Practical Information

The most appropriate time to visit Luangwa Wilderness Lodge is during the African winter months of June to October. For those who enjoy a rich bird life, May is a very good month with its lush greenery and water-filled lagoons. During the rainy season the lodge is inaccessible and therefore closed. We reopen each year from June till the end of October.

Zambia has three seasons, the wet rainy season from December till March/April, a short cool dry season from May until July and the hot dry season from August to October. Whilst during day time temperatures may reach 20 to 25° C, temperatures can drop below 10 °C, especially at night during the cooler months.

How to get there...
British Airways connects London with Lusaka 3x per week on a direct flight. Other connections include SAA via Johannesburg, Ethiopian via Addis and then direct to Lusaka, Emirates or Ethiad via the Gulf plus Johannesburg to Lusaka or KLM via Nairobi and with a direct connection Nairobi to Lusaka. From Lusaka weekly there are 3 flights on Tue.Thu. and Sat. as well as 2 flights a day on Mon. Wed. and Sun. to Mfuwe, where most of our guests are picked up.

Travel information
Luambe National Park and the lodge are approximately 140 km from Mfuwe and 260 km from Chipata in north-east Zambia. The closest airport is at Mfuwe with scheduled connections to Lusaka International airport or from Lilongwe, Malawi. A more detailed map can be found here.
There is an airstrip – Waka-Waka - close to the camp for light charter planes (which we can organise). Transfers by road may be also arranged from Mfuwe airport or other lodges in South Luangwa. As prices may vary due to fuel costs please contact us for any updated price quotations. Visitors may reach the camp with their own 4x4 vehicle. A small map with directions for selfdrivers is available (updated May 2010). The lodge is connected with the outside world through wireless radio. A satellite phone is provided for a certain fee. We can as well be contacted on Sat phone (00870 7616 46634 ) during office hours. For more general information on Zambia, please download our Practical Information pdf