Flatdogs Camp



	Map supplied by Discovery Flights from Lusaka/Livingstone to Mfuwe Zambian airways have daily flights between Lusaka and Mfuwe & Livingstone and Mfuwe during peak season. LUN – MFU $220 pp LVI – MFU $360 pp LVI – LUN $200 pp Their website is www.zambianairways.com, alternatively we are more than happy to book your flights for you and add the cost to your account with us. During the "green season" (before May and after October) there are slightly fewer flights but these aim to connect with incoming BA and SAA flights from London and Jo'burg respectively. Please contact Jess (info@flatdogscamp.com) for up to date information on schedules, availability, last minute specials and to make your flight bookings. Nyassa Air Taxis provide a seat in Charter rate for flights between Lilongwe and Mfuwe for $230 pp for a min 2 passengers Airport Departure Taxes: Not included in your ticket costs are domestic and international airport departure taxes. On domestic flights, tax is $8 per person payable in US dollars or Zambian kwacha. On international flights out of Lusaka, departure tax is $25 per person, payable in US dollars cash only. Out of Lilongwe on an international flight, departure tax is $30 per person, payable in US dollars cash only. Travelling By Road By road Lusaka to Chipata – 6-7 hours, Chipata to here 21/2 to 3 hrs. Please do not drive at night in Zambia, it is very unsafe due to the high proportion of vehicles and bicycles with no lights, aimless unfenced animals and drunks sleeping it off on the warm tarmac! Detailed directions for driving to Flatdogs: Flatdogs Camp is the closest camp to the Mfuwe Main Gate. Our access road starts just before the park gate and we are five minutes drive from there - please drive very slowly into and out of the camp - animals have the right of way!!! From Lusaka, take the Great East Road to Chipata. You can get fuel in Petauke and Chipata on the way. Best to fill up before you head here, as fuel here in Mfuwe is much more expensive due to the monopoly BP has here. The directions here are: Exit Chipata on the Great East Road heading West (back to Lusaka). Turn right 50m after Independence Arch (to Mfuwe). Continue on the tarmac for +/- 8kms until road turns to dirt. Follow the dirt for further +/- 60kms. There is one stretch of tar over the escarpment. Take the sharp left corner at signs for Mfuwe. There are a couple of blind sharp corners on this road, so take it easy where you can't see what's ahead of you as some of the NGO vehicles and cotton trucks take the road at about 100km/hr! (You'll see what we mean) Proceed through Jumbe, past Kamoto Hospital, over a small bridge and over a second stretch of tarmac at Mpata Hill. A further 15-20kms will bring you to a T-junction with a tarmac road with lots of signs and a Zesco sub-station. Turn right. (Not far now, only around 25 mins on a good road) Proceed on tarmac for +/- 25kms and you will pass a BP fuel station on the left. Continue straight on for +/- 2km, you will pass signs for Flatdogs and then our entrance ramp is SECOND on your LEFT. (First left is Jake's house?. there be dragons!) Please engage a low gear and drive down the ramp very slowly, then follow the road for another +/- 750m and you will arrive at Reception. Lusaka to Chipata will take around 7-8 hours depending on how fast you drive - there are a couple of bad patches after Petauke before you get to Chipata where they are working on the road but have not yet filled all the holes, some of which are enormous. From Chipata to here will take you around 3 hours. You must take it very slowly or risk broken springs, broken radiator mountings and loose fillings! If you are coming to Flatdogs via public transport, please email us (info@flatdogscamp.com) for the latest information. Visa to enter Zambia Most nationalities can buy visas on arrival at the border of entry into Zambia. At present the fees are: UK citizens GBP75 (Seventy Five Pounds) US Citizens US$135 Canadian Citizens US$55 Others US$50 These fees were recently introduced by the Government of Zambia and Visa Waiver letters were abolished. If you are unsure what category you come under then please contact us.