Nkwali Camp overlooks the South Luangwa National Park. The land is superb for game viewing, with a beautiful area of ebony woodland and open grass plains. The thatched dining room is located quite close to a waterhole that often attracts game during breakfast, and from the bar, elephants can often be seen crossing the river. The chalets of thatch and woven bamboo are cool and spacious, overlooking the river. They are comfortable open-fronted airy structures with private bathrooms and thoughtful touches like bathrobes and sarongs. Access to the park is through the main entrance over the bridge, by way of a pontoon nearby. The area is famous for leopard and giraffe sightings. Daily activities include walking, game drives and night drives. While exploring the bush you are accompanied by professional safari guides, who take pride in sharing their extensive knowledge of the bush with you. Relax in the evening and enjoy a delicious dinner in the company of your fellow guests and guides.
Road transfer from Nkwali Camp to Mupamadzi River bush camp
After an early breakfast, you are transferred some 90kms to the Mupamadzi River along a bush road, through remote parts of the park. You arrive at your mobile camp in time for lunch. The tents will be already set by the time you arrive at the campsite. After a siesta you go on an afternoon walk. You will spend the next few days exploring the surrounding area on foot, returning to camp each evening. The area is remote and wild, the terrain and habitats varied and the game shy and unused to man. From ants to buffalo, or from a bird's nest to tracking a lion, you will learn the many facets of the bush. The fully serviced mobile camp is extremely comfortable and well equipped with walk-in tents and full bedding. The shower is under a tree and the toilet is a long drop with a wooden throne. Meals of a high standard are served under the open sky.
Guided walk from Mupamadzi River bush camp to your next campsite
You are awake at sunrise today for a quick breakfast before you set out on your early morning walk. The mobile camp will be packed and moved to the second campsite location where lunch will be ready as you arrive late morning. After a siesta you enjoy a late afternoon wilderness walk. Over the course of the next two days you will be exploring this area on foot and returning to the same campsite in the evenings, where you share a campfire, a home cooked meal and tales of your explorations with you guide and fellow guests.
Guided walk from the second bush camp to your next campsite
After breakfast today, the camp will be moved to your third campsite as you walk further down the river over the course of the morning. The clear water Mupamadzi River is a major tributary of the Luangwa and all walks are led by an experienced naturalist and accompanied by an armed game scout. You arrive at the camp in time for lunch. The camp will be already set by the time you arrive there. After lunch and a siesta, you again set off on an afternoon walk, returning to your campsite in the early evening.
Road transfer from the bush campsite to the Luangwa River (approx 4 – 5 hours)
Road and boat transfer from the Luangwa River to Tena Tena
Tena Tena is altogether beyond superlatives, and must be one of the best safari camps in the whole of Africa. This remote camp within the National Park enjoys a stunning location on a sweeping bend of the Luangwa River. A grove of mahogany trees shades seven large custom-made tents. From the thatched dining room and bar, guests can watch the elephants, hippo and antelope on the riverbanks. Nearby there is a spectacular lagoon, Buca Buca, where the entire morning can be spent quietly sitting while the game comes down to feed and drink. You have an option of visiting the Kawaza village to meet local people and experience life in a real non-tourist village (Note: If you wish to visit the village it is best to indicate your interest on arrival in camp or before you travel). Accommodation is in large, walk in tents with en suite bathrooms. Activities available during your stay at Tena Tena are as follows: Walking - the only way to really discover the secrets of the bush. These safaris are led by an experienced naturalist and accompanied by an armed game scout: Game drives – conducted in open, four-wheel drive vehicles by knowledgeable safari guides. Night drives – you venture out in the afternoon, and then later, after watching the sun set over the river with a sundowner in hand, the drive continues with a powerful spotlight. The nocturnal world of the bush is witnessed from owls, genets to hunting lions and the graceful leopard. Evenings are spent relaxing at camp, enjoying wonderful conversation, good food, all under the magnificent expanse of the African sky.
