South Africans flee from Football Fever

As football fever hit South Africa, most of the South African citizens embraced the hysteria with open arms. There were however, many who sought out a peaceful and more relaxing alternative in the form of a road trip through Zambia. Whereas South Africa reaped the benefits of avid football fans descending on the Country we at Luambe reaped the benefits of those wanting to get away from it all. We can boast the busiest season for campers so far and would like to thank all those South Africans who prefer rugby to football and came visiting us!!

Maintenance Manager strikes 76 days without a day off!

This month we would like to extend a big thank you to Joe who has battled relentlessly with blown inverters, noisy gear boxes, faulty fridges, general construction and maintenance and abstained from a day off since the beginning of the season! It is not too much of sacrifice for him as he loves his job, however, things were sent to test him after a run in with an elephant, numerous electric shocks, falling off moving vehicles and other lovely things. Thank you Joe, keep up the good work!!

Completion of the Lapa

June has seen the long awaited completion of the Lapa, after weeks of hard work by all staff the lapa is now an attractive space for guests to sit and relax, enjoy a drink or browse through the items displayed in the ‘conservation corner’ shop. Many guests have already complimented the design and layout of the new improved Lapa and have felt that it is the perfect setting to unwind after a day of safari.

Progression of Game Routes

After many days and long hours of slashing and grading by our maintenance manager Joe, conservation manager Bjorn and the staff, the game routes through the plains are now re-opened, finally after heavy flooding. Fires were set by ZAWA at the beginning of June to burn the long grass, thus opening up the plains to more accessible game drives and ensuring the encouraged re-growth of flora and fauna alike. Once the fires had subsided, the tractor was used to its full potential to carve out a route through the plains all the way up to elephant pools, ready for us to commence game drives through the area. So far game sightings include; elephant, hippo, hyena, eland, zebra, lion, leopard and we are hoping that as the season progresses so will the game sightings.