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Promise of a New Safari Season
I must say it's a relief! As much as I value the rains as a time of regeneration (and for great birding opportunities) a day comes when the air is dryer, and the breeze is fresh, and I celebrate! Not only am I happy to be able to move around [...]
Best of the week on Instagram
Here are the best photos of the week taken by holidaymakers in Zambia. Remember to use #Zambia in your Instagram photos to stand a chance to be featured. A photo posted by David N. Sachs (@davidnsachs) on Apr 16, 2016 at 9:49am PDT A photo posted by Jorrit Vlot [...]
The Lungwebungu Fishing Safari
The Lungwebungu Fishing Safari is the flagship fishing safari of Royal Barotse Safaris and offers a really unique, once in a lifetime fishing safari on the Barotse floodplains. With the increases in river usage, netting and commercial fishing, finding un-touched and remote fishing destinations is a real challenge and generally, [...]
Dreams become reality in the Central Kafue
“If your dreams don’t scare you they aren’t big enough”. We have reminded ourselves of these words so many times over the last five years or so since we began our journey to open a Bush Camp in Zambia. Rather than investing in one of the established and developed National [...]
Visit Shoebill Island Camp Now
The best time to visit the Bangweulu Wetlands (April – August) is fast approaching! With healthy rains of late, the Bangweulu promises to be the very best in birding experiences. Have a look at the Shoebill Typical Day outlining what’s on offers to guests who visit during this season. Shoebill Island Camp, [...]
Celebrating Women’s Day in South Luangwa
Singing to the beat of an African drum, amongst a flourish of brightly coloured Chitenge fabric, the women of Norman Carr Safaris (NCS) headed to their local Zambian district of Mambwe to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). Women from the entire Mambwe area came together for the festivities, which featured [...]
Come to Kasanka this Easter
We know how special it is to explore a remote and unique wilderness experience with a difference, which is why we are so passionate about welcoming guests to Kasanka National Park. It is a beautiful and valuable conservation area with diverse flora and fauna including a variety of wildlife and [...]
Jewelry Helps Support Zambia’s Wildlife
Mulberry Mongoose is a Zambian business that creates handcrafted accessories that capture elements of the African bush and way of life whilst investing in the conservation of the South Luangwa. Their handcrafted pieces are sold worldwide. The name Mulberry Mongoose is partly inspired by the banded mongoose, an animal often [...]
Celebrate Robin Pope’s 30th Anniversary in Liuwa Plains
Situated in a remote section of Western Zambia, Liuwa Plains is a land of rolling grasslands, abundant birdlife and the annual wildebeest migration to the area. The area is seldom visited by tourists due to its relative inaccessibility. Dramatic storms can often be seen rising up over the horizon, creating [...]
Zambian Poachers Gunned Down
A suspected poacher from Zambia was last week gunned down by game rangers near the resort town of Victoria Falls while his two accomplices escaped following a heavy exchange of gunfire. Police confirmed the incident, which happened at Shumba Spring near Matetsi but said investigations into the incident were still [...]
Last Week in the Luangwa Valley
You know you’ve hit the jackpot in life when your biggest issue getting to work is a herd of elephants blocking the road. Sure, life isn’t all sunsets and G&T’s when you’re running a safari lodge but it definitely does involve quite a few perks. Emily from Robin Pope Safaris [...]
Mfuwe Lodge Welcomes Elephants
A wonderful dispatch from the Bushcamp Company and Mfuwe Lodge: Each year South Luangwa’s Mfuwe Lodge welcomes some rather large, grey, wrinkled guests…whole families of elephants have been regular visitors for a number of years, arriving between late October and mid-December to feast on the fallen fruits from the large [...]