Luangwa Valley

The valley of the Luangwa River includes three national parks. The South Luangwa National Park is the oldest and was declared a hunting reserve in 1938, later a national park in 1972. It is located in the east of the country, south of the valley, and covers an area of 9,050 km2. This includes 247 kilometers of the actual river that crosses the sanctuary of the animal world. This park is divided into two sectors: the tourist and further spread, the called Mfuwe sector and the most remote and exclusive the Nsefu sector.

Further north, we find the Luambe National Park, which is the smallest of the three parks with only 247 km2. It was opened in 1999.

In the northern part of the Valley is the North Luangwa National Park, the wildest and most remote area of the valley. This park is per se one of the largest natural treasures of the African continent and remains closed to mass tourism. North Luangwa was selected by the Zambian government and the Zoological Society of Frankfurt for the reintroduction of the Rhino.

Nsefu sector

South Luangwa National Park is divided into two sectors, Mfuwe and Nsefu. The first is the most commercial and is where most of the lodges and camps are, is where the campings for overland travel trucks are located. The entrance to the Park is unique and is made by the famous Mfuwe Bridge. In the most demanded months this area has a very large influx of tourism.

The Nsefu sector is to the North following the Luangwa riverbed, it is much more exclusive and within the national park there are only two operators, one is Safari Explorers Camp. This sector is very rich in fauna, thanks to the two banks of the river are National Park. This circumstance only occurs in this sector of the entire Luangwa Valley. In Nsefu we have areas as interesting and known as the Hot Springs, the salt pans plains, the stork colony, and the incredibly rich fauna in the riverside of the Luangwa river. The population of Lions, Leopards and Wild Dogs is very high here, and we can also see herds of thousands of Bufalos, Impalas and Pukus, Elephants crossing the river and the incredibly beautiful Thornicroft Giraffe.

SAFARI EXPLORERS CAMP

OUR CAMP is located north of the Nsefu sector, within the national park and near the Chikwinda gate. Right in front of the Luangwa River and near the famous stork colony area. Being inside the National Park is a decisive advantage for our clients since it is not necessary to wait at the door of the national park at its opening (06:00 am), do the entry procedures and travel general use roads without much interest. Our camp is in the richest area of fauna and it is common for animals to roam around it, being able to see them from the porch of our bungalows. Every night we hear the roar of the Lions that delight us with an almost disappeared sound in our beloved AFRICA.