{"id":114240,"date":"2020-09-10T11:59:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/tafika-camp"},"modified":"2021-10-13T10:44:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T08:44:05","slug":"tafika-camp","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/africa\/zambia\/tafika-camp","title":{"rendered":"Tafika Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Spectacular wilderness<\/h3>\n<p>The very remote <strong>Tafika Camp<\/strong> is located on the banks of the <strong>Luangwa River,<\/strong>north of the Nsefu sector of <a href=\"\/?continent_category=south-luangwa\">South Luangwa National Park.<\/a> You will stay in simple open chalets made of natural materials that make you feel at one of the surrounding natural beauty. Roaring hippos, birdsong and a friendly knock on your door herald the start of a new day full of exciting safaris where you go on foot or by vehicle in search of big and small game. Dine under a breathtaking starry sky, watch the nocturnal animals become active on an adventurous evening safari, and end the day in your comfortable chalet where the sounds of the bush will lull you to sleep. A wonderful adventure in wild <a href=\"\/?continent_category=zambia\">Zambia<\/a> that you won&#8217;t soon forget. <em>Where the world can&#8217;t find you&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Tips &amp; Tops Tafika Camp:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Small scale with only six chalets and space for a total of 14 people<\/li>\n<li>Children from 8 years of age are welcome<\/li>\n<li>Experience optimal freedom during a lovely outdoor shower<\/li>\n<li>Choice of various activities such as day and night safaris by vehicle and on foot, mountain bike tours, visit to local Mkasanga village<\/li>\n<li>Look for the beautiful serval and the stately crown crane (from August) in the salt pans<\/li>\n<li>Access to 3 different habitats: luangwa riverbank, Mutanda Plains and salt pans<\/li>\n<li>See how the wild animals come to quench their thirst at the watering hole from the two shelters<\/li>\n<li>Perfect to combine with a visit to North Luangwa National Park, stay at sister lodges Mwaleshi or Takwela Camp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Takwela Camp:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This relatively new camp was opened in July 2019 where the luangwa and mwaleshi rivers merge. Takwela offers an intimate wilderness experience and the rare opportunity to visit a magnificent and unexplored area of <a href=\"\/?continent_category=north-luangwa-2\">North Luangwa.<\/a> Thanks to its remote location, you have almost exclusive access to more than 50 kilometres on the Luangwa River. You stay in one of the two en-suite chalets. Two chalets will be added in the course of 2020. Enjoy a lovely outdoor shower and great views from your chalet. The camp is powered by solar energy and is mainly built from local materials. Look for lions, leopards, hippos, elephants or wild dogs on fantastic safaris by vehicle or on foot. Birdwatchers also look out with no less than 416 different bird species.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mwaleshi Camp:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Small-scale safari camp with just four chalets in the vast wilderness of North Luangwa National Park on the banks of the Mwaleshi River. There are few roads in this remote area and most activities are done on foot, along existing animal trails. Visit the Mwaleshi Falls located upstream of the camp, take an adventurous hiking safari, or discover the magic of big and small game by vehicle. Your chalet offers you a bathroom overlooking the spectacular Mwaleshi River and in the evening on a breathtaking starry sky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safari camp on the banks of the Luangwa River in North Luangwa National Park<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":108386,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[216],"highlight_category":[603],"continent_category":[186],"class_list":["post-114240","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-zambia","highlight_category-accommodatie-en","continent_category-africa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/114240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/114240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234225,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/114240\/revisions\/234225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=114240"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=114240"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=114240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}