Safari & Beach:
South Luangwa with
Lake Malawi

DAY 1 - 4

Flatdogs Camp - Luxury Safari Tent

Stay in luxury ensuite safari tents, surrounded by nature, where large windows let you see and hear wildlife up close. South Luangwa National Park remains one of Southern Africa’s last untouched wilderness areas, offering exceptional game-viewing with expert guides who track animals and position you for the best sightings. 

As the sun sets, enjoy a sundowner in the bush before continuing your safari with a spotlight, searching for nocturnal wildlife like leopards, lions, civets, and hyenas. Return to camp after 20h00 for dinner and a chance to relive the day’s highlights. 

Mornings begin early to catch the animals at their most active, returning to camp by 10h00 for breakfast or brunch. The afternoon is yours to relax—take a dip in the pool, enjoy a siesta, or stay active with guided activities. For a deeper cultural experience, visit Mfuwe village, where you can explore local community projects, schools, and an anti-poaching base, gaining insight into life in rural Zambia.

Flatdogs Camp

Inclusions

Your stay at Flatdogs includes your accommodation in a luxury safari tent, all meals, two game viewing activities per day, National Park Entry fees, an hour’s internet per day, laundry, and return airport transfers.

Not included are drinks or items of a personal nature.

DAY 5

Lilongwe

You will be transferred back to Mfuwe airport in time for check in for your light aircraft flight to Lilongwe. 

You will need to pay international airport departure taxes of US$40 per person in cash before you fly off in your small plane. Flight from Mfuwe to Lilongwe Ulendo Airlink Tuesdays or Sundays 12:30/13:30 

The drive will take around 2 hours and the boat takes 20 minutes to cross to the island.

DAY 5 - 9

Blue Zebra Lodge

4 nights This lovely eco-friendly lodge is tucked away on Nankoma island, one of the three islands of the Marelli archipelago and a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the Lake Malawi National Park. The islands offer wonderful opportunities to see some of the rare Chichlid fish species found in the lake which has made the area famous and protected. 

The islands are also home to numerous bird species including the rare Africa Pitta which all add to this unspoilt natural paradise. 

There is also a spa on the island offering pampering treatments from massages to pedicures. There is a swimming pool looking out over the lake and a beach in front of camp for relaxing as you listen to the waves lap the shore.

Blue Zebra Lodge

Inclusions

All meals (continental breakfast with hot meal to order, 2-course lunch, 3-course dinner); afternoon tea & snacks; unlimited coffee, tea & purified water. Non-motorised water sports such as snorkeling from the lodge, kayaking, the nature trail and volley ball are included. Drinks, motorised activities (sunset boat cruises, wake-boarding, water-skiing, tubing, seasonal scuba diving) and Lake Malawi National Park fees at US$10 per person per day are at extra cost. 

On arrival at Lilongwe Airport make your way for your onward Flight from Lilongwe to Mfuwe Ulendo Airlink on Wednesdays or Fridays 14:15/15:15. 

You will be met at Mfuwe airport by one of our safari guides and transferred by road to camp (+/- 30 minutes)

DAY 9

Blue Zebra Lodge - Lilongwe

The boat transfer is scheduled to leave the island at 11h00 after a leisurely breakfast and perhaps a last kayak around the island.

You will be dropped back on the mainland and then transferred by road to Lilongwe airport in time for your onward flight. You can also be dropped off at a Lilongwe hotel if preferred.