2 – 8 March (full)
19 – 25 March (full)
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US$4270 per person for 7 nights - Rates include accommodation, all meals, national park fees, Luangwa Conservation & Community Fund, return Airport transfers Mfuwe Airport, meet & greet at Lusaka International Airport and return flights Lusaka/Mfuwe/Lusaka. Rates do not include visas, domestic airport tax US$8 per person, security charges US$5 per person international, US$3 per person domestic and international flights.
No single supplement
including accommodation, meals, all local drinks, guiding by expert guides as well as David Rogers, laundry, park entry fees, entrance into South Luangwa National Park, flights from Lusaka to Mfuwe.
The Luangwa Valley, which marks the end of the Great Rift Valley, is one of the last unspoilt wilderness areas and possibly the finest wildlife sanctuary in Africa. It covers an area of over 9000 sq. km. through which the meandering Luangwa River runs. The oxbow lagoons, woodland and plains of the valley host huge concentrations of game – including elephant, buffalo, leopard, lion, giraffe, hippo – and over 450 species of birds.
David will accompany you on all game drives, give advice, analyze results, and also look at how best to use Adobe Lightroom. In addition to wildlife, you will also look at landscapes, macro work, birds, insects, and people. This is a unique opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of a leading wildlife photographer and see the South Luangwa at its most colourful. Bring your own digital camera and computer for downloading the photographs.
Itinerary
Day 1 to 3 After meeting you at the airport your guide will drive you to Nkwali Camp through colourful local scenes of villages, agriculture as well as bush. Nkwali Camp overlooks a wide bend of the Luangwa River into the South Luangwa National Park and is ideally situated for the start of your safari. All rooms have a view of the river and open air bathrooms. The game in this area is excellent – and includes many family herds of elephants and the endemic Thornicroft Giraffe.
David likes to get his troops up before dawn so you’re in the park in time for the fantastic dawn light – luckily Nkwali has access to the park by boat ride so it takes only a few swift minutes. You’ll maximise your time in the park finding many subjects to photograph from the very small to the very big. After enjoying a delicious lunch by the lagoon you can choose to relax during siesta or sort through your photographs and come to grips with Adobe Lightroom. After a refreshing cup of tea or coffee and scrumptious cake you go back to the park to find even more in the afternoon and evening, returning to Nkwali for dinner around 20h30. Most evenings there will be a slideshow where David will illustrate some of the points he made throughout the day, and you’ll also have a chance to show off your best shots.
Nkwali Camp
Day 4-6 Your transfer to Nsefu is achieved by boat exploring flooding lagoons and visiting the heronry on your way up river. There is much to see and there will often be animals on the river bank watching the water float by. Light in the Emerald Season is much softer than in the drier months and gentle rays falling through ebony groves makes for some stunning photographs. While you are at Nsefu you will explore the park on foot and by boat – a visit to the huge yellow-billed stork colony is an excellent adventure.
Day 7 On your last day of the workshop you’ll return to Nkwali in the morning, exploring the flooded lagoons on the way. The afternoon will be spent preparing for the evening’s slideshow of everyone’s best photographs.
