Luangwa National in Eastern Zambia in Luangwa district offers the finest Self-driving safaris in its wildness. From Lusaka or Livingstone, it’s remote and wild, but worth a visit. The park derives its name from the Luangwa River which flows from Lilonda and Mafinga hills in the northeast at an elevation of 1500 meters near the Tanzania and Malawi border straight to the southwest in the broad valley. The park is known for elephants, lions, Cape buffaloes, and Leopards. Rhinos were poached to extinction around 20 years back.
Luangwa National Park - Zambia Self drive Safaris
Emback on walking safaris, however, these aren’t the only thing to focus on, other Luangwa National Park’s top activities include;
- Short and long walking safaris – half-day walks or full-day walks.
- Off-the-grid bush camps made of thatched grass.
- Elepahant watching through reception at Mfuwe Lodge
- Mountain biking in the bush at Tafika
- Meet ‘Harry the hippo’ at Bilimungwe
- Game drives – puku, Thornicroft’s giraffe, Crawshay’s Zebra and Cookson’s hartebeest can be seen
- Bird watching – look for Lillian’s lovebirds and paradise wydahs
