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**Safari Drive Jess** · #1 8 May 2015

Hi Vanshar,

I drove this route in May 2013. We started in Livingstone and took in Kafue National Park before heading up the Great East Road to South Luangwa. As far as I know, the road from Petauke directly north up to Mfuwe is non-existent in places. I would 100% recommend driving via Chipata.

To get onto the Great North Road the easiest thing to do is head into North Luangwa. This route from the top of SL to NL is fairly challenging - lots of river bed crossings - but doable with experience. You will cross the Luangwa pontoon which takes you over the Luangwa River and then head out on the north western side via the Mano Gate. As mentioned below this is challenging so you should be confident of your 4x4 handling skills.

All the best,

Jess

**Ride Far** · #2 10 Mar 2018

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Originally Posted by Safari Drive Jess

Hi Vanshar,

I drove this route in May 2013. We started in Livingstone and took in Kafue National Park before heading up the Great East Road to South Luangwa. As far as I know, the road from Petauke directly north up to Mfuwe is non-existent in places. I would 100% recommend driving via Chipata.

Re the route from Petauke to Mfuwe in South Luangwa Park... I rode that in late 2015 with three other guys. Totally doable!

It can be challenging depending on your skill level but capable / experienced off-road riders shouldn't hesitate to do that route. Weather permitting... mud would make it a bit of a nightmare. It was a dampish from recent rains when I rode it so bikes got stuck and spilled a few times, but nothing awful, most of the route was clear enough.

We were blocked a few times by elephants. Saw a dozen or so on the way in different spots. If anyone does the Petauke to Mfuwe route, get an early start. We started from Petauke a little before noon and between the elephants, spills and screwing around, just made Croc Valley Camp before dark. Where cold

s awaited!

**Ride Far** · #3 10 Mar 2018

Few more pix from the Petauke to Mfuwe route. The leopard is from a game drive in South Luangwa Park, not on the Petauke track!

**Vegan Without Frontiers** · #4 16 Mar 2018

My main memory of a brief thought about crossing South Luangwa onto the Great North Road was the Tsetse flies - evil and very persistent - and we were in a Landcruiser. I don't know whether the situation has changed?