Lets keep it a secret folks. It is a perle of Africa. Best logde I have been to. Nice houses, nice staff, wilderness in the middle of the lodge. Elephants, hippos, monkeys +++ are everywhere in the camp! Could not have been better. The bar was fantastic. Sitting there enjoying a beer while hippos are in the bushes few meters away without fences. This is real Africa, and I really really hope I could show this place to my kids some day.

Flat Dogs came highly recommended by a number of people and it certainly lived up to the expectations put before us. We stayed one of the luxury river front safari tents for 6 nights in November, on our 3wk trip in Africa. The tent was well appointed and the beds very confortable. Oh and the tents are far enough apart from your neighbours so if you just wanted to chillout you could without being bothered.
The camp staff/hosts were awesome, with a real personal touch to the place and being made to feel at home during your stay. Everyone was really helpful and looked after us and offered their services when we had to rearrange a suspended flight too. Oh and the food......AMAZING.
We saw the most prolific wildlife here both in the camp (yes in the camp) and on safari. Watching and hearing the hippos grunting and laughing up and down the river and 2am wakeups from them munching grass right outside your tent is something I will never forget! I would also never believe I could see enough hippos or elephants to think they were just the norm like a kangaroo back in Oz, but I swear we must have seen over 100 of each easily! Also we were never ones for bird watching until this trip and South Luangwa didn't disappoint.
The safari drives were the best we had in Africa, and the guides you couldnt fault! All you had to do was ask and they pretty much found anything you wanted to see, and had some great humour too.
We will one day venture back to this amazing part of the world and Flatdogs is top of the list to stay!
P.S. Watch out for the cheeky monkey who likes stealing your toast in the mornings!

We've had quite a few trips to Africa, some Kenya, South Africa but a lot of Zambia. For those who don't know Zambia is a little 'rougher' than some of the more better known countries, but all the nicer for that - Zambia trades on being 'the real Africa'. Within Zambia, if you like birdwatching and quiet safaris without seeing other people, then the South Luangwa National Park is as good as it gets. (It's quiet apart from getting into the park itself, which is like a scene from the "Wacky Races" - and the Flatdogs truck always seems to come out best!) And Flatdogs is the best camp we have been to in the South Luangwa.
Why, I hear you ask? It's much more laid back than lots of camps, you can go for the full morning and evening game drives, or for shorter drives, or skip one if you want without feeling like a spare part. The bar / restaurant serves food all day from (an admittedly quite short) menu - so you don't have that merry-go-round of snack, game drive, breakfast, lunch, tea, game drive, supper. As a big family we enjoyed being able to have a table to ourselves at dinner to talk about our day - I know it doesn't sound very friendly, but Jess and Ade (the camp hosts / owners) came and talked to you, as did a number of their excellent team. Always friendly, but never intrusive. There's a great swimming pool for relaxing, playing during the day. Elephants in the camp add that element of scariness that's great to look back on from the safety of your living room back home.
We drank in the bar one even with Jess & Ade and a few of their team - they are incredibly welcoming and everyone seems genuinely happy and pleased to see you. Perhaps less formal than some camps, but in our family's opinion all the better for that. Our children - ranging in ages from 13 - 20 - became much more relaxed, talkative and got a much better experience from Flatdogs. They've been begging to go back.
Oh, and the accommodation is just great for families. We had one "hut" that was two storey and could be split into two apartments, but we had as one unit. It meant we had two bathrooms and a little kitchen area we could make tea in during the day, two tables / verandas for playing cards and watching the river roll by.
Jess & Ade - thank you so much, we will come back if we possibly can. Just make sure that tall American doesn't outshine us next time!

The food was delicious and the guides were lovely and friendly. We saw tonnes of animals. The pool was refreshing and the slide was the best part. I travel quite a lot with my family and we have stayed in a range of resorts. As a young person it is really unusual to find such friendly staff who get to know you as an individual so quickly and then try to organize things that you will like. The chocolate brownie drizzled in chocolate sauce and with cream was my favorite - I had it twice.