Dear all! Zambia celebrated its 53rd birthday on October 24th, and so did our staff! When that birthday comes along, we know that the end of the peak... Read More
Dear all! What an awesome month of September we’ve had! I have a newsletter ready for you with lots of good stuff, as the game viewing has... Read More
As the game drive was approaching the plains of Puku Ridge in South Luangwa, Zambia, on the way to find a nice sundowner spot, our safari guide... Read More
by Deborah Regen Q & A with Ron and Anke Cowan, Founders, Kafunta Safaris, Mfuwe, Zambia. Offering lodge accommodations and expert guided safaris in the... Read More
Kafunta Safari Lodge recently received a visit from former Austrian international footballer, Walter Hörmann, and his wife Barbara, who spent time with the Luangwa Safari Football League... Read More
The Thornicroft’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), also known as the Rhodesian giraffe, is a morphologically distinct subspecies of giraffe found only in the Luangwa Valley in... Read More
Recently, our Lodge Manager at Kafunta Safaris in South Luangwa, Lisa Peake, joined a guest game drive. She was fortunate enough to see a leopard relaxing in a... Read More
Recently, staff from Kafunta Safaris in Zambia were fortunate enough to witness an incredible encounter right on their doorstep! Anna van Doorn and Ludovic Wilmart... Read More
Wishing you a wonderful New Year 2017! Dear all! I know, New Year celebrations seem far away already, but nevertheless I couldn’t resist and had... Read More
During the month of November 2016, Kafunta Safaris and the Mfuwe Sports Association supported the very first Carnivore Conservation Cup football tournament organized by the Zambian Carnivore... Read More
There have been a number of articles about tree-climbing lions and some parks around Africa have claimed it their own specialty, declaring such sightings as extremely... Read More
Dear all! November was another extremely busy month for Kafunta River Lodge, as we were fully booked for 2 weeks straight with guests who were... Read More
Dear all! I’ve titled the above picture: “Reflection in the pool”. Right, it’s not exactly original, but it’s actually the meaning of “thinking” or “thoughts”... Read More
Arriving in the late afternoon at Island Bush Camp in the near-untouched wilderness of South Luangwa, I was warmly welcomed by the local Zambian staff and camp manager. ... Read More
Less than three minutes into our afternoon game drive with Kafunta Safaris, we rounded a corner and came across a herd of buffalo coming down... Read More
Guests at Kafunta River Lodge have been twice as lucky lately! A pack of eight dogs, known as the Manchesa pack, has been denning not too far from... Read More
A herd of elephants and a nearby mud wallow is always a good combination! Kafunta‘s safari guides know that too well and always exploit the opportunity... Read More
We are almost at the end of August, which has been an interesting month here in Zambia – presidential elections were on August 11th, and the... Read More
Even if we spend all day, every day, observing wildlife in its natural environment there are always surprises, and once in a while we see things that... Read More
South Luangwa is now internationally recognised as a prime destination for photographic safaris with its very high number of lions, elephants, buffalo, hippos and above... Read More
It has already been two months since our last newsletter; I hope you have enjoyed the festive season, had a wonderful Christmas and that you... Read More
The South Luangwa Valley, famed for having the highest concentration of hippos in Africa as well as excellent opportunities for observing lion, leopard, elephant and other big... Read More
The heat in South Luangwa is now intense, October is well known for the temperatures reaching above 40 degrees centrigrade and this year is... Read More
A few days ago on a morning game drive in South Luangwa National Park with Kafunta Safaris, we came across a young female leopard that was comfortably tucked... Read More
Leaving Kafunta River Lodge for our morning game drive, we took the usual trail leading across the floodplains of the Luangwa River. However, we didn’t even... Read More
September is associated with many things here in South Luangwa! Firstly, September means the beginning of summer here in the Southern Hemisphere, and this is... Read More
It was a normal day at Kafunta River Lodge with a wake up call at 05h15, followed by breakfast on the deck overlooking the flood plains of the... Read More
South Luangwa National Park is well known for its colonies of colourful southern carmine bee-eaters. This species of bee-eater is a summer migrant to Zambia, arriving... Read More
We stopped to take photos of some impalas when two wild dogs came out of nowhere and starting chasing them. We were caught by surprise. The dogs headed south... Read More
New Season sees old and new staff And yet another safari season has started! Kafunta River Lodge re-opened on March 23rd, 2015 after over two... Read More
Although Christmas may be a long way off, Andy Williams understood the magic of the winter season when he sang: “It’s the most wonderful time of... Read More
On a morning game drive at Kafunta Safaris in May, guests spotted a few lions stalking some zebras. After watching the lions’ failed attempt to hunt the... Read More
A couple of weeks ago you may have seen the blog about the one-eyed leopard sharing a kill with some toothy crocodiles. Well, Kapani (who was... Read More
Kafunta River Lodge has once again been nominated for Best Value Safari Property in this year’s Safari Awards. Safari Awards Running since 2008, the Safari... Read More
Izzy Joins the Team We are delighted to announce the arrival of Isabelle (Izzy) Defourny to our reservations and marketing team. With over 16 years... Read More
Klaus Fenger, who hails from Bavaria in Germany, has joined Kafunta Safaris as our Bush Camp Manager for the 2014 season. Klaus has a lifelong... Read More
Kafunta Safaris is pleased to announce that Kafunta River Lodge is a finalist in the Best Value Safari Property category of the 2015 Safari Awards. In the Safari... Read More
Our recent guests Jonathan & Amber Langham used more than half their luggage capacity to bring goods to donate to the local community in Mfuwe... Read More
Proflight has made an announcement regarding an increase to their free baggage allowance and alliances with major airlines serving Africa. Effective 01 April the free... Read More
The Kafunta Safaris team are busily working away on renovations to Kafunta River Lodge in preparation for the 2014 season. Not only will the renovations... Read More
Kafunta Safaris has appointed Alessandra Gnesutta as our new Operations Manager. Alex brings a wealth of management and hospitality experience as well as being fluent... Read More
The Kafunta team is excited to welcome Carl Ruysenaar as our Island Bush Camp Manager. Sadly, Andreas had to return to Germany to attend to... Read More
We’re pleased to welcome Keith Hayman to the Kafunta team as our new Operations Manager. Born in Zambia but raised in South Africa, Keith brings... Read More
Kafunta Safaris is very pleased to receive a TripAdvisor 2013 Certificate of Excellence award for Kafunta River Lodge. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given... Read More
We are pleased to report that we have recently finished building our tree deck. It is situated along the river bed, providing a beautiful birds... Read More
Our football team – The Super Strikers, have successfully defended their title this year! We had a great football season in the valley this year,... Read More
What a great day for the teams of the Mfuwe Youth Soccer Academy! Being visited by three members of Chipolopolo doesn’t happen every day for... Read More
Kafunta constantly aims to reduce the impact we have on the environment. As many know deforestation is a serious threat to the whole of Zambia... Read More
After some finishing touches we opened our new wellness hideout, called Kafunta’s Natural Touch. Tucked away in a quiet corner at Kafunta River Lodge we... Read More
A very special place. As the dry season grips the valley the prolific wildlife that inhabits the mopane woodlands and open plains are drawn to... Read More
The last couple of years, the Kafunta Super Strikers (Luke’s team) were almost the only team in Mfuwe, so mostly they were playing amongst themselves... Read More
Over the past week our guests from Naturetrek Wildlife Holidays have had some amazing sightings including: Several sightings of the hard to see porcupine Very... Read More
What could be better than watching the sun set over the beautiful Luangwa River with an ice cold refreshment? How about witnessing 18 crocodiles snack... Read More
November has certainly lived up to it’s “action packed” reputation at Kafunta! We frequently had the elephants spending the day hanging around the camp –... Read More
We had a pretty interesting day with the elephants visiting us here at Kafunta yesterday. They didn’t just pass through like they normally do, but... Read More
We had an extremely unusual sighting recently from the Kafunta River Lodge deck. Whilst everyone was enjoying a drink around the fire after the evening... Read More
The month of November is dominated by nightly thunderstorms, rising water levels in lagoons and rivers and by the landscape turning into a lush green... Read More
It’s winter and the mornings and evenings are cooler than at any other time of the year. While the guests are enjoying their hot coffee, mist... Read More
Autumn has slipped into winter with cold mornings and evenings but beautiful warm sunny days. On a recent game drive, we saw a leopard hunting... Read More
The first group at Island Bush Camp this year, were six people from England. They started their safari at Kafunta and after three days moved... Read More
Living in the bush amongst animals certainly is a great life. And even though I see animals such as elephants, hippos, impalas and sometimes... Read More