Location:

Kapani is an exclusive, privately owned camp situated on a large lagoon beside the Luangwa River accommodating only 20 guests. The ten brick and thatch rooms are designed for the warmer weather, with high ceilings, overhead fans and large gauzed windows. Each of the 8 standard suites has an en suite bathroom and lounge with a bar fridge. 2 Lagoon Houses overlook the Kapani Lagoon and are very private and spacious with en suite facilities. Game viewing facilities are tailored to the guests in camp at the time, but usually small parties are driven in the park twice daily in open vehicles. Night drives with a spotlight are one of the highlights of the Luangwa Valley.

Accommodation:

Kapani Lodge accommodates 16 people. The stone built rooms are designed for the warmer weather with tiled roofs, high ceilings, overhead fan and large gauged windows. Each bedroom has en suite shower, washbasin, toilet and private verandah with bar fridge. There is an open plan bar and lounge area, a viewing platform overlooking the lagoon where meals are taken in the shade of evergreen trees. Kapani has developed a reputation for cuisine of excellent quality. Also offered are a secluded swimming pool and a gift shop.

Normally, small parties are taken game viewing twice daily in open vehicles. Night drives with a spotlight are one of the highlights of the Luangwa Valley, giving the chance to see nocturnal animals, especially leopard, for which it is famous. During the dry season (June - October), those keen on walking can set out on foot with a guide and armed game scout for morning walks from Kapani, or on a more extensive foot safari from the bush camps.

Walking Safaris

For those who want to experience more of the wild, combining the atmosphere of the camp fire with the adventure of safaris on foot, we recommend a stay at our bush camps - Luwi, Nsolo and Kakuli. These camps are situated in an isolated part of the National Park about one hours drive from Kapani. They are within a mornings walking distance of each other, each located under shady evergreen tress on the banks of the Luwi Sand river. The walking trail follows the course of this river from the center of the National Park to its confluence with the main Luangwa. All are led by one of our specially trained safari guides, and an armed game scout. Although the emphasis is on walking, occasional game drives can be undertaken from the bush camps.

	Nsolo Bush Camp has three spacious chalets, accommodating up to 6 guests, built from grass with en suite shower, washbasin, flush toilet and a verandah. At Nsolo one is able to enjoy a little luxury in the heart of the wilderness. In a thatched chitenge with a bar and dinning area, superb cuisine is served. A nearby hide overlooks a waterhole where game viewing is most rewarding.

Luwi Bush Camp consists of 4 thatched bamboo huts set in a beautifully shaded grove of trees on the banks of the Luwi sand River. Each hut is individually designed incorporating the surrounding bush and has its own en-suite bathroom. We have purposely kept this camp as simple as possible and to most this is its greatest appeal.

We eat under the trees and in the evening a myriad or stars and the noises of the African night are your company around the campfire. A short distance away is a large oxbow lagoon teeming with hippos and crocodiles.

Kakuli Bush Camp is set on the Luangwa River, at the confluence of the Luwi Sand River, and accommodates a maximum of 6 guests in luxury walk-in safari tents, each with en-suite facilities. There is a main chitenje overlooking the Luangwa River and its game-filled grazing lawns.

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