Overview

South Luangwa National Park: A Remarkable Wilderness in Zambia

Spanning an impressive 9,050 square kilometers, South Luangwa is widely regarded as one of the continent’s premier wildlife destinations, boasting an extraordinary diversity of flora and fauna. The park’s centrepiece is the Luangwa River, a vital waterway that nourishes the ecosystem and supports a rich variety of wildlife along its banks, including elephants, hippos, and the unique Thornicroft’s giraffe, found only in this region.

The park offers an extended season for visitors, from February 15 to November 15, providing a broad spectrum of photographic opportunities across both the lush green season and the drier months. During the green season, photographers can capture vibrant, colorful vegetation, dynamic animal interactions during the breeding season, and dramatic cloud formations, all with fewer tourists around. As the sea sons shift, the changing landscape offers new perspectives and scenes.

The rich biodiversity of the Luangwa Valley, which includes lions, leopards, wild dogs, hyenas, buffalo, zebra, and giraffe, makes it a favorite among photographers. The scenic Luangwa River, massive forests of African Ebony Trees, and picturesque oxbow lagoons further enhance the allure of South Luangwa as a top African wildlife photography destination

Package highlights

• Classic scenes of the Luangwa River meandering through the wide river banks.
• Hundreds of hippopotamus in the pools and main river.
• Large elephant herds in the woodlands, drinking at the river’s edge and in front of the camp.
• One of the only places to see Thornycrofts Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti.
• Excellent lion population.
• A strong wild dog population.
• 1 C4 Photo Safaris specialist photo guide to accompany and guide you.
• Very high density of leopard, with very relaxed individuals.
• Flocks of storks, herons and egrets feeding in the drying pools for fish.
• Excellent sightings of large water birds in the Luangwa River.
• Buffalo herds drinking at the river’s edge numbering into the hundreds.
• The colourful vegetation creates images unlike anything you’ve ever photographed in the dry season.
• The Lodge is located inside the park, so you can start to photograph the wildlife as soon as you drive out of the lodge, unlike everyone else who has to go through the park entrance gate.
• The green season in Africa is the height of the breeding season where all predators take’s advantage of the abundance of prey.
• Long night drives with strong spotlights offers the best chance to see genets, civets, owls and leopards in Africa.
• The Camp is unfenced with free roaming animals; this is an authentic African wilderness experience.

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