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Visit Zambia

  • Big cats & safari wildlife

    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.

    Big cats & safari wildlife

  • Birds

    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.

    Birds

  • Boat trips

    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.

    Boat trips

  • Night drives

    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.

    Night drives

  • Victoria Falls

    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.

    Victoria Falls

  • Walking safari

    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.

    Walking safari

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Visit The Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

With its floodplains, grasslands and tall forests the Lower Zambezi Valley supports fantastic game densities. Activities in the park include walking safaris, game drives, boating and fishing.

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The Lower Zambezi National Park

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Arriving by air, once over the Zambezi escarpment the pilot will begin to lower the plane and the great rift valley of the Lower Zambezi unfolds before you.

You will see curving oxbow lagoons and the sandy waters of the great Zambezi River. Black pods of hippo litter the water, clumped herds of buffalo can be seen on the floodplains, and elephant move, ears flapping and trunks up, through the trees and away from the sound of the plane. Stopping on the dusty runway you step out, the heat envelops you and you make your way to the waiting vehicle, ready to take you to camp.

Wildllife of Lower Zambezi National Park

With its floodplains, grasslands and tall forests the Lower Zambezi Valley supports fantastic game densities. Impala are everywhere and kudu, eland, waterbuck, zebra and wildebeest are common. Elephant are often seen swimming the Zambezi River to feed on the grassy islands where buffalo also graze. The sandy river banks are home to iridescent carmine bee-eater colonies while kingfishers and African skimmers flit above the waters. Predators include leopard, large prides of lion and packs of wild dog.

Activities

There are a good range of activities in the park from walking safaris to drives, boating and fishing, and we recommend a stay of at least three days to explore it fully.

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