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Luangwa North - Mwaleshi Camp

Mwaleshi Camp is a comfortable bush camp for six guests on a beautiful stretch of the perennially flowing Mwaleshi River in the remote North Luangwa National Park. It is the sister camp of Tafika in the South Luangwa National Park. Four rustic thatched cottages have been constructed in a traditional grass and pole fashion - each has private en-suite facilities and beautiful views across the river to the wilderness beyond. At night a soft glow from the paraffin lanterns lights the camp as you share stories of adventurous encounters. The North Luangwa is a remote, pristine wilderness and the Mwaleshi area is legendary for its abundant wildlife - in particular Lion and vast herds of buffalo.

Whilst it is possible to drive along the Mwaleshi floodplain, most of the game-viewing is conducted on foot and you are unlikely to see another soul! Mwaleshi Camp is reached by a short light aircraft flight from Luzuki in South Luangwa. There is an armed escort scout resident in camp. Mwaleshi offers individuals or small groups the ultimate African wilderness experience.

Luangwa Valley, North, Mwaleshi Camp, Zambia

Luangwa Valley, North, Mwaleshi Camp, Zambia

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    North Luangwa National Park is separated from its southern cousin by the Munyamadzi Corridor. It is a virtually unexploited wilderness in safari terms with no permanent lodges. Instead, beautifully located camps offer unsurpassed opportunities for walking in the heart of the African bush. Its 6,000 square kilometres support a substantial population of flora and fauna, with African Wild Dog and Cheetah being particularly good species to record in the area and other major predators and game well-represented. Earlier this year, the first of fifteen Black Rhino were returned to the area as part of an exceptional conservation effort to re-introduce them into the Luangwa.

    For over thirty years this area was an official Wilderness Area with access restricted solely to the Game Department. Then Mark and Delia Owens, famed for their research in the Kalahari (recounted in their book Cry of the Kalahari) were granted permission to set up a Research Station and their experiences are poignantly narrated in another book Survivors Song. This led to the creation of a small tourist camp in the park and continuing conservation projects in the area. North Luangwa is generally reached by light aircraft from South Luangwa and makes a great addition to a safari in South Luangwa. The North Luangwa is one of very few areas left in the world where you can escape into a vast wilderness teeming with wildlife and untouched by human presence.