11-Day Kafue National Park from South to North

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

Arrival in Livingstone

After arrival in Livingstone, we will pick you up from the airport and transfer to Maramba River Lodge. Elephants and hippos are regular guests in this lodge. You can watch them from the sunset deck.
Overnight in en-suite safari tents. Dinner in the restaurant. (-/-/-).

Main Destination:

Livingstone (City)

Accommodation:

Maramba River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Mosi-oa-Tunya NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Kafue National Park

In the morning of day 2 we start our safari and drive via Kalomo to Kafue National Park, the largest and oldest park of Zambia. We have time to explore the southern area of this huge park on our game drive.
Camping at Hornbill Campsite near the Nanzhila Plains.

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)

Kafue National Park - Ithezi Thezi

We carry on to Lake Ithezi Thezi. The scenery on the lake shore is beautiful and wildlife occurs plentiful on the floodplains and shore line. We have 2 full days to explore this area and enjoy stunning sunsets on the lake.
2x Overnight in chalets at Nanzhila Lake Camp. (2x FB).

Main Destination:

Kafue National Park

Accommodation:

Nanzhila Lake Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Kafue NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Kafue National Park - central area

After breakfast we carry on along the Spinal Road. We drive to the central area of the National Park, where we do game drives in this area. This is a good habitat for lion and leopard sightings.
2x camping at Kasabushi Camp on the bank of the Kafue River or Kaingu Campsite (2x FB).

Main Destination:

Kafue National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Kafue NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Kafue National Park - Busanga Plains

You will transfer in the north-western direction to Busanga Plains. This area can only be visited at a very limited time of the year. You will spend 2 days in this remote wilderness to explore the area on game drives and game walks. Your overnight stay will be in Kasonso Camp (2x FB).

Main Destination:

Busanga Plains (Kafue NP)

Accommodation:

Kasonso Busanga

• Mid-range tented bush camp located inside Kafue NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Kafue National Park

After breakfast we drive on a long game drive through Kafue National Park back to the central part of the park. Here we set up our tents at Roy’s Campsite on the bank of the Kafue River. We will do a last game drive in this area for sunset. Camping (FB).

Main Destination:

Lusaka (City)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lusaka

In the morning we pack up camp and drive to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. We stay overnight at Lilayi Lodge and can do a game walk of game drive on the farm in the afternoon. Dinner in the restaurant of the lodge at your own expense.
Overnight in spacious Chalets at Lilayi Lodge (B/L/-).

Main Destination:

Lusaka (City)

Accommodation:

Lilayi Lodge

• Luxury lodge located near Lusaka (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Departure

After breakfast, transfer to Lusaka Airport and departure.

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.