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Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Lusaka to South Luangwa

From Lusaka International airport your domestic scheduled flight takes you to Mfuwe where you will be met by your guide and transferred to Kapani Lodge, set in idyllic grounds overlooking the Kapani Lagoon.
This camp is a very comfortable way of starting your Luangwa safari experience.
Each of the ten large suites is airy with a fridge and overhead fans for your comfort.
Although walks are possible from Kapani we recommend game viewing from vehicles since you will spend more of your time on foot whilst staying at the bush camps.
Accommodation: Kapani Lodge

Day 2: South Luangwa Bush Camp

After an early morning game drive and brunch, you will be transferred to the first of your remote bush camps and met by your guide and host.
He will explain the plan for the days ahead and introduce you to your armed escort scout who will accompany each walk.
This afternoon you will venture out on foot for your first experience of a safari in the most traditional manner.
Accommodation: Bush camp

Day 3: South Luangwa Bush Camp

This morning you will rise early to discuss with your guide some of the bush sounds that may have kept you awake through the night.
If lions were heard calling on the early morning breeze this will influence your guide's choice of route; otherwise, you will set out with hopes of picking up the fresh tracks of a pride or perhaps a leopard that was patrolling his territory.
The morning walk is usually a slow and leisurely wander through the bush.
Tea and cool drinks are carried by staff and enjoyed in the shade of a tree or next to the river.
Accommodation: Bush camp

Day 4: South Luangwa Bush Camp

Today's morning walking safari will also act as a transfer to your next bush camp.
You will set out early and the walk will finish at your next camp, bags will be in your room and brunch laid out ready for your arrival.
Here, as with all Norman Carr camps, you will have a choice of game viewing by vehicle or on foot.
Accommodation: Bush camp

Day 5: South Luangwa Bush Camp

Again the choice of a drive, a walk or a combination of both will be offered by your guide.
He will discuss with you the areas and species that you still wish to explore and discover before leaving the Luangwa.
Night drives are a popular feature of the Luangwa, the Park has a very dense concentration of leopard and of course, there is a host of other nocturnal animals that will only be seen after the hours of darkness.
Accommodation: Bush camp

Day 6: South Luangwa to Victoria Falls

The drive to Mfuwe airport heads off through the Park giving you the last opportunity to gaze in awe at a herd of elephants as they cross the Luangwa River in the early morning sun, or to sit with a group of the endemic Thornicrofts giraffe.
Your flight from Mfuwe will deliver you to Livingstone, the home of the Victoria Falls.
The drive from Livingstone Airport will take you upstream to a stunning bend in the Zambezi river and to Tongabezi Camp, offering wonderful views from each of the rooms.
You can choose between the standard chalets or the unique open fronted houses that this camp has become famous for.
Accommodation: Tongabezi Lodge

Day 7: Victoria Falls

Tongabezi is surely one of the most romantic destinations in Africa, but do not be tempted to stay in camp all day because a host of activities awaits.
Livingstone has become known as the adrenalin capital of Southern Africa with white water rafting, bungee jumping, and gorge swings numbering just a few of your options.
Alternatively, take lunch on Livingstone Island and swim in a natural rock-pool that quite literally finds you hanging over the edge of the Falls themselves.
Accommodation: Tongabezi Lodge

Day 8: Safari Ends

After a quiet breakfast in your room or on the deck stretching out into the river you will say farewell to the Zambezi river and depart to Livingstone Airport for your flight out of Zambia or to Lusaka for onward travel.

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Highlights of Zambia

Nkwali Camp

Nkwali Camp has been designed so that guests always look out - to the bush and to the Luangwa River. The land is superb game viewing country, with a beautiful area of ebony woodland and open grasslands. Elephants regularly cross the Luangwa, seen from the bar, or come to the waterhole near the thatched dining room.

Toka Leya Camp

Toka Leya Camp consisting of 12 spacious en-suite safari-style tents, is hidden on the banks of the Zambezi River in the western sector of the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, about 12km upstream from the Falls, offering spectacular views.

Lufupa Tented Camp

Lufupa Tented Camp is, without doubt, an intimate, personal camp that simply comprises of nine en-suite Meru-style tented units each with a wooden deck on which to contemplate the wide river view and the surrounding wildlife. Located in one of the more remote locations in Africa.

Kalamu Lagoon Camp

Positioned on a beautiful permanent lagoon just off the Luangwa River in the remote area of the South Luangwa National Park, imparting a feeling of remoteness and exclusivity. The Luamfwa Concession is located in the wild and uncrowded (with people that is!) southern sector of the Park.

Royal Livingstone Hotel

The Royal Livingstone Hotel, stretching along the banks of the Zambezi River, consists of a series of 17 colonial-style buildings with deep verandas, set amidst indigenous trees and plants is only a few steps from the mighty Zambezi.

Kapinga Camp

Kapinga Camp is situated in the extreme north of the Kafue National Park, and in the north-west corner of the Busanga Plains. The camp has been designed to blend in with the environment and natural products have been used as much as possible in the construction of the camp.

Kakuli Bush Camp

Kakuli Bush Camp is one of the few Zambian and Luangwa bush camps to open in February and March. At this time of year, the river is high, we gain access by boat and activities are either on the river or on foot in the drier, sandy areas that surround the camp, spectacular wildlife.