Kapani Lodge
Kapani Lodge is an exclusive and luxurious lodge situated in the South Luangwa National Park; one of the finest game parks in Zambia. Wildlife activities include day game drives, night drives and walking safaris which the South Luangwa National Park is famous for.
Kapani Lodge Highlights
Kapani Lodge is situated on the banks of a lagoon in the main Mfuwe area in South Luangwa National Park; one of the pristine game parks in Zambia. Kapani Lodge is exclusive and luxurious and ideal for guests looking for a romantic honeymoon or quiet get-away combined with a superb wildlife experience. Kapani means 'place of Mopane trees' and the area offers a lush green wonderland with abundant animal and bird life. A highlight at Kapani is the Night game drives with spotlights. Other wildlife activities include day game drives as well as walking safaris which the South Luangwa National Park is famous for; game activities are accompanied by expert guides. Kapani Lodge offers luxurious accommodation in 8 suites and 2 Lagoon Houses.
- Kapani Lodge offers excellent safari experience at all times of the year and access to many community activities.
- The bar is a popular meeting place for pre-dinner drinks, and the deck has uninterrupted views of the ox-bow lagoon and the floodplain.
- Game drives take place around Mfuwe Lagoon, which means very relaxed, big game indeed, and usually some excellent sightings.
Kapani Lodge Game Viewing and Activities
The South Luangwa National Park is one of Africa's finest wildlife sanctuaries. The Luangwa Valley offers extraordinary wildlife and birdlife and the highest concentration of wildlife in the park is found around the Luangwa River with its rich vegetation. Wildlife includes huge herds of elephants, buffalo and hippo. Sightings of lion and leopard are common. Night drives are one of the highlights of the Luangwa Valley, providing the opportunity of seeing nocturnal animals, particularly leopard. Hyenas are fairly common. The Luangwa River also has a high number of crocodiles. The Park's dominant antelope species are impala and puku, with other antelope seen including the common waterbuck, bushbuck, eland, kudu, grysbok, oribi, reedbuck, Lichtenstein's hartebeest, sable and roan. Unique species such as Thornicroft's giraffe and Cookson's wildebeest can also be seen. South Luangwa National Park is a bird watcher's paradise with over 400 hundred species of birds recorded in the Luangwa. One of the most magnificent birds is the elegant crowned crane, with its golden tufts congregating in large flocks at the salt pans.
