The Luangwa Valley—also known as the honey-pot of Zambia—is a land of extremes. Its vast, vibrant vistas pulsate with one of the world’s largest concentrations of wildlife. As the mighty Luangwa River carves across the landscape, it powers its way through 15,000 square kilometers of grasslands and forests. But the valley’s unparalleled magnificence is truly revealed in the drastic dichotomy that accompanies the changing of the seasons. A glittering paradise of emerald canopies is forced into submission and transformed into bare, bone-dry expanses of burnt sand. For the valley’s inhabitants, the dry season is a time of desperation.