Time + Tide King Lewanika, a destination for purposeful travellers

At Time + Tide, one of our core beliefs is taking time to slow down. A change of pace allows one to reconnect, embrace and reflect. Guests joining us on safari have the opportunity to do just that — reconnect with nature, watching the theatre of the natural world unfold and gazing up at the starry skies slowly coming to life each night. Time + Tide King Lewanika is the ultimate space to slow down. 

We celebrate and reflect on the brilliance of the unique destination that is Liuwa Plain National Park, the conservation successes, community projects and its magnificent wildlife. The culmination of these elements makes it a place for purposeful travellers seeking meaningful safari experiences. 

Recently we have been honoured to have had Kingsley Holgate – Humanitarian, Explorer, Author, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and best described as “the most travelled man in Africa”, visit Time + Tide King Lewanika, leaving behind a heartfelt message:

Sweet as Honey

African Parks Network focuses its efforts on several community projects in Liuwa Plain, creating alternative livelihood options for the community residing within the National Park, one of them being beekeeping. 

The Honey project is a huge success story with 413 beehives having been deployed to reach a project total of 120-130 beekeepers. So far, 1172 beehives have been colonized with bees (576 in the eastern and 596 in the western parts of the park) out of 1200 beehives installed, representing 97.7% occupancy. 3.6 tons of honey on the comb was harvested, and so far 1.6 tons of pure honey has been processed from 2.3 tons of honey on the comb.

Served on hot toast off the fire, Liuwa Plain’s local honey adds to our safari breakfast served overlooking these vast golden views.

Golden Sightings

The dramatic moments on safari are thrilling to witness, a perfect collision in space and time between you, the predator and the prey. Contrary to the thrill, a safari in this destination offers tranquillity, allowing one to find balance by slowing down and taking in the nuances of the vast, golden plains.

From the first game drive of the season to the last sundowner, here are the highlights in the circle of life that we’ve been lucky enough to witness:

+  African Parks Network ‘s newly introduced pack of thriving Wild Dogs

+ Cheetah successfully hunting a scrub hare 

+ A lioness made a wildebeest kill at sunrise and her four-week-old cubs had to jump across the water to join her

+ A brilliant stand-off between lions and porcupines — the porcupines came out on top 

+ Hyenas successfully hunted a wildebeest with 3 jackals on site too 

+ Exceptional bird sightings of Stanley Bustards, Secretary Birds, Avocet, and Lapwings

+ Wild Cat at sunrise 

+ Black Herons creating an umbrella with their wings, big flocks of African skimmers and Pratincoles

+ Malachite Kingfisher feeding its young

+ Five lionesses successfully killed two wildebeest 

In addition to these incredible sightings, we were honoured to have KT Merry, top destination photographer join us in camp, she captured and share her experience at Time + Tide King Lewanika: ‘An African safari experience of a lifetime‘. 

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