by Wendy Buckley | Apr 8, 2017
We are blessed in the South Luangwa by not only our sensational wildlife though we also have a number of great business’s that employ and train the local people. Imagine buying a beautiful piece of jewellery and support anti poaching in the South Luangwa Park. I met...
by Wendy Buckley | Apr 7, 2017
I help out with the Flatdogs Facebook posting and today April 5, 2017 I posted the following. What’s happening at Flatdogs today? Morning game drive guests were treated to seeing a male leopard hunting and 2 lion cubs playing along with a lot of giraffes ,...
by Wendy Buckley | Mar 28, 2017
Roles and responsibilities as Camp Managers and frontline Guest Relations include: Wendy and Jamie are committed to exceeding the expectations of our guests and here is a general over view of our roles in camp. Being located in a remote and rural area of Zambia and...
by Wendy Buckley | Mar 27, 2017
After 6 weeks in Australia (17 Jan – 28 Feb 2017) filled with lots of laughs, chats and love, swims in the Pacific Ocean, sharing our adventures in Zambia, staying with friends and family and gorging ourselves on avocados the day finally arrived we flew back to...
by Wendy Buckley | Jan 5, 2017
Guests were treated to sun downers and carols on Christmas Eve with the ellie’s passing by. Christmas Day they enjoyed a morning safari and were greeted back into camp by Santa who gave out presents to the kids. Ade and his team of chefs served up the most...
by Wendy Buckley | Jan 4, 2017
Living in a remote location where the closest town is over 2 hours’ drive away and even then it has basic supplies you soon learn to plan your menus in advance. When we first arrived I was all over the show, I would go the local markets and buy the fresh vegetables...
by Wendy Buckley | Dec 22, 2016
Over the past 10 months Jamie and I have learned to live with a wide variety of animals and species that Australia does not have including snakes, elephants, spiders, scorpions, termites, lions, antelopes, hippos and bats to name just a few. One of my first tasks when...
by Wendy Buckley | Dec 17, 2016
There is quite a distinct dry season and green season in the South Luangwa Valley were Flatdogs Camp is located. We arrived 28 February 2016 and the camp and park were lush green with masses of plants and animals. From our house we could not see the Luangwa River and...
by Wendy Buckley | Dec 10, 2016
Flatdogs Camp is located on the Luangwa River which is over 800 km’s long (500 miles) and flows into the Zambezi River. The river is home to large populations of hippopotami and crocodiles and has the world’s largest concentration of hippo’s living in the...
by Wendy Buckley | Dec 3, 2016
One of my most important tasks in camp is to always be on top of maintenance. One in particular is the maintenance and cleaning of the thatching on the rooves of the Luxury Safari Tents 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11.During November 2016 when the camp was expecting low...
