Zambezi and Luangwa Wildlife Safari

From Mfuwe International Airport, your guide will take you through the vibrant villages and dense African bush on the edge of Zambia's great game reserve: the South Luangwa National Park.

On the way: The South Luangwa Park is buffered by a Game Management Area where the local communities are custodians of the free-roaming wildlife. That makes your transfer from airport to lodge a delightful game drive through rural Zambia.

When you're there: Unpack and unwind. Nsefu Camp is on the Luangwa River beneath a dense thicket of mahogany trees.

In the Nsefu sector of the South Luangwa, the game viewing is world renowned. Safari activities through this diverse and pristine wilderness area include early morning game drives, walking safaris, birdwatching, full-day excursions, sundowner stops and night drives. The park is packed with animals including elephant, lion, plains game and endemic sub-species of giraffe, zebra and wildebeest. The birdlife is astounding with over 400 species recorded and walking safaris are wonderful opportunities to see and hear many of them.

Accommodation: Nsefu Camp Nsefu Camp
Nsefu Camp is a small and welcoming luxury safari lodge beside the Luangwa River in the South Luangwa National Park, eastern Zambia.
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From Nsefu Camp, you can opt for a guided walk or game drive transfer to Tena Tena Camp, also in the Nsefu Sector of the South Luangwa National Park. Tena Tena is a small safari lodge on the edge of the Luangwa River with canopy of trees overhead and a view of the river and game reserve beyond.

On the way: Your walking safari to Tena Tena reveals the intricate detail of the Zambian bush: birds, insects, trees, plants and antelope all cross your path. The game drive, should you chose to transfer by vehicle, may be equally rewarding with an elevated view of the surrounding bush.

When you're there: Continue where you left off at Nsefu and how you arrived: on a game drive. Tena Tena is a remote safari lodge with excellent game guides and exciting game viewing activities. Your day follows the same routine as at Nsefu with morning game drives and walks and afternoon game viewing drives that extend into the night.

Accommodation: Tena Tena Camp Tena Tena Camp
Tena Tena is a remote and simple safari lodge in the South Luangwa National Park where the nature and wildlife experience rules supreme.
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Today you transfer by air to the Lower Zambezi National Park, home of big game safaris and some spectacular scenery along the Zambezi River.

On the way: Game-drive transfer back to Mfuwe and fly via Lusaka to the Lower Zambezi. As you approach the Zambezi Valley you will see the massive river and its game-rich floodplains far into the distance.

When you're there: The Lower Zambezi National Park offers fabulous water safaris, birding, catch-and-release sport fishing, game drives, walking safaris and night drives. The wildlife experience is different from the South Luangwa with more attention on the water where hippos and crocodiles lurk, elephant come to drink and a passing parade of big game makes a daily appearance including lion, leopard, giraffe, buffalo, kudu, wildebeest and many more plains species.

Your safari in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park starts with an early morning activity, followed by lunch and a siesta overlooking the river and an afternoon game viewing activity that can extend into the night to spot the rare nocturnal creatures. Activities are flexible with your choice of water safaris, walking safaris or game drives – depending on where the action is and what you feel like doing.

Your final day offers one last game viewing activity before the game-drive transfer to the airstrip and your onward flight to mark the end of an amazing Zambian river safari.

Accommodation options: Lower Zambezi Accommodation

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