TIER 1 - BEST OF ZAMBIA & VICTORIA FALLS SAFARI

LOWER ZAMBEZI NATIONAL PARK

Upon arrival at the Lusaka International Airport, a guest relations’ transfer officer will personally meet all arriving guests. They will be standing outside the arrival section holding a signboard with your name on it. Check in for your flight. Fly out to Lower Zambezi National Park, arriving at Jeki Airstrip. You are met on arrival and transferred to Chiawa Camp for your 3 nights Zambezi safari experience. Resting peacefully on the banks of the Zambezi River, under a grove of evergreen Mahogany trees, Chiawa Camp holds the prime position in the heart of Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park. It is at this very spot, where David Livingstone ventured through nearly 150 years previously, where the Cumings Family in 1989 created the very first photo safari operation in the Lower Zambezi National Park and what has since become one of Africa's most desirable, sought after safari destinations. Constructed mainly of natural materials Chiawa Camp blends in effortlessly with its idyllic surroundings and it is here where guests receive the very best Africa has to offer. A stunning thatched lounge/bar area with upstairs viewing deck provides one of the best views of the Zambezi.

SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK

Check in for your flight. Fly via Lusaka Airport to South Luangwa National Park, arriving at the Mfuwe Airport, the main town at the footsteps of South Luangwa. You are met on arrival and transferred to Puku Ridge Camp for your 3 nights Luangwa safari experience. Named for the Puku antelope that inhabits the Kakumbi Dambo (floodplain), which the camp overlooks, Puku Ridge Camp is built on a hillside, providing stunning vistas of the floodplain and the wildlife that frequents it. Depending on whether it is the emerald or dry season, the Luangwa river's water table level either saturates or seeps into the ground prodding the resident species near the accommodation to either have a 'field day' (no pun intended) with readily available food or work harder (work harder!!), as humorously announced by the calls of the turtle dove bird. Combine this with the startling 3 whistles of the Puku antelope, marking its territory, fending off the males and announcing his availability to interested females. Just then you resign to the calls for an afternoon tea where appetizing snacks, beverages are served before your departure for an afternoon game drive with the opportunity to view superb concentrations of game whether its cats, antelopes, pachyderms. Spend the days and nights experiencing the ecology, wildlife as well as time at the camp.

KAFUE NATIONAL PARK

After your morning activity and breakfast, fly to Kafue National Park via Lusaka or Livingstone. Arrive at the Busanga Airstrip, where you are met by your helicopter shuttle; transfer to Shumba Camp. Your experience begins with the superb ascension with panoramic views of the woodlands and its dense foliage. The land mass opens up to beautiful grasslands in contrasting yellow, green and brown cut through by a river, creating a superb photographic experience as well as an opportunity to view game from above. The flatlands called the Busanga Plains, stretches in all directions as far as the eye can see - one of Zambia's most significant wetland resources and one of the few untouched by development or human activity. The lush grasslands are grazed by red lechwe antelope in their thousands, the ubiquitous puku, the stately sable and roan antelopes in the woodland to the diminutive oribi and duiker. The solid-rumped defassa waterbuck, herds of tsessebe, hartebeest, zebra and buffalo make for a full menu of antelope. The wealth of game on the plains of Kafue National Park are a big attraction for lions and prides of up to twenty are spotted regularly. Cheetah and leopard also roam the plains. Elephants are a stately sighting for clients on the Busanga Plains as this would mean they would have endured the long journey from the forests to the plains in search of water. Spend the days with early morning and mid-afternoon-night wildlife viewing, watching the birding interaction and spotting game in Africa's most precious gem.

VICTORIA FALLS - LIVINGSTONE

An early breakfast is served. Fly to Livingstone via Lusaka. Upon arrival at the Livingstone International Airport by the Victoria Falls, a transfer officer will personally meet all arriving guests. He will be standing in the main arrival section holding a signboard with your name on it. Thereafter, you will be transferred to Royal Livingstone Hotel for two nights. Guests prefer the Royal Livingstone Hotel for the main reason that it is located right next to the Victoria Falls (One of the two accommodations only in Zambia to have this privilege).

DEPARTURE & TRIP EXTENSIONS

Day 12: Victoria Falls (Livingstone Town) Departure & Extensions

Breakfast. Transfer to Livingstone International Airport (LVI) in time for your outbound departure flight or to continue with the below extension to Chobe

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