Kutandala Camp - Walking Safari North Luangwa National Park - Zambia

North Luangwa is home to the same type of wildlife as South Luangwa, with several exceptions: The north has no giraffe, but the endemic Cookson's wildebeest, eland and hartebeest are more numerous; the latter two, however, are rarely seen. It's probably fair to mention that the concentration of game in South Luangwa is higher, this is made up for by the fact that North Luangwa is more remote - there's not another soul to be seen or another vehicle in sight.

During the 1960s, Zambia’s black rhino population, at almost 12,000 individuals, was the third-largest in Africa, with the North Luangwa ecosystem alone harbouring between 500-2,000. However, after two decades of heavy poaching, Zambia’s black rhinos were hurtling towards extinction. By 1998, several years after the last confirmed sightings, black rhinos were officially declared extinct in Zambia. Since 2003, 25 black rhinos have been translocated to the park, once again establishing a viable population of black rhino in Zambia with numbers now lying between 50 and 100 individuals.

Activities

Activities are probably centered around walking safaris. Lion, elephant, hippo and buffalo may be encountered on any of these walks.

The walks begin after breakfast at around 06:00. Guests return to camp between 09:00 and 10:00. A hearty lunch is served at 12, followed by a siesta and then an evening walk beginning at around 16:00. This walk is shorter than the first to ensure that everybody is back at camp before nightfall.

Good to know

Mark and Delia Owens, both of whom carried out studies in Botswana's Kalahari and recorded them in the book ‘The Cry of the Kalahari', found a new purpose here. They lived year-round between 1987 and 1996 fighting off poachers more or less single-handedly. It is thanks in part to their unwavering dedication that poaching has now been stopped almost completely. Their experiences are described in the book ‘Survivor's Song'.

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