Luangwa River Lodge

Luangwa River Lodge Highlights

Luangwa River Lodge is situated in the Luangwa Valley in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, known as one of the finest wildlife sanctuaries in Africa. Luangwa River Lodge offers luxury and charm in five tastefully decorated bush suites accommodating a maximum of 10 guests at a time, ensuring a personal safari experience combined with superb service and exciting game viewing activities. The South Luangwa National Park covers an area of over 9050 square kilometers of prime wilderness. All game activities are lead by experienced, professional guides. Luangwa River Lodge offers a variety of wildlife activities in the South Luangwa National Park including walking safaris, which the park is famous for, as well as game drives and riverboat trips depending on the water level of the Luangwa River.

Luangwa River Lodge Description

Luangwa River Lodge offers five luxury brick and thatch chalets accommodating a total of 10 guests at a time. Facilities include hot and cold running water, twin basins, a shower and sunken bath. Overhead fans are available in the bedroom and bathroom as well as walk-in mosquito nets and a sealed mosquito proof room as long as the doors are kept closed. Large free-standing fans inside the mosquito nets. All Suites have 240v plug sockets and hairdryers as well as a wardrobe and vanity table with rechargeable electric lanterns, candles and matches provided. All suites offer private decks with covered bomas providing great views over the river and park. Both the bedroom and bathroom have large folding doors leading to the outside deck. Luangwa River Lodge has a swimming pool sunken into the deck on two levels with a waterfall adjoining the two pools. Other facilities at the lodge include a raised seating area, open plan with a bar area as well as a dining and reading area.

Luangwa River Lodge Game Viewing

The South Luangwa National Park and Luangwa River, with its rich vegetation, provides high concentrations of wildlife. There are huge herds of elephant and buffalo, as well as dominant antelope species such as impala and puku. Other antelope species include common waterbuck, bushbuck, eland, kudu, grysbok, oribi, reedbuck, Lichtenstein's hartebeest, sable and roan. Species such as Thornicroft's giraffe and Cookson's wildebeest occur nowhere else in the world and the area's leopard viewing is fantastic. The main predators in the South Luangwa Park are lion, leopard, spotted hyena and wild dogs. The dry season along the Luangwa River with all game forced to congregate along its banks is an experience not to be missed. Large hippo populations feed the local lion prides, while yellow baboons and Defassa waterbuck provide a contrast to their southern cousins and even the endangered wild dog thrives.