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Batteries can be recharged at communal charging areas in all of

Remember to take your camera equipment on the plane as carry-on luggage. Protection for your camera and equipment is necessary.Telephoto (80mm-300mm) вЂ“ lenses bigger than 300mm may require a tripod or bean bag (bean bags are supplied in all game viewing vehicles).Wide angle (18mm-50mm) вЂ“ best for landscapes.Photographic tipsДЇor close up shots use Macro or Extension Bryan may be pre-booked and this comes at an additional cost.

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Open vehicle tops allow unobstructed views of the wildlife, landscape, towering canopy of vegetation and birds вЂ“ perched or in flight вЂ“ ensuring great photographic opportunities from every angle.ДЇor the photographer, Remote Africa Safaris offers private photographic safaris guided by Bryan Jackson, who is both an experienced guide and a professional photographer. With experienced guides and comfortable vehicles kitted with bean bags, you will be perfectly placed to take the best advantage of the excellent photographic safaris presented. Apart from a community campsite further afield, this is the only camp in Bangweulu enabling access to this incredible wetland. Guests may also visit the nearby Shoebill Guardian programme. Activities include walking safaris, game drives and deep hull (photographic) canoeing and mokoro rides, community visits with the seasonal fishermen of the region. Shoebill Island camp was refurbished and reopened in 2018 and has 4 comfortable tents (2 double and 2 twin) with ensuite facilities and electricity. Remote Africa Safaris signed a management agreement with African Parks for Shoebill Island Camp from the 2021 season, and is excited to manage the camp from 1st of May вЂ“ 31st of October for the next few years. The mammal highlights include ZambiaвЂ™s endemic Black lechwe (in their thousands!), sitatunga, buffalo, tsessebe, hyena, buffalo, side striped jackal, and the recently reintroduced cheetah. Over 430 globally significant migratory & resident bird species rely on the wetlands as a life-source. Opportunities abound to see other common animal and bird species including Wattled crane, White cheeked bee-eater, Rufous bellied heron, Lesser and Greater swamp warbler, gallinule and a profusion of waterfowl. It is an вЂњImportant Bird AreaвЂќ (BirdLife International) and a вЂњWetlands of International ImportanceвЂќ under the RAMSAR Convention. September to November offer great birding (though reduced chance of Shoebill sightings). Д›y December 1st, all nests are empty and the nest guards have withdrawn from all nesting sites.September, the bigger chicks already start fledging through to October and November when some start flying.Дљugust, all nests have chicks but with some nests only containing one chick as the youngest might not survive,.July, most nests have chicks but some nests still have one unhatched egg,.

Most nests contain one egg and some with 2 eggs already,

June, the first eggs appear in some nests.

The main visiting season is from late May to August when Shoebills can usually be seen on canoe trips. The prehistoric and vulnerable shoebill population is growing fish stocks have significantly increased due to an annual three-month fishing ban the implementation of sustainable harvesting has allowed the endemic Black lechwe population to significantly increase to 50 000 animals in the last decade and cheetah were reintroduced at the end of 2020 after a one hundred year absence. It is the largest employer in the region it is providing healthcare and education to all six Chiefdoms and is positioned to become a leading example of community-driven conservation on the continent. Today, Bangweulu is thriving, delicately balancing the needs of the communities with the preservation of wildlife.

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