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PUKU RIDGE LODGE

BUSH SAFARI DESTINATIONS EXPERIENCE

Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park exhibits an amazing number of diverse ecosystems with a corresponding diversity

in plant, bird, and animal life. On the edge of an escarpment, is the luxurious and secluded Puku Ridge Camp, named after the puku antelope that graze in the fertile floodplain in front of the camp.

THE NATURE OF LUXURY 

  

Offering guests an authentic tented safari experience in South Luangwa, Sanctuary Puku Ridge Camp is one of Zambia’s best areas for game viewing and bird spotting. Guests can spend an afternoon relaxing in the camp’s large living area in between thrilling game drives or walking safaris. You might even hear the Puku antelope whistling to one other when danger threatens.

ACCOMMODATION

An intimate camp with only seven oversized tents boasting en-suite facilities with an inside and outside shower, Puku Ridge is the perfect perch upon which to discover the wildlife of the South Luangwa.

 

The seven generously sized safari tents have large picture windows opening onto private decks overlooking the broad game rich floodplain. The en-suite tents have a full indoor bathroom with tubs offering wilderness views, as well as a forest-shaded outdoor shower for secluded starlit bathing. Indulgent eco-friendly products are used to minimise Puku’s carbon footprint and pamper the guest.

WILDLIFE

The region is a bird watcher’s paradise, with about 400 of Zambia’s 732 species of birds, including 39 birds of prey and 47 migrant species.  

There are 60 different animal species and over 400 different bird species in South Luangwa National Park. The only notable exception to the Big Five is the rhino, sadly poached to extinction. The park is renowned for its large elephant herds and huge pods of hippo. Endemic species such as the Thornicroft’s giraffe and Cookson’s wildebeest are frequently sighted, as are leopards. 

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