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Eastern Province, Zambia
Game drives and walking safaris on the Luangwa
Destination guide
South Luangwa National Park follows the Luangwa River through Zambia’s Eastern Province. Mfuwe, with its own airport, is the gateway, and Thornicroft Lodge sits on the river about five minutes’ drive from the park’s main gate.
The valley is a place for slow, close wildlife viewing: morning, afternoon and night drives in the park, walking safaris with professional guides, and more than 400 bird species recorded in the area.
Where to stay
Mfuwe, South Luangwa, Zambia
A riverside safari lodge on the Luangwa River, five minutes from South Luangwa National Park’s main gate, with luxury, bush-style and tented chalets, game drives and walking safaris.
Experiences
Journeys
Three nights by the river near Victoria Falls, then four in South Luangwa for game drives and walking safaris.
Victoria Falls, South Luangwa and the Lower Zambezi in one journey: four of the group’s properties over eleven nights.
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In Zambia’s Eastern Province, following the Luangwa River. Mfuwe, which has its own airport, is the gateway to the park.
Mfuwe is the gateway to South Luangwa National Park. Thornicroft Lodge is about 40 minutes by road from Mfuwe Airport and about five minutes’ drive from the park’s main gate.
About an hour by air from Lusaka to Mfuwe (Proflight Zambia and Mahogany Air), then about 40 minutes by road to Thornicroft Lodge. By road it is a long journey via the T1 or via Chipata on the M10, and the last three hours are on a dirt road.
Morning, afternoon and night game drives in the national park, walking safaris with professional guides, birding (more than 400 species in the area) and cultural village tours.
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