South
Luangwa hosts a wide variety of wildlife birds and vegetation. The now famous ‘walking
safari’ originated in this park and is still one of the finest ways to experience
this pristine wilderness first hand.
The changing seasons add to
the Park’s richness ranging from dry, bare bushveld in the winter to a
lush green wonderland in the summer months.
There
are 60 different animal species and over 400 different bird
species.
See dambos bursting
with hippos, crowned cranes, grazing antelope
and scurrying baboons.
Further out on the plains you’re bound to see the large elephant herds, reaching up to 70 in number.
Buffalo are abundant and spread throughout
the valley. As you cross over the bridge into the park there are usually
between 30 and 70 hippos lounging in the river below. Zebra
can be seen running in small herds of about a dozen.
Thornicroft’s
Giraffe,
unique to Luangwa Valley should be easily spotted. The park has 14 different
antelope species, most of which are easily seen on
game and night drives.
