Mfuwe Gate & Luangwa Bridge
Mfuwe Gate
The main year-round entrance to South Luangwa National Park, where a bridge over the Luangwa River links Mfuwe town with the park and hippos and crocodiles are often visible from it.
Mfuwe Gate is the park’s main entrance and is open all year. Just outside the gate is the Luangwa Bridge, where game vehicles complete their daily entry formalities and pay park fees. The bridge offers wide views, and you can often see hippo pods in the river and crocodiles on the banks. Animal activity is especially frequent around dawn and dusk in the dry season. Outside the gate, lodges and camps line the river, and the drive from Mfuwe Airport takes about 40 minutes. The gate typically opens at 6:00 and closes at 18:00, and night drives must leave and return with a licensed camp.
Opening hours
About 06:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Mfuwe Lagoon & Mfuwe Lodge
- Luangwa River
- Kawaza Village
- Chichele Presidential Lodge
- South Luangwa National Park (Mfuwe Sector)
- Tribal Textiles
- Nsefu Sector
- North Luangwa National Park