South Luangwa
A traditional bushcamp with a compelling history in the South Luangwa, Nsolo is beautifully rustic with a firm focus on walking safaris. Raised on stilts, the grass chalets are set on a sweeping bend of the dry Luwi River and offer magnificent 180-degree views of the surrounding landscape. A myriad of thirsty wildlife visits the waterhole in front of camp and game viewing is nothing short of exceptional, whether you are exploring the plains on foot or watching with a G&T from the veranda.
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The only part of the camp not on stilts, the main chitenge at Nsolo is a shady refuge from the heat. Hand woven rugs line the wooden floors and safari artefacts of old are dotted around in a contemporary colonial style. Safari chairs, hidden in the shade of the evergreen trees around camp, provide excellent viewing points over the surrounding landscape. Meals are usually served in the cool chitenge or for special occasions, in the riverbed.
The 4 grass and thatch chalets are stylish, spacious and fun. Raised on stilts with traditional grass walls and bamboo-lattice ‘windows’, they are cool and breezy with simple colours and furnishings reflecting the terrain beyond. Built around huge mahogany trees, the bathrooms are all open air, yet completely private and have hot running showers and flushing loos. And to complete it all, the wrap-around verandas with lounge chairs and sofas make for a perfect afternoon of lazy game viewing.
Like its sister camp Luwi, activities at Nsolo focus on walking - but with a few more roads snaking through the area, driving is also possible. If in doubt try the ‘half-half’, a combination of walking and driving that will give you the best of both worlds. Nsolo also offers the Return to the Wild sleepout, an exhilarating night in the open bush (with a few added creature comforts). If you’re staying at either Kakuli or Luwi afterwards, you’ll have the chance to walk there – and we definitely recommend you take it!
Sited by Norman Carr in the 1980s, this is one of the Luangwa’s original bush camps and has a fantastic and varied history, making for great tales around the evening campfire.
Wild dogs have been known to den very close to the camp (and in the middle of the high season too!) so if you’re keen to see them, this is a good place to try and catch a glimpse.
Activities are Nsolo are very focused on walking so if that’s not your thing, there may be other camps that are more suitable.
The Time + Tide Foundation is dedicated to preserving natural environments and supporting nearby communities, and guests contribute to sustainability purely by visiting their properties. The foundation focuses on community and school-based learning, female empowerment, health, and wildlife conservation. Through initiatives like student sponsorship, it aims to ensure the long-term prosperity of wildlife economies and foster positive social change in Time + Tide communities. A contribution of $10 per guest, which is included in the nightly rate, goes towards the above goals.
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