North Luangwa National Park

Table of Contents: Culture and History / History / Landscape / Flora and fauna / Climate / Travel to North Luangwa National Park, visa requirements Flights to North Luangwa National Park, airtickets By car / Fees.2FPermits / Get around / North Luangwa National Park attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, North Luangwa National Park souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / North Luangwa National Park nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Lodging / Camping / Backcountry / Stay safe / Get out More from Zambia: Central Province (Zambia), Copperbelt Province, Kafue National Park, Kitwe, Livingstone, Lower Zambezi National Park, Lusaka, Ndola, North-Western Province (Zambia), Northern Province (Zambia), North Luangwa National Park, West Lunga National Park More from Central Africa: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Zambia More from Africa: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Saharan Africa, Seychelles, Southern Africa, West Africa

North Luangwa National Park is in Zambia, a short flight away from South Luangwa National Park. It has until 2005 been the domain of a limited number of safari operators who hold a government concession. Since 2005, day visitors are allowed.

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Culture and History

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History

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Landscape

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Flora and fauna

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Climate

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Travel to North Luangwa National Park, visa requirements

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Flights to North Luangwa National Park, airtickets

Charter flights operate from Mfuwe (at the entrance to South Luangwa) to the Mwaleshi airstrip. The flight takes about 45 minutes.

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By car

• From the south. A 4X4 track links North Luangwa to South Luangwa National Park. It is slow going and takes approximately five hours to traverse the 180km stretch.
• From the east. Another 4X4 travk winds down the escarpment from the main Lusaka to Dar es Salaam trunk road. There are very few roads and you are unlikely to see anyone else for the duration of your trip.

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Fees/Permits

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Get around

The lodges are self-suffient, operating their own airstrips, safaris, accomodation and meals.

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North Luangwa National Park attractions and sightseeing

• Massive herds of buffalo.
• Lion in large prides.

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City tours

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Shopping, North Luangwa National Park souvenirs

There are no shops or restaurants. The local people trade in handcrafts.

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

The lodges provide visitors with all meals. Other visitors will have to be self-sufficient.

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North Luangwa National Park nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

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Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

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Lodging

• Kutandala Camp.
• Mwaleshi Camp.

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Camping

• West. A community operated camping area is situated just after the western entrance. Private camping enclosures with shared ablution block. The camp ground is unfenced and elephant come right into the camp site at night.
• East. Another community camp ground is situated across the Luangwa River which borders the park on the East. This is an enclosed campground and safe.

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Backcountry

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Stay safe

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Get out

More from Zambia: Central Province (Zambia), Copperbelt Province, Kafue National Park, Kitwe, Livingstone, Lower Zambezi National Park, Lusaka, Ndola, North-Western Province (Zambia), Northern Province (Zambia), North Luangwa National Park, West Lunga National Park More from Central Africa: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Zambia More from Africa: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Saharan Africa, Seychelles, Southern Africa, West Africa

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