{"title":"Muchinga Province","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"kapamba-bushcamp","title":"Kapamba Bushcamp","description":"\u003cp\u003eKapamba Bushcamp sits on the bank of the Kapamba River, a shallow spring-fed channel that runs through some of the richest wildlife country in South Luangwa National Park. The camp holds four stone-and-thatch chalets: two with twin queen-sized beds, two with king-sized doubles. Each chalet has dark russet walls, oversized beds dressed in linen, copper accents, and a private verandah looking onto the river. The front of each chalet is fitted with folding wrought-iron latticework panels that open to give an uninterrupted view of the water — and at night, of the sky above it. Bathrooms have indoor showers that open to the outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElephants come to drink and bathe in the river regularly, and you can watch them from a private plunge pool or from the raised main deck. The central bar and dining area sits beneath a canopy of matumi and sausage trees, the deck stretching out toward the river. Sundowners are served in the river itself — guests stand in the shallows with drinks in hand. Bush dinners are also run as part of a stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActivities include game drives, guided walking safaris, and birding. Laundry is handled by the camp at no additional charge. Of the Bushcamp Company's camps in the area, Kapamba runs the longest season, from April through to January.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wetu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43807241142331,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/15475kap2jpg.jpg?v=1784335888"},{"product_id":"mfuwe-lodge-9907","title":"Mfuwe Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet within a private 140,000-acre wilderness concession inside South Luangwa National Park, The Bushcamp Company operates eight properties founded in 1999 as a walking-safari circuit. Mfuwe Lodge sits between two lagoons five minutes from the park gate, with 18 thatched air-conditioned chalets scattered along the water. Each chalet opens onto a private deck overlooking the lagoon. The Director's House is a two-bedroom villa with a fenced garden, pool, and pizza oven in a secluded corner of the grounds. The Villas at KuKaya comprise six thatched villas just inside the main gate, each with a private plunge pool and dedicated guide and vehicle. Six remote bushcamps — Kuyenda, Chamilandu, Chindeni, Bilimungwe, Kapamba, and Zungulila — occupy distinct habitats across the concession, each with a handful of tents or chalets. Walking safaris between camps take two to four hours on foot with an armed national-parks scout and a tea porter. Night drives use spotlights to track nocturnal species. Game drives depart at first light and late afternoon led by guides trained in a lineage that runs from Norman Carr, who pioneered the walking safari in the 1950s, through Phil Berry. The valley holds some of Africa's highest leopard densities. Between October and mid-December a family of wild elephants walks through Mfuwe Lodge reception to reach a wild mango tree in the courtyard. The Bush Spa at Mfuwe Lodge offers treatments beneath the canopy. Community visits include the on-site farm, local schools, and village projects. All properties remain open year-round including the emerald season from December to April.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- plk-tmpl-cb 2026-07-31T09:26:27.362Z --\u003e","brand":"Wetu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43808506118203,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/99071783350663824202101178565-hdrjpg_0acc6930-ec0c-4aa0-9eee-c1935335065d.webp?v=1784348577"},{"product_id":"robin-pope-walking-mobile-safaris-27827","title":"Robin Pope Walking Mobile Safaris","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a walking safari, not a vehicle safari. For five days you follow the Mupamadzi River through the remote north of South Luangwa National Park, covering roughly ten kilometres each day on foot with a guide. The Mupamadzi is a clear tributary of the Luangwa, and the country around it — varied in terrain and habitat — holds wildlife that has little contact with people, so animal behaviour here is different from what you see at a busy road crossing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe safari begins with a night at Nkwali camp and a drive north into the park. Each night the mobile camp moves to the next position: three walk-in Meru tents, twin-bedded, sleeping a maximum of six guests in total. Bedding is provided. The shower is outdoors under a tree; the toilet is a bush setup with a wooden seat. Meals are cooked and served under open sky, and the kitchen maintains a standard that the camp's fully serviced description warrants. A ranger is with the group throughout, and the pace on foot means you read the ground — tracks, birds, insects, grass — rather than cover distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe safari closes with a final night at either Tena Tena or Nsefu camp before the group returns to Nkwali.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"phasec-create","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43808523255867,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/27827_2Fmobile1.jpg?v=1784350810"},{"product_id":"mutinondo-wilderness-88260","title":"Mutinondo Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003eMutinondo Wilderness sits in Northern Province, Zambia, and runs as a full-catering lodge alongside a campsite. The four chalets are built on separate rocky outcrops — granite, hand-made brick, and locally sourced thatching grass — each one designed individually, with its own outlook and distinct character rather than repeating a standard template. Every timber detail inside, from window frames to toilet seats, comes from a single named wood species: the chalet takes its name from that wood. Only the roof rafters use eucalyptus. Two chalets are standard rooms; one is a larger spacious chalet; one is a family chalet. The spacious chalet can take one extra bed; the family chalet can take three.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe campsite at Mayense has eight pitches, each with its own braai. Shared facilities — showers with hot water, wash-hand basins, dishwashing area, and toilets — are positioned centrally with open views, which makes the site well suited to birders who want to be out early. A second, standalone site called Kankonde sits a further eleven kilometres away and offers a more remote option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll rock, brick, and thatch were sourced or made locally, and local builders carried out the construction under the owners' direct supervision.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"phasec-create","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43808528498747,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/88260_2Fmubanga_chalet_4.jpg?v=1784350839"},{"product_id":"mutinondo-wilderness-lodge-29179","title":"Mutinondo Wilderness Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet across 10,500 hectares of the Muchinga plateau, Mutinondo Wilderness occupies a stretch of granite inselbergs, clear rivers and open miombo woodland roughly 30 km west of the Luangwa Valley. The lodge and its four chalets sit on a rocky outcrop above the bush, built from local granite, handmade brick and thatch, each named for the timber used inside it. Only Mubanga and Musase chalets have dry-weather vehicle access; the others are reached on foot. Nine widely spaced campsites lie within the woodland at the main camp, and a separate self-catering camp sits 11 km away on the Mutinondo River, facing the Kankonde Rocks. There is no mains electricity; chalets run on solar and wood-fired water heating, and wifi is limited to the office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalking trails run for more than 60 km through woodland, along streams and up granite domes, and guests can move through much of the reserve unguided. The area holds a recorded bird list of 362 species and is rated an Important Bird Area, drawing birders after specials like the chestnut-headed flufftail. You can swim or canoe in the rivers that cut through the property, and climb the inselbergs for views running to the horizon. The 10 Peak Challenge links ten of these granite domes over a 28 km trail. It is quiet enough, most days, to hear nothing at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WETU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43868390064187,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/mutinondo-wilderness-lodge-campsite-lodge-mpika-zambia-01.webp?v=1785179486"}],"url":"https:\/\/plekify.com\/collections\/muchinga-province.oembed","provider":"Plekify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}