Reviews of Luangwa River Camp
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Amazing stay at the River Camp!
We had the most incredible experience at the Luangwa River Camp during the beautiful Emerald Season in Zambia. Our host, Daudi, could not have given us a warmer welcome and our guide, Jonah provided us with expert guiding. Yumba was our nighttime spotter and he was also fantastic. We were the only guests staying at the lodge, which was a real treat, and we enjoyed the most amazing adventure. We loved having to take a boat to and from each game drive, often in the rain, and braving the puddles of flooded safari roads with Jonah.
As I said, the guiding was phenomenal, and we were treated to multiple lion and leopard sightings along with a bounty of information about the land and wildlife. Once, a pride of lions decided to nap in the shade of our open safari vehicle, and we were able to enjoy the thrill of their closeness. We also had a spectacular sighting of a leopard and her one year old, as well as seeing a leopard in a tree at night (thanks, Yumba!).
While at the lodge, we enjoyed the luxury of beautifully appointed, comfortable chalets with mosquito netting and big, beautiful bathrooms with standalone tubs and lovely showers. The pool was a welcome respite from the heat of the day. The lodge area was a comfortable place to relax and admire the beauty of the Luangwa River at its fullest. The food was top notch, and they accommodated my vegetarian needs beautifully. The variety of delicious lunchtime salads were my favorite!
The best part though, was the company of our host and guide, with whom we enjoyed numerous laughs and wonderful conversation over meals. We truly couldn't have had a better time, and when we were flooded out of our last night's stay and had to move to N'Kwali, we were truly sad to say goodbye to this beautiful lodge and its people.
Great hosts and team and beautiful camp
Positive:
- Daudi (host) and Breston (guide) were a fantastic team, professional and personal
- Wonderful surprise on our last day
- Main camp was very attractive and well taken care of
- Night watch, basically all staff were very friendly and personal
- Chalet was very clean and spacious
Negative:
- a lot of traffic compared to Nsefu
Luangwa River Camp review
Excellent food, best chef of the lodges Chindeni, Nsefu, Mfuwe.
Top, very experienced guide.
Spacious chalets, but the veranda does not invite to sit down their.
Location mainhouse, top.
Hostess was in our "north german" opinion a shade "too loud"
Luangwa River Camp review
The camp is in the other side of the reserve but you can still cross with the jeep the mighty Luangwa this time of the year. Still no signs of clouds and rains to come, but pretty hot.
Finally, I manage to convince the other guest to have a morning walk. It was lovely, actually I felt being welcomed by the animals, approaching some zebras much closer than in previous safaris. But it got hot by 8am. As the camp is near the park gate it gets busy with other cars - nothing like Ngorongoro - but still you get bothered after Nsefu and Tena-Tena.
Very happy with the service, thx Catherine, and in particular my guide Chris - so knowledgeable about bird life. Comfortable tent, a bit too much for my taste. I enjoyed the pool but I paid off my taking the siesta next to it with numerous bites..
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Staff very helpful given that I use a walking frame.
Food good and bedroom fine.
Game guide, Johah, excellent.
Time to relax a bit
On the drive to River Camp we encountered a snared lion. Luckily it had been reported and the help was on the way. We learned later that it had been darted and the snare removed and on its way to recovery. River Camp is very relaxed and a dip in the pool was welcome. Again, here the food and service in unreproachable. The setting is very nice and you have ellies regularly in the camp or near to it. The wildlife in the area is abundant, although you are nearer to the main gate section where there are more cars. The guide was Jona and Daudi, who is also the manager of the camp. Especially Jona is a very good guide. We saw the usual animals and many birds. Each guide tries his best to show you a maximum of animals and they always position the jeeps so that you can get good photos. Very professional people.
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We had an excellent time at Luangwa River Camp.
The camp had a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, which was down to the excellent work of Joe, the Host. The rooms were fine, but could probably do with being updated, as they were beginning to look a bit tired. The position of the camp was excellent, with easy access into the park.
Our guide Jonah was superb! We are keen bird watchers and his excellent knowledge, enabled us to see many different species. It was lovely to have the vehicle to ourselves and we felt that Jonah understood the kind of safari experience we wanted.
We had excellent sightings of leopard, lion, hippo, plus numerous species of antelope.
Luangwa River Camp review
Collected smoothly from the airport. This is a lovely camp. The river access into the park is a real plus.
The staff were really friendly and Jonah our guide was excellent. He really gave us a good start for our bird list. As we were travelling as a foursome it was great to have a vehicle to ourselves. Sightings of animals was also excellent, including our first leopard.
The food was top notch. The room was comfortable, with a lovely double bed, though the rooms could do with a little bit of upgrading.
Overnight stop
We were picked up at the airport and brought to River Camp for the night. We had a nice dinner and breakfast and left then for Tena Tena. We came back to River Camp after our stay at Nsefu. The camp is very nice. The food very good and the staff helpful and polite.
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Pleasantly surprised to find that access to the NP was as easy as if the camp were inside the park.
Knowing this might have altered the number of nights we chose here. Camp was very comfortable and the staff pleasant and helpful. Well sighted with excellent accommodation.
Relief to find that excellent mosquito nets were everywhere in our Zambia trip.
nteresting for us to see new sub-species of Zebra and Giraffe.
