Contact Details & Links to our friends

Contact Us

To choose a vacation in one of the properties on the www.lamuretreats.com portal it is necessary to make an availability request for the desired dates, by emailing a request through to the address for that specific property or direct to escape@lamuretreats.com

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Gillie and Jake's Luangwa Valley Retreat.

Buckskin, Moon and Co and the Lamu Retreats are also delighted to represent
a fantastic family venue in Zambia's extraordinary Luangwa Valley.

View luxury holiday home to rent in Luangwa Valley, Zambia

Links to our friends (pls click on the thumbnails for enlargements)

Tribal Textiles

Luangwa Valley, Zambia

We are also the owners of Tribal Textiles, a company in Africa producing hand-painted textiles and interior products, based in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Our products are exported worldwide and are just as likely to turn up in a New York loft, a country house in Somerset or boutique hotel in Spain as they are in our Lamu Retreats. The project employs between 150-220 rural Zambians who are trained and employed as artists, painters, tailors and managers at our workshop which has Fair Trade accreditation. We're always looking for wholesale clients and distributors worldwide to market our products so if you are interested in unique, cutting edge fabric design and a product that helps keep hundreds of people healthy and educated in a small rural economy then please contact us at Tribal Textiles.

www.tribaltextiles.co.zm | info@tribaltextiles.co.zm

SAFARI LINKS

If you have enjoyed visiting the Lamu Retreats then you obviously have an eye for great places to stay on holiday. We'd like to let you in on another secret! When we're not at the beach in Shela we live in Zambia, in the Luangwa Valley. This mecca for serious safari buffs has wonderful lodges and bushcamps in and around the North and South Luangwa National Parks. Safaris are conducted on foot and in open vehicles and night drives are offered to allow you probably the best chance in Africa of seeing the nocturnal species and the big cats hunting. Combining a beach holiday in Kenya with a safari in East Africa and or Zambia may not seem like the most rational option but with Kenya Airways and KLM covering the whole subregion it's not as crazy as it seems. A group like yours could easily get ticket from anywhere in Europe that allows a stopover in Nairobi, hit the beach in Lamu for a week, transfer by regional charter to Arusha, visit the awesome spectacles of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater with our recommended outfitters, or ride with a few hundred thousand wildebeest in the Grumeti Reserves, and then fly down to Zambia for an unbeatable wildlife experience in the Luangwa Valley.

Flatdogs Camp

Luangwa Valley, Zambia

Very close to our own hearts and home is a camp that we designed and built, and which is now owned and managed by good friends of ours. Flatdogs Camp has become something of an institution on the Southern African safari circuit and has carved out its own special niche. The camp is situated on a kilometre of river frontage a stone's throw from the main entrance to South Luangwa National Park and offers every type of accommodation. From simple and unique tree platforms where you can sleep under the stars and wake up (quite literally) with elephant and giraffe feeding on the foliage around you, through camping pitches, Safari Tents and comfortable self contained chalets, to the Jackalberry House, a two bedroomed tree house overlooking a grassland full of game. Safari activities are conducted in the National Park with morning and night drives and walking safaris on offer plus all day picnic drives that will allow you to spend the whole day in the park. Prices are ridiculously affordable and packages can be designed to suit your special needs and budget. The atmosphere is informal and friendly and the philosophy has always been a little "tongue in cheek" because at Flatdogs they believe in taking the pomp out of safaris and replacing it with fun, whilst leaving all the professionalism in!

Robin Pope Safaris

Luangwa Valley, Zambia

In addition to lodges, for folks like us who prefer to travel with friends and family and have a little more privacy, a little more flexibility and....well hell......just a "little more" out of the whole experience, The Houses of Zambia have now been opened by Robin Pope Safaris, the best known operators in the Luangwa.

Both the Luangwa House and the Chongwe House (which is the ideal base from which to explore the fabulous Lower Zambezi National Park) have four bedrooms, their own private swimming pool, staff and vehicles and are filled with wonderful, innovative, bespoke interiors and bags of style. If you like our Lamu Retreats, then you'll LOVE the Houses of Zambia.

The Luangwa House:	The Chongwe House.

©2001-2006 Robin Pope Safaris ~ P.O.Box 80 Mfuwe, Zambia ~ Phone + 260 6 246090/91/92 Fax 94

A PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.............

If you are planning a special event in East Africa, a wedding, anniversary or birthday trip or would like to have your holiday of a lifetime recorded on film by a true professional with a wonderful eye for the world we can't recommend anyone more highly than Dominyk Lever. He's based out of Arusha but will take on assignments anywhere.

Dominyk has travelled, camera in tow, to over 70 countries in the last 20 years. In 2001, he returned to his home city of Sydney, Australia, to undertake a Masters Degree in Environmental Science at the University of Sydney. In order to fund his studies, Dominyk worked as a freelance photographer. He won the coveted Yellowglen Young Australian Photographer award that same year for a series of photographs taken on the banks of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.

www.domleverphotos.com | info@domleverphotos.com

A PERSONALLY GUIDED SAFARI.............

If you want a safari that will take you to the wildest places, to see the great game of East and Central Africa in the company of someone whose passion for the bush is matched only by his sense of fun...then we have just the chap to guide you. Craig will tailor make a safari for your group at any time of year other than the first two weeks of November when he is to be found under a pile of kids with us in Jasmine House!

Craig was born in South Africa in 1962 and spent boarding school vacations in rural KwaZulu Natal in a hunting and outdoors environment. He schooled at Kearsney College in Natal and went on to complete a B.A degree at the University of Natal.

After some years working on Conservation Education Projects in Northern KwaZulu Natal, Craig and his wife moved to Zambia where they spent over ten years in Luangwa Valley. In Zambia, Craig worked as a professional guide and professional hunter under the guidance of the well known conservationist Norman Carr and his son Adrian Carr. Later, he became a partner in the highly regarded company, Norman Carr Safaris.

Craig moved to Tanzania with his family in 2001 to work for one of the most prestigious safari companies in Africa, Ker and Downey Tanzania. This company included under its umbrella another highly regarded company Tanzania Game Tracker Safaris. During this time Craig continued to guide many successful safaris to the highest standard on the continent.

Craig has, over the years, guided a number of specialist safaris such as a film crew for Discovery Channel, a National Geographic team, a photographic modeling shoot, university alumni groups, zoo directors groups and a well known wildlife artist. He is currently a member of Professional Safari Guides East Africa, The Tanzanian Professional Hunters Association, African Professional Hunters Association and the Game Rangers Association of Africa.

www.craigdoriasafaris.com | info@craigdoriasafaris.com

Photography credits:
Photos for this link courtesy of David Lambkin, Dominyk Lever and Craig Doria.

AIRPORT RELATED LINKS

Airkenya Express has graced the friendly skies of East Africa providing discerning travellers with a unique flying experience that comes from years of aviation experience in East Africa. Airkenya Express is the leader in providing services into the main Kenyan National parks, including the Masai Mara, Samburu, Meru, Nanyuki, Amboseli, and to the coastal towns of Malindi and Lamu and more recently Mombasa. Airkenya Express has connections into Kilimanjaro in Tanzania linking to its sister Company, Regional Air Services.

Airkenya Express Limited
Wilson Airport
P. O. Box 30357 Nairobi 00100
Tel. 254 20 606893/866, 606539, 605730/45/47/49
resvns@airkenya.com
www.airkenya.com

The Aero Club of East Africa

Situated within the Wilson Airport facility in Nairobi the Aero Club makes an ideal night stop for passengers transiting to Lamu.  The simple but clean, secure and friendly spot offers a good bar and restaurant with a recreation area and pool that are great for kids. The accommodation comprises 12 rooms.  The old wing has 4 single rooms and 2 twins, while “Richmond House”, the new deluxe wing, has 5 twins and 1 double.  All rooms are equipped with telephones, TV and tea and coffee facilities.  All rooms are en-suite.

Price of accommodation includes membership and access to all facilities and you miss out an awful lot of traffic by not going into Town. There are many hotels which offer more luxurious accommodation but few which are better value or more friendly.

Contact Us: aeroclub.ea@swiftkenya.com | www.aeroclubea.net

Manager
Anthea Bwye
Telephone
+254 20 600482 / 3
600479, 501772, 600483
600530, 608990
Fax
+254 20 607654