16-Day Boat Safari on the Zambezi and...

>> After arrival at the airport in Lusaka, you will be picked up from our guide and transfer to our lodge in the outskirt of town. You can do some shopping to pepare for the next few days. Dinner in the restaurant (own expense).
Overnight in beautiful rooms at The Residence.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: Meals at own expense Drinks not included

•  Accommodation: The Residence > Luxury Apartments Mid-range self catering accommodation located in Lusaka (City)

>> Transfer to Lower Zambezi National Park. In the afternoon we do a game drive in the Chongwe River area for sundowners.
The next day we will spend most of the day in the National Park to explore the interesting fauna and flora of the Zambezi valley.
We overnight in the luxury safari tents at Kasaka River Lodge.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Kasaka River Lodge > Mid-range self catering accommodation bordering Lower Zambezi NP without fences

>> We do a last game drive in the park before we embark for our exploration of the Zambezi River in motorized rafts.
The current slowly takes us downstream while we enjoy the rich wildlife passing by.
We camp wild on an island in the river.
The next day we also spend in our inflatable rafts, exploring smaller channels and drifting down towards our next camp. We spend the night in the beautiful Mupata Gorge on one of the many sandbanks.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Budget camping > Inside Lower Zambezi NP

>> We cover the last stretch to our take-out point at the confluence of the Luangwa River. The vehicles will be waiting for us here. We pack and head off to Lusaka where we will arrive in the late afternoon.
Dinner will be served by our hosts. Overnight at Lukasa Guesthouse in rooms.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Lukasa BnB > Mid-range guest house located in Lusaka (City)

>> Transfer to Kafue NP, remote and wild, with a size of close to 23.000 square km one of the largest in the world.
On day 8 we will do a long game drive in the famous Busanga Plains in the North-West of the Kafue NP – this part of the park is only accessible during a few months of the year and always impresses with spectacular sightings and landscape.
Camping at Moshi Camp.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Budget camping > Inside Kafue NP

>> From Moshi Camp we drive back through the park to the central area of the Kafue National Park and set up our tents at Roy’s Camp on the banks of the Kafue River. We explore this area of the park on game drives. Camping at Roy’s Camp on the banks of the river. (FB).

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Budget camping > Bordering Kafue NP without fences

>> Today we head into the southern section of the park and camp next to the Ithezi-Thezi Lake at Hippo Bay Campsite. In the afternoon we explore the edge of the lake on a game drive and enjoy the beautiful sunset from the lake shore.
2x Camping at Malala Campsite near Lake Ithezi Thezi.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Budget camping > Inside Kafue NP

>> We do a last game drive to see the prolific game and birdlife of the area. We pack up camp and head a little bit more south to the Nanzhila Plains, where we set up camp at Hornbill Campsite. In the afternoon we have time to explore this area on a game drive.
Camping.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Budget camping > Inside Kafue NP

>> After a last game drive in Kafue National Park, we leave the Park and drive to Mazabuka, ‘The Sweetest Town in Zambia’, where sugar cane is grown on big farms. We stay overnight in Luxury Safari Tents on the Kushiya Farm. Dinner is prepared by our chef.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Kushiya Camp > Budget tented camp located in Mazabuka (Town)

>> Early in the morning we carry on to Lake Kariba, where we board our home for the next 2 days: the comfortable House Boat ‘Galloping Waters’. You will have time to relax and enjoy the scenery and serenity of the lake, do some fishing and take the canoe to explore the lake shore.
Meals are prepared by the chefs on the boat.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Galloping Waters Houseboat> Mid-range safari houseboat located at Lake Kariba (Zambia)

>> After our last breakfast on the ship, we will go back to Siavonga, where we have to leave the boat. Our safari vehicle is waiting here and we will be transferred back to Lusaka. Overnight at Wilddog Lodge or Pioneer Camp, dinner in the restaurant.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Wild Dogs Lodge > Mid-range lodge located in Lusaka (City)

>> After breakfast, transfer to the Airport in Lusaka and departure.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included

•  Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)