Upon arrival in Lusaka, you’ll make the journey to Mfuwe, gateway to the Luangwa Valley. The flight from Lusaka
to Mfuwe takes a little over an hour. Upon arrival you’ll make the 45-minute transfer to the excellent Lodge.
South Luangwa is the jewel of the country’s national parks and comprises 9,050 square kilometres of unspoilt
African wilderness. You can expect to encounter numerous large animals around scenic ox-bow lakes and
‘grazing lawns’ – elephant, buffalo, hippo, Thornicroft’s giraffe, lion, crocodile, warthog, puku, Crawshay’s zebra,
Cookson’s wildebeest and eland are all common, and the Luangwa has the world’s highest naturally occurring
population of leopard. For the birdwatcher, too, Luangwa could hardly be better. The sun-scorched banks play
host to vast colonies of carmine bee-eaters, which together with lovebirds and kingfishers lend more than a
splash of colour to this beautiful destination. Kapani is an exclusive, luxury lodge with a swimming pool in the heart of the Luangwa Valley, on the edge of the national park. It offers intimate accommodation, with some of the best game-viewing in Zambia, if not Africa. Its spacious suites and pleasant grounds make t the perfect location to start your photography safari.
Wildlife often wanders through the lodge’s grounds, so you will have the opportunity to practise your
photography skills while back at the lodge as well as out on safari. You will have the chance to go into the nearby village and visit Yosefe School, each offering excellent photographic opportunities.
If you are interested in learning a little about taking photographs of people, then Kapani is also a good base for that and we’ll be able to facilitate your wish to learn about taking photographs of different subjects. We can arrange extra excursions to a local school, textile workshop, local market etc – these are great locations for people scenes. There’s also a fantastic local drama group, SEKA, whose plays make for colourful and interesting photographs. The centre of the lodge houses a lounge and library, where Nick will help you with your image manipulation and cataloguing or you may do this on the wildlifeviewing platform, so as not to miss anything. The lounge is designed to be exceptionally cool during the hotter months – of which October is one. Your lessons on how to work with your images will most likely take place in the middle of the day when it’s very hot; you’ll be out taking photos in the morning and later in the day. Of course, there’s always the
possibility that interesting wildlife will wander into the lodge’s grounds, and then you may wish to go out and take more images! Kapani gives us a great opportunity to be flexible, thus capturing the best shots possible, also on night-drives when you can sight leopards, lions hunting, civets, genets and owls.

See day 1 for Itinerary