11-Day Nyati Big 5, Lower Zambezi, Busanga and S Luangwa

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

You arrive in Lusaka, capital city of Zambia

You will arrive in Lusaka, the capital city and business centre of Zambia. Lusaka is one of Africa’s most delightful cities. It is a metropolitan city that offers traditional and hearty Zambian welcome to all visitors.
Narration: We do not provide pre-arrival accommodation in Lusaka on the first day of arriving in Zambia.
Travel Tip! Kindly make your own accommodation arrangements in Lusaka. However, we recommend you booking and staying at StayEasy Lusaka Hotel which is the offocial starting point for this safari tour.
Note: They are no planned activities on this day of your arrival in Lusaka, Zambia.
In the evening we will have a ‘meet and greet session’ where you will meet your fellow travellers.

Main Destination:

Lusaka (City)

Accommodation:

Stayeasy Hotel

• Mid-range hotel

Meals & Drinks:

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

Travel from Lusaka to Lower Zambezi Valley (192km)

On day 2, On this day, you will be travelling to the Lower Zambezi valley
06:30 am: This whole exciting 11-day Nyati safari journey will start in Lusaka from the beautiful and centrally located StayEasy Lusaka Hotel.
Narration: You will rise early in the morning for breakfast.
07:30 am: Commencement of the tour: You will be driven through Lusaka city and down the escarpment to the Zambezi Valley. You will travel by road from Lusaka to Chirundu (D152/RD491 about 115 km).
Arrive at the Lower Zambezi Game Management Area (GMA).
Upon arriving in the Lower Zambezi Game Management Area (GMA), you will check-in at Mukuyu camp site or similar accommodation facility for a camping excursion in tents. At Mukuyu campsite you will live close to nature.
04:30 pm - (Arival activity): Combined canoeing and sunset cruise. Upon arrival at Mukuyu campsite, you will do a combined canoening/sunset cruise excursions on Zambezi River.
19:30 pm – Dinner.
21:30 pm – Early sleep.

Main Destination:

Lower Zambezi National Park

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

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

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

Wildlife in Lower Zambezi NP

ElephantAbundant

LionCommon

LeopardCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraCommon

HippoAbundant

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HyenaOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside Lower Zambezi NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Full Day Game Drive

Program of the day
06:30 am: Wake up and take shower. Take light breakfast/cup of tea/coffee.
06: 40 am: Leave from Mukuyu Camp either using our own closed vehicle or an open safari vehicle.
Commence doing game viewing in the Lower Zambezi Game Management Area.
Game Viewing in the Lower Zambezi National Park. After a short game view stint in the Lower Zambezi Game Management Area, you will enter the main Lower Zambezi National Park, pay your park entry fees and commence the main game viewing excursion in the park.
At mid-day: You will take your good lunch at one of the main water pools inside the park.
Afternoon: You will continue doing game viewing using different loops inside the park. After that, you will exit the park and head back to Mukuyu Camp.
Evening: Enjoy a sumptuous evening dinner
21;00 pm: Retire to bed to sleep.

Main Destination:

Lower Zambezi National Park

Accommodation:

Mukuyu Campsite

• Budget tented bush camp located just outside Lower Zambezi NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Travel from Lower Zambezi valley to Kafue (Busanga Plains)

You will travel from the Lower Zambezi Valley to Lusaka enroute to Shibuyunji district in central province for some exciting cultural excursions
Narration: Upon arriving in Lusaka, we will pick up supplies..
Head westward: After picking up the supplies, we will drive westward on the M9 Lusaka – Mumbwa highway road to Shibuyuni district, Chief Shakumbila's area along the same M9 to do some cultural activities in Mamvule Village.
Authentic Mamvule Village Cultural Tour
Approximately 250+ people live in this village and a visit is a fascinating insight into their life style. A member of the village will show you around. You will experience first hand how rural folks in Zambia eke out a living and see how traditional huts are built.
Travel Tip! The level of poverty in this village is quite high.
Any donations either in cash or kind will highly be appreciated.
End of Cultural Tour:
18:30 pm: You will check-in a good level lodge in Mumbwa
Retire to bed for a well deserved sleep over.

Main Destination:

Lusaka (City)

Accommodation:

Basankwa Lodge in Mumbwa

• Budget lodge

Meals & Drinks:

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

Travel from Mumbwa to Kafue National Park-Busanga Plains

-Wake up, take shower; There after take breakfast.
-Leave for Busanaga Plains via the Hook bridge.
-Check in at Bongololo Bushcamp in the Busanga plains.
-Take lunch and a short rest.
-Do an afternoon game drive.
-Take your dinner
-Retire to bed to sleep.

Main Destination:

Busanga Plains (Kafue NP)

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

Show more

WildebeestOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

CheetahRare

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Busanga Plains (Kafue NP)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Full days activities in Busanga Plains (KNP) - Zambia's best kept secret

Full day's activities in Busanga Plains
You will have arrived in Busanga plains the previous day.
You will spend the whole day in the Busanga Plains of the northern region of the Kafue National Park doing exciting game viewing activities.
Important Notice.
Please note that at certain times of the year, the Busanga plains are inaccessible by any traveler due to excessive water flooding. In such instances, we will not visit the Busanga plains but instead we will extend the tour to the southern part of the Kafue National Park around the Ngoma Area Management to do a couple of activities there.

Alternatively travel to the southern part of the Kafue National Park.

Main Destination:

Busanga Plains (Kafue NP)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Busanga Plains (Kafue NP)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Leave Busanga Plains – Return to Lusaka

Very early in the morning, you will leave the Busanga plains after taking breakfast. You will once more cross through the Busanga plains on your last game drive as you will be heading to the park exit gate. You will get on the Kafue Hookbride before joining the M9 highway road travelling back to Lusaka on the same day.
Arrive in Lusaka around mid-day: Check in and stay at StayEasy hotel (sharing) or at similar accommodation facility,
Evening: Take a sumptuous dinner before retiring to bed.

Main Destination:

Lusaka (City)

Accommodation:

Stayeasy Lusaka

• Mid-range hotel

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lusaka - fly to Mfuwe Airport en route to South Luangwa National Park

Early in the morning, you will be transferred to Lusaka International Airport. You will then catch a domestic flight to Mfuwe international airport (the cost of this air fare is not included in this package and you must kindly settle it yourself).
Explanation: When you arrive at Mfuwe airport, you will be met by our representative and transfer you to lodge/camp.
Depending on the time you will arrive, if you arrive before noon, you will do afternoon game drive in the South Luangwa National Park.
Notes: Kindly note that you will you will have to meet the park entry fees into the South Luangwa National. It expires by 06:00 pm on the same day. Then the following day, you will be required to pay another park entry fee into the South Luangwa National Park.

Main Destination:

South Luangwa National Park

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

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

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

Wildlife in South Luangwa NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

LeopardCommon

BuffaloAbundant

HippoAbundant

Show more

ZebraCommon

HyenaCommon

Wild DogOccasional

WildebeestRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside South Luangwa NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

South Luangwa National Park

Game Viewing in South Luangwa National Park
Begin the day with a morning game drive to see these beasts at their most active time.
Program of the day.
- Early morning breakfast
- Day's briefing by the tour guide
- Board an open safari vehicle and enter the south luangwa national park.

South Luangwa National Park is the embodiment of big game country. Huge herds of buffalo and elephants are often seen around the savannah, matched by the size of the local lion prides. Many African elephants roam the park – these majestic beasts are the largest known subspecies of elephant in the world. There’s also the chance to see zebra, impala, wildebeest, giraffe, lion, leopard, hyena, jackal, warthog, impala, baboon, monkeys and many more – the area is positively teeming with life, and that’s before mentioning the birds! Spectacular with sightings of saddle-billed storks, malachite kingfishers, fish eagles, goliath herons and beautiful bee-eaters often seen fluttering around the banks.

Main Destination:

South Luangwa National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Outside South Luangwa NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

More activities in South Luangwa National Park

More, more, more activities in South Luangwa National Park
Morning game drives in the park or nature walks.
End of tour dinner
In the evening, we will do a unique dinner to mark the end of the exciting 11 day safari tour.
Evenning: You will then retire to bed.

Main Destination:

South Luangwa National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside South Luangwa NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Return to Mfuwe – End of tour

After breakfast you will be transferred to Mfuwe airport for your departure flight to back to Lusaka international airport to connect your international flight back home.
No accommodation provided (End of tour).
Meals & Drinks:
• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Main Destination:

Mfuwe Airport (Mfuwe)

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.