles and wading waterfowl. Few parks can match this phenomenally high game density nor do they have the ability to show visitors such remarkable wildlife in so remote and isolated a wilderness. There are many excellent safari lodges in South Luangwa National Park.
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ACCOMMODATION IN SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK
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Kalamu Tented Camp
Kalamu Tented Camp is situated in the Luamfwa Concession in the southern sector of Zambia's South Luangwa National Park. Kalamu Tented Camp takes its name from the adjacent Chankalamu River, a seasonal tributary of the Luangwa. |
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Kwena Lagoon Camp
Kwena Lagoon Camp lies on a beautiful permanent lagoon just off the Luangwa River, in the remote Luamfwa area in the southern section of Zambia's South Luangwa National Park. Kwena Lagoon is currently under construction and due to open in July 2008. |
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Puku Ridge Camp
Named for the Puku antelope that inhabits the Kakumbi Dambo (floodplain), which the camp overlooks, Puku Ridge Camp is built on a hillside, providing stunning vistas of the floodplain and the wildlife that frequents it. |
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Chichele Presidential Lodge
Chichele Presidential Lodge, formerly a private Presidential retreat, occupies one of the most breathtaking sites in the park. The 10 air conditioned, elegant Victorian style suites are built along the edge of the hillside, each providing guests with private panoramic views. |
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Tena Tena Camp
Tena Tena Camp is a remote and small camp situated within the South Luangwa National Park and enjoys a stunning location on a sweeping bend of the Luangwa River. Tena Tena has a reputation for being a 'temporary home' in the the bush. |
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Nsefu Camp
Nsefu Camp is situated on a sweeping bend of the Luangwa River, 12 miles north of Tena Tena Camp, far in the north of the South Luangwa National Park's undeveloped Nsefu Sector. |
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Nkwali Camp
Nkwali Camp accommodates a maximum of twelve guests in six cool and spacious A-frame chalets, constructed of woven bamboo and thatch. Each chalet has its own enormous open-air en-suite bathroom constructed primarily of molded clay. |
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Kapani Lodge
Kapani Lodge is an exclusive camp situated on the banks of one of the Luangwa River's many ox-bow lagoons. It is located close to the main Mfuwe area of the South Luangwa, one of the finest National Parks in Zambia. |
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Kakuli Bush Camp
Kakuli Bush Camp is a seasonal camp on the confluence of the Luwi and Luangwa rivers. Whether Kakuli is used as a stopover in the middle of a walking trail or as a base for a more static wildlife safari, the gameviewing in this area are some of the best in Zambia. |
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Luwi Bush Camp
Luwi Bush Camp is a seasonal camp situated deep in the heart of the National Park and is one of the only Luangwa safari camps to be positioned well away from the permanent waters and rich vegetation of the main river. |
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Nsolo Bush Camp
Nsolo Bush Camp is situated on a bend in the Luwi sand river that runs through the heart of the South Luangwa National Park. Due to it's remoteness, game viewing activities are centered on walking safaris although short night drives are usually offered as well. |
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Mchenja Bush Camp
Mchenja Bush Camp occupies a stunning setting beneath a magnificent grove of these trees on the banks of the Luangwa river. It is just a short morning's walk upstream from Kakuli Bush Camp and is in an area teaming with wildlife. |
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