Sample itinerary

Trip Overview:

ZAMBIA - one of Africa's best kept secrets and not yet part of the Africa's main safari circuit.

Mosi oa Tunya National Park at the fabulous Victoria Falls, the floodplains of the Kafue, the Lower Zambezi National Park on the mighty Zambezi and the remote, unspoilt Luangwa Valley which is home to probably the best concentration of predators and other game species on the continent.

Canoeing on the great Zambezi River is one of Africa's great adventures. Lazily drifting with the current, watching the myriad birds on the shore, sweeping past pods of hippos and getting up close to a herd of elephant as they come down to drink.

Day 1 :

Zambezi Valley - Arrive in Lusaka and then charter flight to the Zambezi Valley. Luxury safari camp on the banks of the Zambezi River. Elephant, buffalo, kudu, waterbuck, leopard, lion, and hyena are regularly seen on day and night drives.
Luxurious safari tents with en-suite facilities, hot and cold running water. Settle around the campfire and enjoy the sounds and magic of the African night.

Day 2 :

Zambezi River Canoe Safari - After an early breakfast and morning game walk and brunch you head for the canoes. The lower Zambezi is renowned for its spectacular canoeing. Led by highly qualified guides, a canoe safari is usually an effortless drift as the Zambezi floats the canoes downstream, and a time to explore the various channels and the main stream of the Zambezi. Elephants, crocs, waterbuck, buffalo, maybe lions, and lots of hippo are likely to be seen along the river.

Day 3 :

Zambezi River Canoe Safari - Explore the extraordinary Chifungulu channel. You 'd expect to see elephants, hippo, crocodiles and plenty of bird life from the water. After a picnic lunch on the banks of the Zambezi, continue to the next safari Camp, rustic and exclusive, tented, on the banks of the Zambezi. Your bags are transferred to the Camp by vehicle.

Day 4 :

Zambezi River Canoe Safari - Early morning game walk and the chance to see a lot of things which can't be seen from a vehicle. As has been said, “you can see Africa from a vehicle but you can feel Africa on foot”. Afternoon and night game drive in the Zambezi Valley.

Day 5-6 :

Luangwa Valley - After a game walk and breakfast, charter flight to Mfuwe and the Luangwa Valley. Transfer by open Landrover to a traditional bush camp situated in a very remote area of the park on the banks of the Manzi River.

Big game is plentiful and the bird life is wonderful and varied. For the next few days you will experience the combination of the adventure of walking and game drives. These are not major overland hikes, just easy rambles at a pace and distance that suits you all.
Some of the days you'll take time to examine the small things as well as tracking buffalo, lions and elephant.
Game walks and drives are the priority here.

Days 7-9 :

Take a slow game drive to the confluence of the Kampamba and Luangwa rivers. The Camp offers not only solitude, but also the ideal opportunity to discover yet another face of the Luangwa Valley, exploring on foot and by vehicle. Game viewing will be easy bush walks mixed with game drives, including night drives.

Days 10-11:

After an early morning walk, drive to a camp in the heart of the National Park. This area offers superb walking in the unspoilt mopane groves. The camp nestles in riverine forest with views of a permanent water. Walking, game and night drives keep you busy while you are here.

Day 12 :

Head for a wonderful safari Lodge, situated in one of the continents greatest wild life areas with a beautiful stands of ebony woodland and open grass plains. Elephants regularly cross the Luangwa River. After sun down there are night drives, hoping to spot some of the many leopards that are located here.

Day 13 :

Return transfer back to Mfuwe International Airport for a flight to Lusaka.

Rates from $8,840 per person sharing