Mfuwe Lodge is a

safari lodge {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) A safari lodge (also known as a game lodge) is a type of tourist accommodation in southern and eastern Africa. Lodges are mainly used by tourists on wildlife safaris, and are typically locat ...

overlooking Mfuwe Lagoon in

South Luangwa National Park South Luangwa National Park is a national park in eastern Zambia that was founded as a game reserve in 1938 and became a national park in 1972. It covers in the valley of the Luangwa River, which forms its eastern boundary in the Eastern Provi ...

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

, just five minutes’ drive from the main gate. It comprises 18 chalets which were completely refurbished in 2010. There is an adjoining Bush Spa offering massages and other spa treatments. The Lodge, open 365 days a year, is owned by The Bushcamp Company, which also operates six Bushcamps in the Park, along the Luangwa and Kapamba Rivers. Visitors often combine a stay at the Lodge with stays at the Bushcamps. South Luangwa National Park is renowned for its prolific wildlife, including lion, leopard, giraffe, buffalo, antelope,

elephants Elephants are the Largest and heaviest animals, largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (''Loxodonta africana''), the African forest elephant (''L. cyclotis''), and the Asian ele ...

, and crocodile. From late October through early December, a small herd of elephants regularly wander right through the lobby, lured by a wild mango tree in the lodge's central courtyard (which the structure was built around).

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External links

YouTube clip of Mfuwe elephants
*http://www.africatravelguide.com/articles/the-elephants-of-mfuwe-lodge.html *http://www.mfuwelodge.com/ * http://www.bush-spa.com/

*http://www.expertafrica.com/lodge/Mfuwe_Lodge.htm
Mfuwe Lodge from Africa Travel Resource
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