Waiting for Lions…
This week we welcomed our latest and greatest window into the wild world. Enter, LIVE webcams! If you’re a lover of the bush – you’ll most likely know the yearning for the sun on your back, and dust in your [...]
Top 5 Wildlife Attractions of South Luangwa National Park
As the sun breaks the dry season horizon, its warm pink glow floods the grey dawn. Diurnal birds, emerging from night-time refuges call to stake their territorial claim and advise would-be competitors that they’ve survived the night. Having scoured the [...]
Leopard’s Aerial Attack Caught on Camera
Wildlife photographer Peter Geraerdts from Track & Trail River Camp came across a female leopard in a sausage tree while on safari with a photographic client. They stopped to admire the leopard, without knowing what she was planning. Near the [...]
Lions take over Nsefu and Tena Tena Camp
Game drives are always an exciting safari affair but nothing compares to when the wildlife comes to you, practically knocking at your door when you least expect it. Such ‘pop up’ visits generally occur at lodges and camps in Africa [...]
Are you Ready for a Photo Tour?
During the enquiry and booking process, I talk to hundreds of guests about what's involved in a photo safari in the South Luangwa. One of the most common questions that comes up is whether the guests are "ready for a [...]
Ginger Rules in South Luangwa!
Ginger the lion is a favourite amongst the many big cat lovers who visit South Luangwa in Zambia. His fiery temperament and unusual colouring make him easy to spot. He is the dominant male of a mega pride in the [...]
Barking baboons and slithering snakes at Luangwa River
Robin Pope Safari recently welcomed a new member to the team, Michael, and his first week was certainly a busy one! Michael is currently hosting at Nkwali, and then will be scooting up to our Mobile Walking Safaris when we [...]
Ready for River Journeys down the Luangwa
To be in the heart of the South Luangwa National Park at peak flood time, with the river as your only access to the first camp built in Zambia, is quite the safari experience. During Robin Pope Safaris’ annual River [...]
Tips for Wildlife Photographers Part 5: Be ready for “that” moment!
This is the fifth and final instalment in our blog series on wildlife photography tips from experienced photographer and guide Edward Selfe . Read the other entries in this series here. Some of the finest photos of wildlife that appear in exhibitions [...]
Buffalo vs. Lions at Robin Pope Safaris
It's not every day that you get to witness a lion kill from start to finish, but a few lucky guests at Robin Pope Safari’s Nsefu Camp were able to do just that! With every game drive, there comes the [...]
Southern Carmine Bee Eater Season
Around this time of the year, every year, the banks of the Luangwa River become a colour blur of red and blue as thousands of southern carmine bee-eaters migrate to Zambia to select their breeding sites along the steep river [...]
A day on a mobile safari with Robin Pope Safaris
Robin Pope Safaris’ Mobile Walking Safaris have long been known as the best wilderness experience of the South Luangwa. Guided by highly knowledgeable and professional rangers, walking safaris offer guests a true taste of authentic Africa and often allow people [...]
Luangwa Valley in August
Photographer, guide and local lodge owner Peter Geraerdts reports from South Luangwa: We’re progressing into the 2016 dry season and it’s that time of the year when Luangwa's lagoons and oxbows are drying out. Feeding parties of storks and fish-eating [...]
Tips for Wildlife Photographers Part 1: Focus
In a series of five blog posts, we are asking Edward Selfe, a resident guide and photographer in South Luangwa National Park, to share some tips about getting great safari photos. This is the first post in the series. Wildlife [...]
South Luangwa: Seasonal hotspot June
You don t have to go far this month; well, that is when you’re in South Luangwa National Park. Just a few hundred meters following the main road and you'll discover a lush and beautiful green carpet of floating vegetation. [...]
Robin Pope Safaris’ 30th Anniversary Walking Safari
When Robin and Jo Pope first embarked on the adventure of opening their own safari lodges, they could have had no idea of what was to come. What started as a couple of lodges in Zambia quickly transformed into what [...]
South Luangwa – a World-Class Destination for Bird Photographers
The South Luangwa National Park proudly boasts a bird list totaling more than 450 species. This is certainly impressive, but perhaps more relevant is the incredible fact that it’s possible to see more than 100 species in a day! As [...]
Celebrating Women’s Day in South Luangwa
Singing to the beat of an African drum, amongst a flourish of brightly coloured Chitenge fabric, the women of Norman Carr Safaris (NCS) headed to their local Zambian district of Mambwe to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). Women from the [...]
Jewelry Helps Support Zambia’s Wildlife
Mulberry Mongoose is a Zambian business that creates handcrafted accessories that capture elements of the African bush and way of life whilst investing in the conservation of the South Luangwa. Their handcrafted pieces are sold worldwide. The name Mulberry Mongoose [...]
Last Week in the Luangwa Valley
You know you’ve hit the jackpot in life when your biggest issue getting to work is a herd of elephants blocking the road. Sure, life isn’t all sunsets and G&T’s when you’re running a safari lodge but it definitely does [...]