There’s not much to this post other than the picture. Lovely shot of the airstrip at Bumi Hills Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe. This lodge overlooks Lake Kariba and lies adjacent to the Matusadona National Park. It’s not uncommon for a charter flight pilot to have to fly low over the runway to chase away the [...]

Sussi Lodge has been given exclusive rights to conduct walking safaris in the Mosi oa Tunya National Park, using its own professional guides. Sussi Lodge guides, Luckson and Elijah, have a combined walking experience of more than 20 years in South Luangwa, Lower Zambezi and Kafue National Parks. Guests will also be accompanied by an [...]

Post from Peter Bates, Cedarberg UK: After Nkwali, I headed to a completely different sort of lodge in the South Luangwa – Chichele Presidential Lodge, which began its life as the bush retreat of former President of Zambia,  Kenneth Kaunda. This is a colonial lodge in a grand hilltop setting – and the location really [...]

Post from Peter Bates, Cedarberg UK: I arrived here straight from Lake Malawi – five hours door to door. What a great camp Nkwali is! Everything felt right here – you just sense that this camp has been operating for ages, not because anything seems jaded or tired, but because it all works in a [...]

Post from Peter Bates, Cedarberg UK: I recently visited Pumulani Lodge in Malawi as part of a trip through Malawi, Zambia and Chobe. Pumulani, meaning ‘the place of rest’, is a luxury beach lodge on the southern-west shores e of Lake Malawi. It’s the only luxury beach lodge within the Lake Malawi National Park which [...]

We’ve just heard that visitors travelling to Zambia, and then re-entering South Africa – even if it’s just to fly home – will need to have a Yellow Fever vaccination. The World Health Organization has released a statement advising all travelling to Zambia to get this vaccination. The South African Department of Health has subsequently [...]