17 reasons why you should visit the South Luangwa National Park

Known as one of the best places to spot leopards and wild dogs in Africa, Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park is a wildlife-rich safari destination.

The South Luangwa National Park is home to numerous large lion prides, with elephants, buffalo, zebra and puku in abundance here as well.

If you’re interested in going on a Zambia safari, here are 17 reasons why you should visit the South Luangwa National Park in 2017.

Leopard. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. #africa #zambia #southluangwa #southluangwanationalpark #kafuntasafaris #naturetrek #safari #leopard #bigcat #predator #mammal #wildlifephotography #travelphotography #nature #wildlife #canon #canonphotography #canon_photos #jonastonboephotography #jonastonboe

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Sunset in south luangwa national park . Had to do some minor edits to truly reflect the color of the sky just subhanallah!!!#subhanallah #alhamdullilah #traveler #wanderer #wanderlust #travel #toascent #explore #explorer #adventure #natgeotravel #natgeo #natgeopix #tranquility #nature #instagram #latergram #picoftheday #muslimsoftheworld1 #journey #southluangwa #southluangwanationalpark #zambia #luangwariver #africa #safari #canon70d #picoftheday #sunset

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Puku. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. #africa #zambia #southluangwa #southluangwanationalpark #kafuntasafaris #naturetrek #safari #puku #antelope #mammal #wildlifephotography #travelphotography #wildlife #nature #canon #canonphotography #canon_photos #jonastonboephotography #jonastonboe

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#southluangwa #southluangwanationalpark #zambia #africa #safari #matoketours #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nature #naturelovers #naturebeauty #wildlife #wildlifebrothers #africanwilddog #wilddogs #lycaon #adventure #zikomosafari

A post shared by Stijn Cavens and Eric Lahey (@wildlifebrothers) on Jan 9, 2017 at 12:16pm PST

Breathtaking moment in South Luangwa: the nsefu pride: two lionesses taking down a buffalo while the buffalo herd came back to chase off the predators in true buffalo fashion. In the end, the lions succeeded and the whole pride joined the feast. #southluangwanationalpark #africa #wildlifephotography #whatamoment #robinpopesafaris #nsefu #nsefucamp #lions #lionsandlionesses #wildlifewednesday #africanwildlife #canonwildlife #canonwildlifephotography #canonwildlifephotographer

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#hyena #southluangwanationalpark #zambia #scavenger

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Lazy leopard! Zambia’s South Luangwa NP ranks as one of the very best locations in Africa for regular good sightings of the usually elusive leopard. To enjoy great photo opportunities join us in Zambia in September – only two spaces remaining on our small & exclusive photo workshop safari. #wildphotossafaris #zambia #southluangwanationalpark #lowerzambezinationalpark #joinme #splendid_animals #naturephotoportal #BigCats #bigcatsofinstagram #bigfive #amazing_animals #africanamazing #africansafari #nature #naturephotoportal #nikonasia #ig_catclub #igscwildlife #chilled

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#zambia #luangwa #luangwavalleyzambia #luangwanationalpark #southluangwa #southluangwanationalpark #sunrise #kapanilodge #fisherman #africa #canon #canon40d

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Elephant calf #loxodonta #africana #safari #southluangwanationalpark #zambia #wildlifephotography #nikon #nikon_photography #wildphotossafaris #africanature #igscglobal #igscwildlife #ig_cutestanimals #naturephotoportal #WildlifePlanet #elephant #safari #savetheelephants

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Thornicroft’s Giraffe. Kafunta River Lodge by South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. #africa #zambia #kafuntariverlodge #southluangwa #southluangwanationalpark #kafuntasafaris #naturetrek #safari #thornicroftsgiraffe #luangwagiraffe #rhodesiangiraffe #giraffe #mammal #wildlifephotography #travelphotography #wildlife #nature #canon #canonphotography #canon_photos #jonastonboephotography #jonastonboe

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Yawning Hippopotamus. Luangwa River, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. #africa #zambia #southluangwa #southluangwanationalpark #luangwariver #river #kafuntasafaris #naturetrek #safari #hippopotamus #hippo #mammal #yawning #yawn #wildlifephotography #travelphotography #wildlife #nature #canon #canonphotography #canon_photos #jonastonboephotography #jonastonboe

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White-fronted Bee-eater. Kafunta River Lodge by South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. #africa #zambia #kafuntariverlodge #southluangwa #southluangwanationalpark #kafuntasafaris #naturetrek #safari #whitefrontedbeeeater #beeeater #bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #travelphotography #wildlife #nature #canon #canonphotography #canon_photos #jonastonboephotography #jonastonboe

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Garrick the lion. He and his brother, Ginger, are long time residents of the park. They travel together, whereas lions typically travel alone. Scars can be observed on their bodies from clashes with other lions and predators. #southluangwanationalpark #africa #travelafrica #safari #lion #travel #explore #wanderlust #predator #stayseated #lonelyplanet #exploretheworld #travelgram #nature #getoutdoors #nofilter #bigcats #big5

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Lion Cub. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. #africa #zambia #naturetrek #kafuntasafaris #southluangwa #southluangwanationalpark #kafuntasafaris #naturetrek #safari #lion #cub #bigcat #predator #mammal #wildlifephotography #travelphotography #wildlife #nature #canon #canonphotography #canon_photos #jonastonboephotography #jonastonboe

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#seyahatöykünüanlat #tellatravelstory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sabah saatlerinde ulu bir ağacın gölgesine istiflenmiş aslanlar istirahatta. Bu grupta irili ufaklı bir düzine dişi gölgede birbiriyle yakın temasta pelte durumdaydı. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Females lions resting in close contact with each other. There were a dozen females in this group. The dominant male who was on the other side of the tree looked very dusty and dishevelled. One of the other two male lions that joined the group later had a fresh wound on his leg. They had probably fought nomadic males in the night. . . . . . . #southluangwa#southluangwanationalpark#lions#lionpride#wildlife#nature#zambia#travel#millipark#aslan#aslansürüsü#yabanhayat#doğa#seyahat

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