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Matamanene Camp- Liuwa Plain National Park, ZambiaIn the heart of Liuwa Plain National Park, Matamanene Camp stands in a small tree island. This is the usual base for rangers and conservationists from the African Parks Foundation – it's not usually used for visitors – and it's the only permanent camp in the national park, or anywhere near it. Chris, from Expert Africa, took himself on safari to Liuwa Plain National park in September 2003. He stayed a night near Matamanene Camp – and then the tents here were quite large Meru-style walk-in tents, standing on large, solid bases – complete with shady verandas. Matamanene's accommodation was large, but not well-furnished! But the Liuwa Plains was so amazing ... that to bother about the accommodation was to completely miss the point! Robin Pope's Liuwa Plains SafarisFor December 2008 and May 2009, Robin Pope Safaris will be using Matamanene Camp as a base for their safaris around Liuwa Plain National Park. (Read more about Liuwa Plain ... ) They tents will be smartened up for these safaris; and they will have their own en-suite toilets and showers. One of the major attractions of this camp then will be the presence of Robin Pope, who plans to be based here in December 2008 and May/June 2009 – leading all of the Liuwa Plain safaris. Robin has a track record in Liuwa Plain, as he used to lead expedition safaris into the plains here during the 1990s. He hasn't done any of these for the last ten years – but Robin's never lost his love for the place, and so is delighted to be able to organise these trips. Each safari will take a maximum of six guests, or eight people if a single group fills one safari – and they're organized on fixed dates. Some are 4-night safaris to Liuwa, others are 5-night trips, as follows: Dates for 4-night Liuwa Plain safaris with Robin PopeThese trips start and end in Lusaka Starting Tues 2 Dec / ending Sat 6 Dec Starting Tues 12 May / ending Sat 16 May Starting Tues 26 May / ending Sat 30 May Starting Tues 9 June / ending Sat 13 June For an example of the type of trip that possible to combine with these dates: >>See a trip idea combining 4 nights in Liuwa & 4 nights in South Luangwa Dates for 5-night Liuwa Plain safaris with Robin PopeThese trips start and end in Lusaka Starting Sat 6 Dec / ending Thurs 11 Dec Starting Thurs 11 Dec / ending Tues 16 Dec Starting Sat 2 May / ending Thurs 7 May Starting Thurs 7 May / ending Tues 12 May Starting Sat 16 May / ending Thurs 21 May Starting Thurs 21 May / ending Tues 26 May Starting Sat 30 May / ending Thurs 4 June Starting Thurs 4 June / ending Tues 9 June Starting Sat 13 June / ending Thurs 18 June Starting Thurs 18 June / ending Tues 23 June For an example of the kind of safari that possible to combine with these dates: >>See a trip idea combining 5 nights in Liuwa & 4 nights in South Luangwa
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