Wildlife Camp - Mfuwe

Mfuwe International Airport serving South Luangwa National Park	Baobab on a cloudy day as we drive from Mfuwe Airport	Crossing a tributary of the Luangwa River on Route D104 from Mfuwe Airport	Mfuwe - God of Miracles - "We Know Your Needs Best"
South Luangwa National Park is served by two dozen camps and lodges	We're booked at Wildlife Camp for the next three nights	Reception - Wildlife Camp	Young banded mongoose orphan hand-raised by Patsy, Wildlife Camp
Chalet at Wildlife Camp	Vervet Monkey, Wildlife Camp	Wildlife Camp is on the Luangwa River opposite South Luangwa National Park	Baboons and a giraffe near Wildlife Camp (my 400mm lens broke on the ramp at Mfuwe Airport today)
Philemon, our knowledgeable guide at Wildlife Camp	Wildlife Camp	Little frog in the chalet	A small lizard stuck to the wall of the Chalet
Restaurant and Bar of Wildlife Camp, South Luangwa	The bar at Wildlife Camp	Sitting area near the bar	Chalet, Wildlife Camp
Baboon, Wildlife Camp	Chalet, Wildlife Camp	Reinhold with the Scout's rifle at the start of our walking safari to the Bush Camp	Zambian scout, South Luangwa
Walking safari from Wildlife Camp to the Bush Camp	Impala near Wildlife Camp	Impala near Wildlife Camp	Walking safari, Wildlife Camp
We come across a herd of buffalo on our walking safari	The African Buffalo, one of the Big 5, has a reputation as a very dangerous animal	As we are spotted by the buffalo, the herd stops grazing and gathers together in a group	Our guide ensures us that we are at a safe distance
Walking with Buffalo	We have their undivided attention	Herd of African Buffalo near Wildlife Camp	...the armed scout only has 4 bullets...
Zambian scout watching for any signs of trouble from the buffalo herd	Zambian scout from Wildlife Camp watching buffalo	Zambian scout from Wildlife Camp watching buffalo	African buffalo near Wildlife Camp
...I'm really missing my 400mm lens right about now...	No casualties so far on the walking safari, Wildlife Camp to the Bush Camp	A herd of impala wary of our approach	Giraffe skull
Giraffe skull	Philemon trying to replace a tooth he dislodged	African field guides are specialists in identifying the various piles of sh** we find	Nearing sunset, Luangwa River
Hippo on a sandbar in the Luangwa River	Walking safari along the banks of the Luangwa River	Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis	...the Bush Camp should be close now...
Late afternoon, Luangwa River	8 camp chairs waiting for sundowners as we arrive at the Bush Camp	Luangwa River from the Bush Camp	Staff of Wildlife Camp's bush camp
The Bush Camp	Latrine of the Bush Camp	One of the Bush Camp's tent	Hardly roughing it...
Sunset at the Bush Camp, Luangwa River	Sunset at the Bush Camp, Luangwa River	Mosis all around after the walking safari	The Germans - Reinhold, Nicole, Ralph, Stephanie, Johannes, Christian, Anna
Sundower at the Bush Camp	The whole group	Sunset, Luangwa River	Sunset, Luangwa River
Hippo in the Luwanwa River	Hippo lunging	...oh I wish I had a spare telephoto...	Dusk at the Bush Camp
Campfire at the Bush Camp	Dinner at the Bush Camp	Dinner at the Bush Camp	Early morning at the Bush Camp
During the night Nicole got sick and was taken back to Wildlife Camp by vehicle	Sunrise from the Bush Camp	Hippos in the Luangwa River at sunrise	Johannes and Stephanie at the Bush Camp
...another cloudy day...	Hippos in the Luangwa River	Hippos in the Luangwa River	Mother hippo emerging from the river with a tiny baby following
Mother hippo and tiny baby.... #&@*!%^ lens!!!	I'd say that was a good night	Philemon showing us a weaver birds next on the morning walking safari back to Wildlife Camp	Apparently female weaver birds are very fussy and will not accept less-than-perfect nests
Critter hole on the walk back to Wildlife Camp	Walking safari - group minus 1	A poisonous butterfly	Hippo in the Luangwa River
Hippos in the Luangwa River	Hippos in the Luangwa River	Hippos in the Luangwa River	Finally, the sun comes out...
Big tree	...looking for elephant...	Walking safari to Wildlife Camp	This tree defends itself from elephants by taking on a sickly appearance until it is larger
Philemon with an elephant skull	Elephant skull	Walking through the woodlands near Wildlife Camp	Walking through the woodlands near Wildlife Camp
Walking through the woodlands near Wildlife Camp	A waterhole completely covered in vegetation	"Swamp lettuce"	...great hiding spot for crocodile...
Crocodile dives for cover as we are spotted	Bushlore	Strangler Fig	Eventually the vine will kill the host tree
Scout in the bush	Elephant on our morning walking safari	We give the elephant plenty of room	The survivors of the Bush Camp
The Bush Camp 7 with the scout	Banded mongoose at Wildlife Camp	Banded mongoose at Wildlife Camp	Map of the Mfuwe Area...the Bush Camp was at the top of the big horseshoe loop in the center (G,H)
There are no fences and the wildlife comes right into the camp	Elephant at the chalets in Wildlife Camp	The staff chased this young bull elephant away	...he didn't go far...elephant with a chalet at Wildlife Camp
Elephant from the porch of my chalet, Wildlife Camp	Elephant from the porch of my chalet, Wildlife Camp	Elephant at Wildlife Camp	Wildlife Camp's second bar
Crocodile skull at the Pool Bar, Wildlife Camp	Swimming pool at Wildlife Camp	Chalet, Wildlife Camp	Mongoose on my shoe
The two young mongooses at Wildlife Camp (why not "mongeese")	Mongoose checking me out	Young banded mongoose with my shoe, Wildlife Camp	Vervet Monkey, Wildlife Camp
Zambian License Plate	The road to Wildlife Camp	The main tar road near Wildlife Camp	Vervet Monkey, Wildlife Camp
Wildlife Camp	Wildlife Camp	Patsy Hahn, Dora Troehler, Ralph Tölle	Zambia Wildlife Authority - South Luangwa Area Managment Unit Headquarters
Turn here for Wildlife Camp	Kakumbi Village near the Luangwa Bridge	Kakumbi Village - Surwira G. Dealers	Kakumbi Village at the gate of South Luangwa National Park
Kakumbi Village - Connie's Beer Nest and Mchanga Bar	Kakumbi Village - market	Captain Biggie General Dealers, Road D104, Zambia	Kalawani General Dealers, Road D104, Mfuwe
Mr. Frog's Pub and Grill, Road D104, Mfuwe	Mfuwe Basic School, Box 4, Mfuwe, Republic of Zambia	J.J. Mfuwe Shopping Center	Roadside market stalls, Mfuwe
The road to Mfuwe Airport	Riverside banana plantaion, Mfuwe	Malimba Basic School, P.O. Box 26, Mfuwe Mambwe - "Education is Cheaper than Ignorance"	Baobab on the road to Mfuwe Airport
Roadside wooden sculpture of a man, Mfuwe	Junction of Mfuwe Airport Road and the Road to Mambwe & Chipata, Zambia	Laughing with a guide on the way to the airport	Mfuwe - National Airports Corporation Ltd
Zambia Police, Mfuwe