{"title":"Eastern","description":"Explore properties in the Eastern region","products":[{"product_id":"time-tide-luwi","title":"Time + Tide Luwi","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuwi sits on the Luwi River inside South Luangwa National Park, with no other camps nearby. The river is ephemeral — it runs seasonally and dries to a sand bed — and that dry bed is part of what you come for. The camp holds four tented suites under a grove of mahogany trees, each with a verandah, private sitting area, en-suite bathroom, outside shower, and a fireplace for cold mornings. The floodplains in front of the camp draw wildlife through the day; hippos are audible from the lagoon nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame drives run in open four-by-four vehicles, morning and night, with a maximum of six guests per vehicle so everyone has an unobstructed view. Walking safaris are a serious part of the programme here — South Luangwa is where Norman Carr pioneered the guided walking safari in Zambia in the 1950s, and Time + Tide continues that practice with trained guides and trackers reading spoor and behaviour on foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sleep-out is the camp's most singular activity: you spend a night in the dry Luwi river bed on a bedroll under a mosquito net, with no tent overhead. A game-viewing hide is also available on the property for guests who want to watch wildlife from a fixed position. A complimentary airport shuttle connects the camp to the nearest airstrip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wetu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43532360384571,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/203831764243848033time-tide-luwi1jpg_605cc707-fb75-418e-82bc-1ea2806e36c0.webp?v=1779342537"},{"product_id":"elewana-lewa-safari-camp","title":"Elewana Lewa Safari Camp","description":"\u003cp\u003eElewana Lewa Safari Camp sits inside Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a sixty-two-thousand-acre private conservancy on the Laikipia plains designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mt. Kenya rises to the south; the arid lowlands open to the north. The conservancy is a significant stronghold for black rhino — holding roughly a tenth of Kenya's total population — and supports more Grevy's zebra than any other single location in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe camp has thirteen tents: eleven ensuite safari tents, each with a thatch-covered bedroom, en-suite bathroom, and a verandah, and a family tent that pairs two ensuite tents under one shared verandah. Three of the safari tents can take a third bed for children under sixteen. Twice-daily game drives cover the eastern half of the conservancy, which the camp has largely to itself because Lewa limits the number of tourism operators on the land. Walking safaris of two or four hours go out with guides trained as conservancy rangers, with working knowledge of rhino conservation, botany, and tracks. Horse and camel rides are available for experienced riders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central area has gardens, a pool with bar service, and evening fires in the sitting room for the cold Laikipia nights. Day trips reach the Ngare Ndare forest on the conservancy's border, where mountain springs and a canopy walkway offer a full change of landscape. Visits to neighbouring Samburu homesteads in the Ngwesi community connect guests to the people who live and work around the conservancy. Lewa reinvests tourism revenue into its conservation and community programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wetu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43534531264571,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/206471lewasafaricamp-accommodation-doubletent-17jpg_7d7d6e15-c47c-409c-b912-1ef89c6ed2e6.webp?v=1779382544"},{"product_id":"luangwa-safari-house","title":"Luangwa Safari House","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuangwa Safari House sits in Kakumbi on the edge of the South Luangwa and is taken exclusively — one group at a time, whether a family with children aged seven and over or a party of friends. The building is solid and substantial from the outside; inside, the front opens fully to the bush through a large pivoting door, so the living areas look directly into wilderness with nothing between you and it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four double rooms are each decorated in a distinct style, loosely organised around natural themes — one reads as cool and aquatic, another earthy, a third airy, a fourth warm and textured. Each room is en-suite and has its own private verandah. The house also has a bar, a shared pool, complimentary laundry, and a mini-bar in each room. Meals are prepared on request, with vegetarian options available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActivities cover the full range the Luangwa offers: game drives by vehicle, guided walking safaris, night drives, and boating on the river when the season allows. A game-viewing hide is on site. Cultural tours are available off-site for guests who want to spend time in the wider area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAirport transfers are complimentary, and the property operates with 24-hour security. The house is managed under the Robin Pope Safaris portfolio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wetu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43808512016443,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/20473luangwasafarihouse141jpg_13401f92-48d2-4129-a3d9-b8e2762a5b22.webp?v=1784349102"},{"product_id":"sirikoi-lodge-kenya","title":"Sirikoi Lodge Kenya","description":"\u003cp\u003eFounded by Willie and Sue Roberts, who have worked in conservation for more than four decades, Sirikoi grew from a scatter of tents into a small lodge set inside Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the foothills of Mount Kenya. It remains family owned. Nine rooms are split between three luxury tents, a family tent, Sirikoi Cottage and the private Sirikoi House, each set along the spring-fed Sirikoi stream. Fireplaces are lit each evening, and bathrooms hold free-standing Victorian tubs and rain showers. Every group gets its own vehicle and guide, for day and night game drives across a conservancy that began with just 15 black rhinos in 1984 and now holds the largest resident population of Grevy's zebra in the world. Elephant herds pass the dining deck most days, sometimes for hours at a time. Guests can also join a tour of the lodge's own organic garden, which supplies more than 80 varieties of fruit, vegetables and herbs to the kitchen, or visit Lewa's operations room and anti-poaching unit. The pool runs 18 metres long, heated for cooler days. Sirikoi House has its own. Sirikoi sits at 5,500ft, with a mild, spring-like climate through the year and two short rainy seasons, in April and May, and November.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WETU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43968609386555,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"bushcamp-company-driving-safaris","title":"Bushcamp Company Driving Safaris","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo lagoons frame Mfuwe Lodge, the gateway property of a circuit that runs deep into South Luangwa National Park. Ebony and mahogany trees shade its 18 thatched chalets, each with a private deck facing water where hippo and buffalo pass daily. Beyond Mfuwe, the company runs five other bushcamps and a private villa set, The Villas at KuKaya, across an exclusive 140,000-acre concession inside the park. It is a working circuit, not a single address. Guests move progressively from camp to camp, each in its own habitat, guided on foot by trackers trained in a lineage that runs back to Norman Carr, who pioneered the walking safari here in the 1950s. Founded in 1999, The Bushcamp Company has grown from four original bushcamps to eight properties, adding Kapamba in 2005, Zungulila in 2008, and KuKaya in 2023. Night drives are permitted here, a rarity inside African national parks. Between late October and mid-December, wild elephants walk directly through Mfuwe Lodge's reception to reach a mango tree in the courtyard, a sighting guests describe without exaggeration. Leopard densities run among the highest recorded in Africa, and lion prides hunt the open floodplains in daylight. You can hear hippos grazing below the lodge decks after dark. Camps stay open all year, including the green season from December to April, when the valley turns lush and quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WETU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43968610140219,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/57684_2Fgiraffe_cover.jpg?v=1786526670"}],"url":"https:\/\/plekify.com\/en-us\/collections\/region-eastern.oembed","provider":"Plekify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}