19-Day Wildebeest Safari - the Western Circuit

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival in Lusaka

Upon arrival at Lusaka's "Kenneth Kaunda" International Airport (LUN), we will transfer you to the lodge in Lusaka. There, you will have the final preparations and a full briefing about the Kokomo Safari —the Western Circuit. Kokomo means wildebeest in the Lozi language and you will hopefully see many of them. Your accommodation will be in Wild Dogs Lodge.

Main Destination:

Lusaka (City)

Accommodation:

Wild Dogs Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Lusaka (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Northern Kafue National Park

The day starts with a healthy breakfast. Afterward, you will load up and leave Lusaka to head west to the Kafue National Park. This is the largest national park in Zambia. It is bigger than Slovenia. The Kafue River is its lifeline. During the dry season, wildlife concentrates along the river and the remaining waterholes. This national park is the most diverse in terms of species and habitats. You will explore the park on game drives. An optional boat cruise is possible to add to the day's activities. Your meals are prepared with fresh ingredients and cooked over an open fire. Accommodation is in your comfortable canvas tents.

Main Destination:

Kafue National Park

Best Time To Visit July to October (Animals are easier to find)

High Season July to October (Higher rates apply; busier)

Best Weather April to August (Cooler and it hardly ever rains)

Wildlife in Kafue NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

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WildebeestOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

CheetahRare

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Kafue NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mongu

It's an early start as you have to move to your next destination —Mongu, the capital of Western Province. After breakfast and loading up, you'll do a transfer game drive as long as you're in the Kafue National Park before rejoining the Great West Road at Chunga North Gate. In Kaoma, you will have your lunch stop and reach Mongu in the afternoon. You'll have time to stock up for the next few days in Liuwa Plain National Park. Your accommodation is in Liseli Lodge. Dinner is at own account.

Main Destination:

Mongu (City)

Accommodation:

Liseli Lodge

• Budget lodge located in Mongu (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Liuwa Plain National Park

You will drive across the Barotse Floodplains from Mongu to Kalabo, where you will cross the Luanginga River on a man-powered pontoon. You will make your way through white powder sand and reach the African Parks Office after about an hour. There'll be time for some paperwork. Welcome to Liuwa Plain! The next three days, you are going to spend on game drives in the endless plains looking for the wildebeest and spotted hyenas. African buffaloes and lions were reintroduced into the Liuwa Plains National Park recently. Did we mention the superb birdlife? Accommodation is in our comfortable canvas tents.

Main Destination:

Liuwa Plain National Park

Best Time To Visit November (Animals gather on the plain)

High Season Never (The park is rarely visited)

Best Weather April to August (Cooler and little rain)

Wildlife in Liuwa Plain NP

LionCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaCommon

CheetahOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

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Wild DogVery Rare

ElephantNone

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LeopardNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Liuwa Plain NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mongu

Today, you'll be heading back to Mongu crossing the Barotse Floodplains, the huge area that gets flooded every year by the Zambezi River, again. The Lozi people of the floodplains live a semi-nomadic lifestyle. During the dry season, it is the grazing ground for their cattle and fertile land to farm rice and other crops. You will get fresh supplies for the next destination. Your accommodation is in Liseli Lodge.

Main Destination:

Mongu (City)

Accommodation:

Liseli Lodge

• Budget lodge located in Mongu (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Ngonye Falls / Upper Zambezi

After breakfast, you'll load up as usual and head down to Sioma on a good tar road. Your next destination is the lesser-known Ngonye Falls in Sioma. This horseshoe-shaped waterfall is the prettiest when the water levels of the Zambezi River are very low. You will take a stroll around the falls area and you will see it for yourself. Today's accommodation is in our comfortable canvas tents again.

Main Destination:

Ngonye Falls (Highlight)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Ngonye Falls (Highlight)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Livingstone

The road is the destination. The first stretch of road up to Sesheke is in very good condition but then it turns into a real adventure. You will dance around the potholes and find your track. From Kazungula to Livingstone, you will enjoy another near-perfect road again. Today is a driving day and no activities are planned. Accommodation is in Kalahari Sand Ridge Inn. Dinner is at own accounts.

Main Destination:

Livingstone (City)

Accommodation:

Kalahari Sand Ridge Inn

• Budget guest house located in Livingstone (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park / Victoria Falls

Did you know that Livingstone's Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park has square-lipped rhinos aka white rhinos? In the morning when it is still cool, you will head to the national park and go on a walking safari. This is your chance to see nature from the ground level, check for tracks, and talk about plants and their use. The aim is to find some of the white rhinos and see them from a close range. After this exhausting exercise, you will have a picnic by the river.
A visit to Livingstone isn't complete without seeing Victoria Falls. To do this is the plan for the afternoon.
Accommodation is in Kalahari Sand Ridge Inn. Lunch and dinner are on your account.

Main Destination:

Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park

Best Time To Visit June to August (Best time to see the waterfall)

High Season July to October (Busy and high-season rates apply)

Best Weather April to September (It hardly ever rains)

Wildlife in Mosi-oa-Tunya NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

Show more

BuffaloCommon

HyenaVery Rare

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Kalahari Sand Ridge Inn

• Budget guest house located just outside Mosi-oa-Tunya NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Southern Kafue National Park

You will leave Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia's first capital, northward and head back to the wild. The southern Kafue National Park is your target. Mopane and Teak woodlands, the Nanzhila Plains, Lake Itezhi-Tezhi. You'll look for buffaloes and elephants. Did you know that "Game Rangers International" operates Camp Phoenix in this part of the national park? This is the release facility for orphaned elephant babies. You will pay them a visit on Day 14 when it is feeding time for the young elephants. Accommodation is in our comfortable canvas tents.

Main Destination:

Kafue National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Kafue NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Central Kafue National Park

You will move further north but still in Kafue National Park. This park is the largest and most biodiverse in Zambia. It's similar in size to Wales or Massachusetts. Since you are inside the national park, you'll do a game drive to the next camp. You will cross numerous small creeks, and drive over hills always on the lookout for animals and birds. Your camp is on the banks of the Kafue River and stay in your comfortable canvas tents. On Day 16, you will do some of the game drive loops.

Main Destination:

Kafue National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Kafue NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lusaka

After your last breakfast in the wilderness, you will pack up everything. The drive out of the Kafue National Park will be your last game drive on this safari. As soon as you reach the tarmac, you will head east towards Lusaka. Your big circle around the western part of Zambia is complete. You will finish your Kokomo Safari in Lusaka, the same place you started. Your accommodation will be in Wild Dogs Lodge.

Main Destination:

Lusaka (City)

Accommodation:

Wild Dogs Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Lusaka (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Departure

After a comfortable night at the lodge, you will have the last breakfast together. Depending on your flight time, you can do some sightseeing in Lusaka or just spend time relaxing. We will transfer you to Lusaka "Kenneth Kaunda" International Airport (LUN) for your departure for your onward flight.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.