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Bangweulu Wetlands - 'Shoebill Island'
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Visiting Bangweulu to find information on Shoebill Island Camp.
When to visit Bangweulu
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Kapani Lodge
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After serving as a gateway for visitors to the South Luangwa for a number of decades, Kapani closed to the public at the end of 2015... Read more about Kapani Lodge
Tafika
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Home to John and Carol Coppinger, the founders of Remote Africa Safaris, Tafika is a small and apparently fairly rustic camp on the banks of the Luangwa River, in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park. Its location on the northern side of the beautiful Nsefu Sector makes ... Read more about Tafika
Crocodile Bushcamp
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The tiny and stylishly rustic Crocodile Bushcamp – also known as Crocodile River Camp – is one half of a pair of bushcamps, known as Chikoko Trails Camps, that occupy a remote walking-only section of Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park. Made of reed and thatch, and rebuilt ... Read more about Crocodile Bushcamp
Waterberry Zambezi Lodge
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Chikoko Tree Camp
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Luwombwa Lodge
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In the western half of the Kasanka National Park, Luwombwa Lodge is located beside the permanent Luwombwa River, which is ideal for gentle guided canoe trips. It's a delightful place to stay, but very simple by the standards of many more modern safari camps.
Luwombwa has ... Read more about Luwombwa Lodge
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Busanga ... Read more about Busanga Bushcamp
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Nkwali ... Read more about Nkwali
Flatdogs Camp
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