False ACCOMMODATION msafiri 88 Zambezi Kulefu Camp WHERE Lower Zambezi National Park WHY Opened in July 2008, Zambezi Kulefu Camp is part of Sanctuary Lodges’ move into Zambia. On the banks of the Zambezi under towering Winterthorn trees, its seven smart chalets will doubtless offer the same high- quality accommodation and service which have succeeded at its other African outposts. Contact www. sanctuarylodges. com Kaingo WHERE South Luangwa National Park WHY Kaingo offers serious photographers some unique opportunities to capture wildlife on film from a series of specialist hides, carefully sited and constructed to allow close- up encounters – from an anchored boat below the colourful carmine bee- eater colonies to eyeballing wallowing hippos from the embankment hide. CONTACT www. kaingo. com Q Chris McIntyre is the author of Zambia ( Bradt 2008), the definitive guidebook to the country, and also runs Expert Africa ( www. expertafrica. com), one of Africa’s leading tailor-made safari operators. Kapinga Bush Camp WHERE Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park WHY In 2007, Wilderness Safaris bought and rebuilt several camps in Kafue National Park, including Kapinga on the vast Busanga Plains of the north. Traditional with a luxury twist, this intimate camp invites only six guests to enjoy its shady fig and mahogany island, each keen to spot the cheetah, oribi and roan unusual in the rest of the country. If back- to-basics bush is more appealing, Musanza Bush Camp is its simpler sibling. CONTACT www. wilderness- safaris. com Old Mondoro Where: Lower Zambezi National Park WHY In a wonderfully open area of faidherbia forest, Old Mondoro is a purist’s perfect bushcamp. The four simple en suite chalets are of pole and thatch construction with half-height walls and small decks overlooking a hippo- friendly channel off the Zambezi. Hot bucket showers are made to order, paraffin lamps glow at night and the fire- fresh food is delicious. The simplicity and size of the camp makes for a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere. Its swish sister camp, Chiawa, is 40 minutes west by boat if you want luxury and pampering. Contact www. chiawa. com 15 17 18 16 Chris Mcintyre / Expert Africa Chris Mcintyre / Expert Africa

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