Flatdogs Camp South Luangwa

... safari tour. The ride over and the Flatdogs campsite It was quite a long way from Lilongwe, Malawi, to South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. At the border we were asked all kinds of impertinent questions like ...

The road here is absolutely horrendous!!!! But well worth it. We stayed in the Flatdogs campsite which is right on the edge of the national park. When we arrived we had a briefing about the animals in the area and how to stop them from disrupting us ...

... . Then I saw a bolt hit the ground and trees burst into flames, confirming that this indeed was a hellish road. Flatdogs Camp is a bush camp located on the banks of the crocodile and hippo infested Laungwa River. There are no fences, which means that ...

... about, you'll actually see a lot of hippos wandering around in the bush...which is a weird sight. The vegetation in South Luangwa was mainly flat scrubland, with the occasional grassy clearing that animals seemed to congregate in. For shear animal ...

... squads, education, and economic development. Today the park and it's tourism provide an economy that supports the local population. Flatdogs Camp was awesome. It has a great site on the river across from the park where you can watch incredible ...

The first day at the Flatdogs camp started off slowly as we recovered from our long journey here. The actual camp is quite lovely. The chalets consist of a large , open bed room that leads to a lovely bathroom with a shower built from river stones. There ...

... lot of camp sites in Africa). Lauren wasn’t very happy, but we ended up staying longer than originally planned! J The camp site was on the banks South Luangwa river, with the result that one always had to look out for hippos at night. I have had to ...

... to get some shuteye. After driving all day on this incredibly bumpy road, we got to the Park around 2 o'clock. The camp we stayed at was called Flatdogs, and it was great. It was right on the river, and right when we got there, we could hear the ...

Today we are off to Mfuwe, just outside the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. But before we left Lilongwe, we wanted to take advantage of being in a big city to get Isabella's foot examined. We asked the reception for recommendations on where ...

... which we've raved about to everyone we've met, but haven't had a chance to tell you guys about, is our time in South Luangwa national park in Zambia. It was definitely worth the journey along the very bumpy road, although we weren't so sure about that at ...

... …) to get there, so I was quite lucky! Finally I was in Mfuwe on Thursday evening, and pitched my tent in the Flatdogs Camp. The camping platforms high up in the trees were definitely where I was going to put my tent. About four meters above ground, ...

... local performances of singers and dancers, warrior displays and army parades. when i landed in mfuwe i was collected and brought to flatdogs camp. arriving late i had to race to reception to catch up with the night safari that had just left. as i ...

... their old Land Rover. We left early the next day along with Karin, crossed the Zambian border and reached 'Flatdogs' camp right on the edge of South Luangwa National park just before sunset. Actually the camp being 'right on the edge of the park' doesn't ...

... now is that the rates go up significantly after July 1.  We took a 1 hour plane ride to the South Luangwa Valley and its national park.  The camp we are staying has morning and evening game rides.  We were so lucky on our first drive.  Let me list ...

... for a few days: Flatdogs Camp. Flatdogs is a stunning little camp on the banks of the Luangwa River, just outside South Luangwa Park.  (Flatdogs is the local term for a Crocodile, which we saw plenty of!) We have had the most wonderful 4 days here, ...

... It was such an amazing experience - as was landing in a microlight!! On the actual day of my birthday we were in another park - South Luangwa NP (Zambia). We'd hitched 9 hours (132kms!) into the park the day before, which was a bit of an ordeal, but ...