Zambia

Zambia safaris & honeymoons combining Victoria Falls, Lower Zambia & South Luangwa. First-hand advice & safari camp reviews

South Luangwa Safari - lion at Nkwali Camp

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A Zambia safari offers the essence of raw Africa - with some of the finest wildlife experiences in Africa, and one of its greatest rivers, the Zambezi. The game reserves of Zambia are wild and remote, appealing to those hungry for an intimate safari experience in a pristine environment. An atmosphere of exploration is all-pervasive in Zambia – most of the safari camps are small and secluded.

You fly into either Lusaka (with daily flights from London & Johannesburg) or Livingstone (Victoria Falls). Once in Zambia getting around between the various safari regions is surprisingly easy. There's only one way to travel and that’s by light charter flights. Victoria Falls and all of the Zambia National Parks, such as the South Luangwa National Park, Lower Zambezi National Park and Kafue National Park, are connected by scheduled charter flights so that your Zambia safari fits seamlessly together.

We are often asked to compare Zambia as a safari destination with its neighbours. A Zambia safari has two distinct advantages. Firstly the standard of guiding is uniformly high throughout Zambia. The safari camps are small and often run by visionary characters who balance a passion for the wild with the fierce dedication of bush entrepreneurs. Furthermore every guide in Zambia has to pass stringent guiding exams, especially walking safari guides, so that the quality of your guide’s all-round bush knowledge is usually high. Secondly there is a friendly service ethic in Zambia which is pervasive throughout the safari camps.

When to enjoy a Zambia Safari?
The Victoria Falls are marvellous year round, but most of Zambia is ‘closed’ during the rainy season from December to March. The ground becomes too water-logged for safaris. As the plains dry out in April, roads are remade into more remote areas and the seasonal bush camps re-open for the safari season which lasts from late May to October.

Zambia Specialist Safaris
Zambia Walking Safaris in North Luangwa & South Luangwa
Zambia Honeymoons
Family Safaris in Zambia
Photographic Workshop Safaris in the South Luangwa