Zambia Tailor Made Holidays

Livingstone (3 nights), Walking Safari in the South Luangwa National Park (6 nights spent at Norman Carr Camps in the South Luangwa National Park – optional add on to the Lower Zambezi for 2 nights – Chongwe River Camp.

One of Zambia’s biggest attractions is its walking safaris, pioneered by the famous game ranger and visionary conservationist Norman Carr (1912-1997) who was based at Kapani Lodge in the spectacular Luangwa Valley. Approaching big game on foot is an incredibly exciting, rewarding and wonderfully unique experience. You will be accompanied on our walking safaris by a safari guide and an armed game scout. There are never more than 6 guests on a walk – more usually 4. Game drives and night drives are also on offer as are visits to Norman Carr Safaris various community projects including Yosefe School. Safety is paramount and the safari guide and scout must pass stringent tests in order to accompany these small groups. A reasonable degree of fitness is required for the walking safaris. This safari invites you to stay at Norman Carr’s erstwhile home - Kapani Lodge before you continue to beautifully appointed camps in the South Luangwa National Park. Situated in various locations around the Luangwa and Luwi Rivers, all of the camps and lodge feature modern conveniences including en suite bathrooms, individually designed interiors and beautiful views of the Luangwa landscape. The Luangwa Valley is regarded as the home of walking safaris and during the dry season (25th May June to 7th November) guests can set out on foot with a guide and armed scout for morning walks from their lodge or enjoy a more extensive foot safari from their bush camp. For tose keen to cover more ground, game drives and night drives are of course available and most guests prefer a combination. During the Green Season between November and May, the bush bursts into life as the rivers and lagoons fill – and boating safaris from Kapani and Kakuli are on offer (river levels allowing). No trip to Zambia is complete without a visit to the magnificent Victoria Falls and this itinerary includes 3 nights at the beautiful Sindabezi Lodge – a spectacular, tiny camp set on a private island in the middle of the mighty Zambezi from where you can visit the Falls and enjoy the various activities on offer in Livingstone.  Read more about The Norman Carr Walking Safari

Central Kafue National Park (2 nights), Busanga floodplain, north-western Kafue (2 nights), Busanga Plains, northern Kafue (2 night), Central Kafue National Park (1 nights)

Explore the three major arteries of the Kafue National Park: The Kafue, Lufupa and Lunga Rivers. Traversing the course of the Lufupa River from its confluence with the Kafue, its mix of water from two different catchments clearly apparent, right up to the Busanga Plains takes one through the diverse habitats of riverine forest, miombo woodland, acacia- and palm-strewn floodplain, dambos and ultimately the plains themselves. This mix of habitats harbours a huge diversity of species from leopard and wild dog of the Lufupa woodlands to lion and cheetah of the Busanga Plains, Defassa waterbuck and yellow baboons of the riverine to lechwe and oribi of the grasslands. Game drives, nature walks and boating ensure an interesting and varied exposure to the environment and associated bird and mammal life in this trip that offers the best of Kafue.  Read more about Kafues Rivers and Plains

South Luangwa National Park (2 nights), Walking Safari in the South Luangwa National Park (5 nights), South Luangwa National Park (3 nights) and Lusaka (1 night)

A family run operation founded in 1986, Robin Pope Safaris offer walking safaris, exclusive game lodges and some of the most luxurious properties in Africa. Based amidst the game-rich landscapes of South Luangwa National Park, their intimate camps offer truly luxurious wilderness experiences, with some of the best private guides in Africa ensuring wildlife encounters that are second to none, with specialist expertise in walking and photographic safaris, night drives and private family safaris. Approaching big game on foot is exciting, very rewarding and is a wonderful unique experience. You will be accompanied by a safari guide and an armed game scout. Safety precautions are paramount and the qualified game scouts must pass stringent tests in order to accompany these small groups. A reasonable degree of fitness is required for the walking safaris. The Luangwa Valley is regarded as the home of walking safaris and during the dry season (1 June to 31 October) guests can set out on foot with a guide and armed scout for morning walks from their lodge or enjoy a more extensive foot safari from their bush camp. During the Green Season between November and May, the bush bursts into life as the rivers and lagoons fill.  Read more about Robin Pope Walking Safari