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Time + Tide Luwi

South Luangwa National Park, Zambia - Part of the Time+Tide collection

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Time + Tide Luwi

Part of the Time+Tide collection

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Luxury

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Is the Time + Tide Luwi for Me?

Situated deep in the National Park on the ephemeral Luwi River, Time + Tide Luwi is wonderfully remote, with no other camps for miles around.

Tranquillity envelops this camp, creating a wilderness haven that allows you to reconnect with nature in a meaningful way. Nestled in a grove of ancient mahogany trees, the safari tents are designed to fully immerse guests into the bush experience. From the comfort of your open-air lounge, watch the diverse wildlife wandering by on the grassy floodplains.

Listen to the hippos bellowing in the nearby lagoon and breathe in the aroma of African grasses drifting past on a cool breeze. Sit back and let the peace of this place wash over you.

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Time + Tide Luwi Rooms

Situated deep in the national park on the ephemeral Luwi River, Time + Tide Luwi Camp is wonderfully remote, with no other camps for miles around.

Tranquility envelops this camp, creating a wilderness haven that allows you to reconnect with nature in a meaningful way. Nestled in a grove of ancient mahogany trees, the tented suites are designed to fully immerse guests into the bush experience. From the comfort of your open air lounge, watch the diverse wildlife wandering by on the grassy floodplains. Listen to the hippos bellowing in the nearby lagoon and breathe in the heady aroma of African jasmine drifting past on a cool breeze. Sit back and let the peace of this place wash over you.

THE SUITES
+ 5 suites – one bedroom, one bathroom
+ Open air bathroom and outdoor shower
+ Private open air seating area
+ Double or twin configuration
+ Solar power, British three pin plugs in main lounge
+ No wifi and phone signal
+ Main lodge – dining area, lounge, bar and campfire

NEED TO KNOW
+ Open 20 May to 31 October
+ Open for all children by prior arrangement
+ 2 hour game drive transfer from Mfuwe

Time + Tide Luwi Rooms

Situated deep in the national park on the ephemeral Luwi River, Time + Tide Luwi Camp is wonderfully remote, with no other camps for miles around. Tranquility envelops this camp, creating a wilderness haven that allows you to reconnect with nature in a meaningful way. Nestled in a grove of ancient mahogany trees, the tented suites are designed to fully immerse guests into the bush experience.

NEED TO KNOW
+ Open 20 May to 31 October
+ Open to children of all ages, by prior arrangement
+ 2 hour game drive transfer from Mfuwe

Room facilities

En-Suite

Safe

Mosquito Net

Outside Shower

Lounge Area

Balcony

Pure Cotton Linen

Activities offered by Time + Tide Luwi

Activities on site

Night Game Drives

Game Drives

Walking Safaris

Bird Watching

Sleep Outs

More about Time + Tide Luwi

Game Drives

Driving safaris are all conducted in open 4X4 vehicles (Land Cruiser or Land Rover) with either two or three ‘rows’ of seats. At Chinzombo, Luwi, Nsolo, Kakuli and Mchenja we generally have 4, with no more than 6, people on a vehicle ensuring everyone has a ‘window’ seat.

Night drives are generally an extension of your afternoon game drive or walking safari. As the sun begins to set we stop to watch the day come to a close and as dusk falls set off to explore as the nocturnal animals start to emerge.

The best chance of seeing genets, civets, elephant shrew, porcupine and the fierce honey-badger is after sunset and the large predators, with the exception of wild dog, are most active at night. Night time birding can be very rewarding with nightjars, owls great and small, dikkop, bat hawk and coursers are all abundant.

The Africa night sky is simply magnificent and it’s worth coming all this way just to experience its vastness and splendour. The Milky Way seems 100 times brighter in the Luangwa Valley where there is no light pollution. We’re watched over by the Southern Cross, Orion and Scorpio amongst an infinite number of others and memories of sitting in awed silence listening to the distant call of lions, cicadas and a million tree frogs under the crescent of an African moon will live with you forever.

Walking Safaris

Back in the 1950’s Norman Carr pioneered walking safaris in Zambia. His aim was to track big game on foot in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, one of Africa’s last havens of un-spoilt wilderness and home to some of the continent’s greatest concentrations of game. Norman like to say “to view the bush from a vehicle is simply to be an observer, but to get out on foot was to become a part of your surroundings.” Over 60 years on, at Norman Carr Safaris we are still walking….we are still passionate about sharing the thrill of tracking lions on foot through early morning mists, the delight in learning something new on every activity and the adventure of walking from camp to camp the original safari way. Walking safaris are immersive, sensual and peaceful. In Zambia, an armed wildlife ranger or “scout” leads each walking group, followed by the trained walking guide. In other countries, the walking guide is armed and leads the group alone. Having a walk led by two wildlife experts was conceived by Norman and our 60 year track record of safety speaks to the effectiveness of this approach.

While certainly vehicle safaris allow one to cover more ground and see a greater volume of game in a 3-4 hour safari, it is only on a walking safari where all your senses are heightened and you can see, hear, smell and feel the bush. You begin to understand the interconnectedness of the flora and the fauna, how each small part plays an important role in the greater ecosystem. Small mysteries of the bush are unlocked and explored; tracks are investigated; and the wide variety of animal poo becomes an unexpected and fascinated learning experience! And while generally speaking, walks are more focused on the little things in the bush, tracking big game on foot is not uncommon and always thrilling.

Return to the Wild Sleepout

Tonight you will enjoy the ultimate wilderness experience with Norman Carr Safaris. Sleep out under the stars in the spectacular and extremely remote Luwi dry river bed. No tent – just a bed roll and a mosquito net, experience the thrill of the first safari pioneers, including Norman Carr himself, as they discovered the wonders of the South Luangwa.

After tea, you will venture out on foot from Luwi, find a spot to camp, make the camp fire for a game rangers dinner which you can even help to cook yourself. Then, having shared adventure stories around the fire – sleep out under the magnificent African sky whilst the guide and scout keep a watch till morning.

Wake up with sun and enjoy a cooked breakfast before a walking safari to your next camp.

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