Reasons To Visit Zambia
Zambia is a safari destination for the connoisseur, boasting a fantastic range of wildlife in its diverse national parks. Many amazing game experiences can be had within the national parks, with lion virtually guaranteed and leopard in abundance. This superb array of game can be appreciated on foot, by car or on the water.
Zambia offers the full range of fascinating, colourful birdlife you’d expect to see on safari, with a range of water based birds in the Lower Zambezi and Kafue National Parks. The Bangweulu Wetlands are one of the few places on the planet where you can see the impressive Shoebill Stork.
An evening cruise on the Zambezi in Livingstone and game viewing from Kafue’s Lufupa River are wonderfully relaxing, but best of all are the water based activities in the Lower Zambezi. Drifting slowly down river, observing elephants coming into drink as the sun goes down is one of the definitive African experiences.
With night drives offered in all of the major national parks, Zambia is arguably the best destination in Africa to observe nocturnal wildlife. The South Luangwa in particular is known for outstanding leopard sightings, and there is a tangible excitement to watching how wildlife behaves after dark.
By any judgement Victoria Falls is an awesome force of nature. During the wet season up to 550 million litres of water cascades over the lip of the Falls each minute, offering an intensely photogenic experience. The spectacle that so bewitched David Livingstone is still equally impressive today.
With superb guides and remote wilderness, the country that invented the walking safari is still the premier walking destination on the continent. There is nothing quite like approaching elephants or buffalo on foot knowing full well that you are a mere guest in their territory.
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Kafue National Park is huge (22,000 square kilomentres), and so it's a place we recommend staying a few days. Here you can enjoy walking safaris, canoe trips, game drives and night drives.
Musanza is a simple, old-fashioned and if your idea of bliss is watching kingfishers over breakfast and listening to lions roar at night, then we can't recommend it highly enough.
Busanga Bush Camp overlooks stunning plains, is surrounded by wilderness, and its perfect for a really wild African safari.
Lufupa Camp is located on the confluence of the Lufupa and Kafue River, south of the Busanga Plains: the area is very wild - a mosaic of expansive grassy seasonal floodplains, dambos and...
Kapinga Bush Camp is located in the heart of the Busanga Plains on a small fig tree island. The camp is tucked under the trees and blends into the environment with paths leading to...
Shumba Camp is an exclusive camp in the middle of the Busanga Plains overlooking the Lufupa Channel, and so, activities from the camp focus on day and night drives on the Busanga Plains.
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