*** 11/02/09 Update!:***
Bill has returned from Mfuwe Lodge and has documented his experience in this Mfuwe Lodge Camp Update
Bill is probably just now departing the first stop on the Zambia portion of his safari - Mfuwe Lodge. Mfuwe Lodge is the northernmost camp in South Luangwa National Park that Bill will spend the night. It is also the first stop and the last stop on his walking safari. For more details on Mfuwe Lodge and this first portion of the walking safari - see the information provided after the itinerary and map.
Elephants Passing Through the Mfuwe Lodge Lobby for a Bite to Eat
Photo © Mfuwe Lodge
As you can see from the schedule below - Bill has just left Mfuwe Lodge and is traveling - by game drive vehicle - to the next lodge - Bilimungwe Bush Camp. He will return to Mfuwe Lodge at the end of the Zambia portion of this current safari on October 12th.
More about Mfuwe Lodge
Mfuwe lodge is situated inside the South Luangwa National Park with 18 luxury en-suite thatched chalets, each with a private decking area that overlooks a lagoon that attracts abundant wildlife and game from the African bush. A fascinating aspect to the lodge is that elephants commonly walk through the lobby to access trees in a courtyard that are a historical feeding location that predates the lodge but this usually won’t occur until November.
Open Sided Game Drive Vehicles at Mfuwe Lodge Provide Great Game Viewing
Including Viewing of the Endangered African Wild Dog
Photo © Mfuwe Lodge
Mfuwe Lodge is in the central area of the park that is known for its outstanding wildlife concentrations. While there, Bill will be on take an afternoon/night game drive as well as a morning drive to view the plentiful animals in this area before moving to the more remote walking areas of South Luangwa National Park.
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