You’ll rise at the crack of dawn to start the days with morning safaris, before the temperatures get too hot and the nocturnal creatures can still be spotted out and about. The camp’s award-winning safari guides will point out prides of lion, rare Thornicroft’s giraffe (endemic to Zambia), huge herds of elephant, a colourful array of birdlife, bathing pods of hippos and much more. South Luangwa is particularly noted for its excellent leopard sightings.

Main Destination: South Luangwa National Park

Accommodation: Time + Tide Luwi (Luxury tented camp located inside South Luangwa NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Head deeper into South Luangwa to Time + Tide Kakuli, comprised of cosy suites perched above the Luangwa River. Hang out on your private deck to spot big game favourites wandering in and out of view, see hippos and crocs lurking in the water and keep your eyes peeled for the colourful feathers of carmine bee-eaters.

Main Destination: South Luangwa National Park

Accommodation: Time + Tide Kakuli (Luxury tented camp located inside South Luangwa NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

You can also enjoy night game drives, as South Luangwa is one of the few national parks in the whole of Africa to offer this activity. A game drive after dark provides you with the opportunity to encounter Zambia’s nocturnal wildlife, especially elusive leopards and other big cats, which really come alive once the sun goes down. Feel the bush environment change as the light leaves, with the calls and yowls of the wild to guide you.

Main Destination: South Luangwa National Park

Accommodation: Time + Tide Kakuli (Luxury tented camp located inside South Luangwa NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Next, you’ll move on to the third in your trio of South Luangwa camps with a game drive transfer to Mapazi Camp, a new camp located in of the best walking safari regions. This exclusive and remote property is comprised of only three walk-in tents and all activities are privately guided by Deb Tittle, who has over 20 years guiding experience in South Luangwa.

Main Destination: South Luangwa National Park

Accommodation: Mapazi Camp (Mid-range tented camp located inside South Luangwa NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Head out on an intrepid bush walk to discover a level of detail you simply can’t experience from the safety and comfort of a safari vehicle. Feel your senses heightened as you head out into the bush, learning about the park’s complex ecosystems, as well as the techniques that professional safari guides and park rangers use to track wildlife.

Your South Luangwa exploration comes to a close, but don’t miss optional activities such as birding safaris, a boating safari down the Luangwa with the hippos and crocs, a visit to the local village of Kawaza to meet the Kunda people and learn about their way of life, as well as learn about the amazing work done by local conservation initiative Conservation South Luangwa and their efforts in anti-poaching.

Main Destination: South Luangwa National Park

Accommodation: Mapazi Camp (Mid-range tented camp located inside South Luangwa NP)

Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

You’ll take a transfer back to Mfuwe and a domestic flight back to Lusaka, where you’ll take another private transfer to Kafue National Park, Zambia’s oldest and largest national park. Located in a remote area of the national park, you’ll stay in Musekese Camp’s charming thatched-roof chalets, where you can watch wildlife out on your private deck.

Main Destination: Kafue National Park

Accomodation: Musekese Camp (Mid-range bush camp located inside Kafue NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Musekese Camp’s passionate owners are Kafue experts, so there are plenty of opportunities for wildlife watching around this intimate camp, especially bush walks with high level guides. Start by walking around the lagoon, where you can see herds of elephants, bush pigs and rare roan antelope. Sit in one of the shelters by the river to watch animals crossing, drinking and bathing.

Take a game drive around some of Kafue’s best wildlife spots, such as the Busanga Plains, where you can see antelope, elephant, zebra and lions. Rare species to look out for include red lechwe, sable and the African wild dog, as well as the elusive cheetah. Watch hippos splashing in Lake Itezhi-Tezhi and look to the skies to see the various bird species which live in the trees around the Busanga Swamp, such as African finfoot, half-collard kingfisher and African skimmer.

Main Destination: Kafue National Park

Accommodation: Musekese Camp (Mid-range bush camp located inside Kafue NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Sadly, your Zambia wildlife adventure comes to a close, as you head back to Lusaka for your onward journey home. However, you’ll leave with a camera full of photos and a number of stories to recount to loved ones back home, having encountered the very best of Zambia’s creatures, great and small.

Main Destination: Kafue National Park

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included