Walking safari

Arrival by Air:

To get to Wildlife Camp, you can fly from Lusaka or Lilongwe, in Malawi, to Mfuwe International Airport which services South Luangwa National Park.

Proflight fly to and from Lusaka daily. Ask your travel agent for details or contact Patsy and she can help with these bookings.

Airport Transfers:

We can pick you up upon your arrival at Mfuwe airport and drop you off again at the end of your stay. Please see the rate sheet for costs of this service and remember that Airport transfers are included into the full board package.

Arrival by Road:

The road up to the park from Chipata is an adventure. As you pass through rural Zambian villages you will see some of the out of the way scenery often missed by tours that don’t go off the beaten track. Your efforts will be worth it when you arrive at camp and quench your thirst at one of our riverside bars and watch the Luangwa River meandering peacefully past the camp.

Directions: Drive to Chipata (about 15 km from the Malawi border in the Eastern Province of Zambia).

Take the signpost to South Luangwa National Park (coming from Malawi, as you go under the arch at the end of Chipata town turn right, or if coming from Lusaka, it is a left turn just before you would go under the arch signalling the start of Chipata town).

Follow the road for approximately 3-4 hours (about 140 km), keep following signs to South Luangwa National Park. The road is mainly dirt with two small stretches of tarmac. Parts of it are being graded each year, but rains have their influences.

When you have passed through the Jumbe police check stop, you will be almost onto the good road again! When you reach the tarmac junction, the airport is to the left, you must turn right to come to Wildlife Camp. Follow the good tar road for about 20 minutes and as you come to the BP fuel station, look for the left turn ahead of you. The main gate to the national park is straight on and you need to turn left before this to Wildlife Camp. Follow the signs for another 6 km. It is important to remember that in Zambia there are no fences around the part so we have all the animals in and around camp – and being a bit further away from Mfuwe Village you are ensured of hearing the sounds of the bush and not people!

Public transport:

The local bus network between Lusaka and Chipata is very good. If you take the early bus from Lusaka, you can make it here in one day. When you arrive in Chipata ask at the station for the transport to Mfuwe – you can either get the “canter trucks” or hire a taxi. For a small additional fee the taxis, will bring you to camp.

The taxis operate daily to the valley and leave here to return to Chipata in the early hours of the morning. Once here, our friendly staff can advise you on the various options for your onward journey. That is, if you ever want to leave.