Extraordinary Africa>Zambia>South Luangwa>Norman Carr Safaris’ Kapani
Kapani is the base of operations for Norman Carr Safaris in the South Luangwa. Tucked just outside the entrance of the national park, this is the perfect place to spend a night or two at the start or end of your safari, or use as a base if you’re not keen on the ultra-rustic style of the camps deeper in the park.
What’s Kapani really like?
We really loved visiting Kapani- the welcome here was so warm and friendly we stopped counting the number of massive smiles we spotted. The eight standard rooms here are fairly simple brick and thatch structures- Kapani is one of the older lodges in the area which also explains how they managed to snag such a wonderful location, on a lovely lagoon and just a short drive from the South Luangwa entrance gate. However, as Kapani’s a permanent lodge, you get all of the benefits of mains electricity, including overhead fans (bliss in the heat of the Zambian summer). There’s also one larger room- the Lagoon House, and a pool, which make Kapani well-suited to a family safari.
What can I do at Kapani?
Activities at Kapani focus on game driving in the main Mfuwe area of the national park. To get here it’s a short drive through nearby community lands, so you’ll get a slice of rural Zambian life thrown in too. The Mfuwe area of the South Luangwa is one of the most game-rich areas of the park, so game viewing is often impressive (we had a lovely wild dog sighting here a few years back). While it’s sometimes possible to arrange a walking safari here, we’d generally recommend visiting Kapani in combination with one of the bush camps deeper in the South Luangwa National Park to give you a feel for both.
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