After a refreshing 2 days at Kapishya Hot Springs, we headed for Buffalo Camp in North Luangwa. Mark also owns that camp and they were in the process of building it for the 2010 season.
We agreed to take some supplies and building gear with us and settled on a good rate with Mark as the camp was not complete yet.
In fact, he didn’t charge us. What an offer, as North Luangwa is one of the Game Parks we were dying to visit. Mark, we are forever thankful to you.
The entrance to North Luangwa Park.
Darryl following in his brand new Land Cruiser Pick Up.
Guard at one of the Rhino Fences.
North Luangwa Valley
The road down into the valley. It is about a 1000mtrs drop into the valley.
A few river crossings en route to Buffalo Camp.
Darryl’s Land Cruiser Pick Up crossing a river.
The Buffalo Camp entrance in North Luangwa.
Buffalo Camp is a seasonal bush camp based in the North Luangwa. North Luangwa National Park is one of the last unspoilt true wilderness areas left in Africa.
It is renowned for its enormous herds of buffalo and its numerous other species of wildlife and bird life.
The camp is normally open from the 1st June to the 1st week of November. The recommended stay at Buffalo camp is from three (3) to five (5) nights. This will enable you to fully appreciate the uniqueness of the North Luangwa.
The camp consists of 5 chalets all en-suite plus 1 guide’s chalet. Three of the chalets are built up on stilts, over looking the Mwaleshi River. A maximum of 10 clients can be accommodated at a time.
The area is predominately for walking safaris but they will do limited game and night drives. Buffalo camp is unique in that it is one of the only camps in the North Luangwa that accommodates families with children.
Kitchen area.
Chalets in the process of being built.
Each chalet has its own water supply, hot and cold water tank.
Inside the chalet.
View from your bed.
Mwaleshi River, hippos, crocs and game greet one every morning.
Sundowners at the Luangwa River.
Baby Hippo in the Luangwa River.
Yawning Hippo.
Africa at it’s best. A fire, braai, cold beers, hippos snorting below, hyenas in the distance, lions roaring and just chatting and staring into the coals.
The staff at Buffalo Camp. Sunday, second from the left, is the main guy. In fact, he worked for Mark & Delia Owens, the two yanks that settled in North Luangwa and wrote two books about their experiences in the valley.
Sunday features in the books and proudly showed us the photographs of him in one of the books.