Mark - Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Lochinvar Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Tour Types:
- Budget camping tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary (clients assist with camp chores)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $60 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Zarko | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
From Livingstone: 3-days safari travel to Kafue National Park (southern part) tour
Lochinvar Safaris has been doing great work. I had excellent time with them for three full days.
Not only that but booking and discussion about plan was smooth. Mark is great communicator and organizer. His team is well committed to provide good experience for customers. We left Livingstone in the morning, and throughout a day there are lots of information Zambia’s history and tradition.
One of first highlights was visiting Pioneer cemetery, originally dedicated to Rhodesian Pioneers. Must visit for anyone who’s interested in this part of Zambia history.
Drive to (and back from) Kafue NP is great, opportunity to visit local villages and how people live, plus view of great flora and fauna.
Two nights stay at Itezhi tezhi town was well experience. Good accommodation, nice host and people who work there. It was great opportunity to have good dishes made of local ingredients, mostly fresh fish from nearby lake.
The second day was drive in KNP, again great flora and fauna. Lots of opportunity to see various birds (like national bird Fish Eagle) and various animals. The safari guide was native from Kafue NP, very knowledgeable about his native land. We also visited Game Rangers International (located in KNP), dedicated to rescue mostly orphaned elephants.
Finally, it was nice visiting Longola Hot Springs, and have opportunity to see how local people enjoy it very much.
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Email Saidou | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
All my trip with Lochinvar Safaris was amazing !
I travelled with Lochinvar Safaris in September 2023. Mark provided me with lots of activities and tours and made my trip exceptional. He is very professional and loves his job. He is not in it for the money, his priority is to make the customer happy with their trip. Thanks to him, I was able to visit the Busanga Plains and see around twenty lions, leopards, crocodiles... I also went to the Lower Zambezi where we did a Sunset cruise on the Zambezi River, which was exceptional. I also visited Lusaka, Livingstone and Victoria Falls. Thanks to Lochinvar Safaris, I was also able to visit Botswana and Zimbabwe and everything was amazing. Thank you Mark for this adventure, and I wish you all the best for the future.
Email Thomas | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Mark was welcoming,professional and very knowledgeable., Made me feel like a valued customer.
In February 2025, I made my way bicycling solo from Nairobi Kenya to Lusaka Zambia .I was looking for someone with an in-depth knowledge of the area to act as an assist for my continued Bicycle excursion through to the Victoria Falls. Mark from Lochinvar did not disappoint. After a short meeting with staff to determine exactly what my needs are, I was introduced to Lucky a guide with great knowledge of the history, highways, and by ways of beautiful Zambia. The cost of my adventure was very reasonable and everyone. one from Lochinvar seemed intent that cost was secondary to the tour experience.
Reply from Lochinvar Safaris
Posted on Nov 12, 2025Dear Thomas,
Thank you very much for this in-depth feedback which we highly value. Good customer services is at the center of everything that we do in Lochinvar Safaris. We thoroughly enjoyed your company and friendship during the tour here in Zambia. We wish you to come back again for another exciting adventure with Lochinvar Safaris.
Yours sincerely,
Mark (On behalf of Lochinvar Safaris)
Email Kondwani | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent and very informative.
We had our educational 3days tour for our grade 5s,to siavonga. The tour was great, we enjoyed holiday yamu local. We hope for more like this and that people went for more holidays within the country. We have many beautiful places and Lochinvar Safaris showed us through their lenses how beautiful Zambia is. I would choose Lochinvar Safaris even tomorrow.
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Email Teofil | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professionalism and great kindness
I would like to thank Mark and all Lochinvar Safaris team for the impeccable organization of all activities, for his punctuality, advice and recommendations.
I highly recommend Lochinvar Safaris.
A big hug from Romania!
Reply from Lochinvar Safaris
Posted on Nov 26, 2025Hello Teo, Thank you very much for the good accolades. I am happy that you thoroughly enjoyed your activities with Lochinvar Safaris during your recent tour to Zambia. Our team take pride in delivering good safari services to our esteemed guests such as you. Please do come again for another exciting safari adventure with us.
Yours sincerely,
Mark - (On behalf of the Lochinvar Safaris Team)
Email Sparky | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Welcoming, enthusiastic, and accomodating
Mark and his team were all great tour leads for a solo traveler. He arranged everything from airport transfers to 2 nights to Kafue National Park, and a tour around Lusaka & Lusaka NP. It was a great variety of nature and cultural experiences. Transportation was reliable and very timely.
All of the staff were very open and shared about Zambia and their life experiences. It was very honest and open view of the country, and I saw that Zambia is rich in resources and nature but still many people live with day to day challenges. This isn't a "cheap" destination, even though many people live on far less than we do in the Western world, and the tour was fair value for the service and work. I really appreciated how many staff are required to provide 24x7 care from driving to cooking to guide - and how a business like Lochinvar supports many people.
