WILDLIFE BLOG

The South Luangwa is certainly the best known National Park in Zambia and for good reason. It has a superb density of game, incredibly beautiful scenery and some of the best predator sightings in Southern Africa. It draws such attention on the safari scene that other National Parks in Zambia don't get the attention that they deserve. The Kafue NP is the largest in Zambia and the second largest in Africa after the vast Selous Game [...]

It’s hard to know where to begin with a write up of a 19-night photo safari. But I soon worked it out; I started with several nights of good sleep! 3 weeks on safari is a long time, and I had expected to get very tired, but the adventure, adrenaline, interesting sightings and great company made the three weeks pass by much more quickly than I would have liked!! And it's clear to me that any [...]

The chance of a 2-week safari in the middle of September (a great time in South Luangwa) excited me from the time when we started planning the trip. More than a year later, the guests arrived at Kafunta River Lodge for the first part of a 15-night trip that would also take in time at the incredible Lion Camp and Nsefu Camp. The guests arrived early in the camp which gave us time to chat, set [...]

I always look forward to being on safari with the chance to spend quality time in the bush in camps that use the best wildlife areas. And, of course, the best bit is that I get to guide eager Nature lovers! But the dates of this trip to Mana Pools were particularly forged in my mind from the very start of the 2019 season. That area has held the imagination of travellers, and drawn visitors back [...]

It speaks volumes about the South Luangwa as a destination when guests visit again and again over many years. On this trip, I was looking forward to welcoming back 4 repeat visitors and one new face on this 10-night safari in South Luangwa's prime time of late August. We started at Zikomo, on the edge of the Nsefu Sector, which is an area that has given me some of my most memorable sightings of recent years. [...]

The Ellingsens had been talking with me about safari for a couple of years by the time they arrived in Zambia. We had discussed a number of options and settled on a 10 night safari in August at two superb camps. This set up gives us time to explore each area properly, taking time to sit at likely elephant river crossings, pursue distant alarm calls that might lead to predators and to benefit from the element [...]

This trip was Mike White's 4th visit to South Luangwa!! He has been visiting in July each year since 2016 and I’ve always enjoyed running a private tour for him. With a background in landscape photography, it’s great to guide him on a wildlife safari and see how he applies his keen eye and compositional style to scenes. However, I must admit to being a little nervous about this trip. I have total faith in the [...]

It was so much fun to welcome back the Gills who had travelled with me in 2017. This time, they came as a family and we blended a week of photography, conservation discussions, great sightings and adventure with family time for them. It was lovely to be part of it. I had quite an act to follow after the trip we had shared in 2017! However, I knew that a week in Luangwa always delivers wonderful [...]