South Luangwa National Park

Established as a National Park in the 1970s, South Luangwa located at the end of Africa's Great Rift Valley in eastern Zambia. The over nine thousand square kilometer nature reserve where the Luangwa River zigzags right through, creating spectacular lagoons, oxbow lakes and a very beautiful combination of flora and fauna. The healthy overgrown Luangwa contributes to one of Africa's best concentration of wildlife and for people who know this, it is therefore the safari destination of choice and then also very popular and famous for its loop safaris.

South Luangwa National Park is home to sixty mammals including four of the Big Five, unfortunately due to poaching the Rhinoceros has not been found here for over twenty years. What it is best known for is its large herds of Elephants, Buffalo and the abundant amount of Hippos that swim around in the lagoons and rivers. Lions are also regularly seen and you can even attempt to find a Leopard, these are common in Luangwa and is one of the better places to see them. The park is also home to a number of special animal species such as the endangered Wild Dog, over fourteen species of Antelope and the Thornicroft's Giraffe and Crawshay's Zebra. You can probably imagine what a safari here would be like.

It is best to say that this is where the walking safari originated, by now it can be done almost anywhere. A safari on foot gives you the opportunity to get close to wildlife in a way that a car cannot match. It helps provide a different view of nature and a greater appreciation for the smaller things like the exotic insects, animal tracks and the special flora and fauna. You can go out for an hour to a few hours or for the fanatics among us even several days, this is of course with a guide and you can arrange this on the spot.