Buffalo Camp - North Luangwa NP

Just got word from people who were in Zikomo Safari Camp last week. They were clients with Land & Lakes out of Malawi. They had reservations at Buffalo camp in North Luangwa NP. Found out Buffalo Camp was closed when they got there. For not paying park fees for 3 years.


Eintag vom 17.8.12 durch den Admin:
Das Buffalo Camp ist geöffnet. Das Luangwa Wilderness Camp wurde geschlossen.

Robbie,

you had posted the same message in the overland-forum tonight. But this info is definitely wrong!

For those who are not so familiar with English:

Wir haben selbst für Mark Harvey im Mai / Juni dieses Jahres das Camp aufgebaut und die ersten 30+ Gäste betreut. Das Buffalo Camp ist also definitiv in Betrieb, ganz normal wie jedes Jahr und ohne irgendwelche Einschränkungen. Im Gegenteil: in dieser Saison liegt das Camp erstmals in der Mitte der Rhino Sanctuary im Park. Gäste haben somit die Chance, während ihres Aufenhaltes die Big 5 zu sehen.

Die letzten Photos auf der Kapishya / Buffalo Facebook Seite stammen übrigens von Ende Juli 2012...

Robbie bzw. Luangwablondes ist eigentlich eine gute und seriöse Informationsquelle. Um so mehr verwundert mich, dass er solche (Fehl-) Informationen ungeprüft im Netz verbreitet. Das ist nicht nur ärgerlich, sondern im Zweifelsfall sehr direkt geschäftsschädigend!

Gruß

Ulli

I re-verified it with my source this AM. I had sent emails (2 different email addresses) to Mark and they either bounced or no reply.

Why would Land & Lake Safaris clients and drivers lie? I know the owners of Zikomo, and they are not interested in trashing anyone's business.

My issue is that that I know people who have plans to go to Buffalo Camp, some currently in Zambia, and they should have a chance to make alternate plans in situations like this.

From someone who has a reservation in Oct got this back from Shiwa Safaris:
"Buffalo is not closed it is Luambe which is, someone seems to have posted the wrong information on a message board. We are certainly open until early
November."

Kind of a major mistake by Land & Lake Safaris clients and drivers?

Pays for businesses to check their emails and get an email account that doesn't bounce emails when it reaches a limit. Like gmail.

luangwablondes schrieb:

Kind of a major mistake by Land & Lake Safaris clients and drivers?

Pays for businesses to check their emails and get an email account that doesn't bounce emails when it reaches a limit. Like gmail.

With all respects: it is more a major mistake to post non-verified rumors parallel in 3 different boards. You can contact Mark Harvey via email here: kapishya@shiwasafaris.com. No re-bounce and a prompt reply.... Or via phone: +(260) 97 697 0444

Paying for business, mhhh? Look at your own website www.luangwablondes.com. Probably you should buy some additional bandwidth 😉

Since the internet never forgets I would appreciate if you correct (or delete) your postings in a way that potential clients don't get the impression the Buffalo Camp might be closed or something else might be wrong.

Ulli

That email address bounced twice for me. The other emails had no answer.

My website served its purpose and I see no need to pay for extra bandwidth anymore. Mark got lots of benefits from my support in the past and off that website over the past 7 years.

Ive been also chatting with Mark right now:

Buffalo Camp is OPEN it is Luangwa Wilderness Camp in Luambe NP that is closed Pls can you help me and post that Buffalo is definitely not closed. I have just returned from there today and still have 14 clients there. Thx Mark

Für alle deren Englisch nicht sooo gut ist, Buffalo Camp ist offen und es gibt keinerlei Pobleme mit den Buchungen.

I just got another call about this and several emails. I already acknowledged there was a mistake. Where the misinformation came from, I am not sure. However, I understand Mark is very mad.

Over several years I have promoted the camp, in my website, on the forums, emails- countless emails and hours, got it placed on Tracks4Africa when no coordinates could be extracted out of Mark. People emailed me for information, every year, because they got nothing out of Shiwa Safaris. Mark sent people to me to answer questions he didn't have. So there was a mistake on my part. As soon as I found out, I made sure it was corrected.