Zambia, in Southern Central Africa, is landlocked with rugged terrain and offers a variety of wildlife, with an assortment of parks and safari options to choose from.
Zambia offers an authentic Safari experience, and is renowned for its famous walking Safaris, walking through the bush has been known to be a profoundly intimate experience, as all your senses are alert for the quietest sound or movement that could reveal wildlife.
The famous Victoria Falls or also known as the “Smoke That Thunders”, shares the magic of the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls with neighbouring Zimbabwe. Zambia offers vast open spaces and unforgettable holiday experiences; here you will find some of the best safari sightings including face to face encounters with Nature and its most wild. Zambia’s spectacular waterways will quench anyone’s adrenaline-thrills and is a leisurely playground for all ages.
Livingstone
Is a town based in Southwestern Zambia, not far from the Zambezi River and the Zimbabwean border. Known as the adventure capital, Livingstone offers a vast array of sights and experiences. The historic Victoria Falls bridge links both Zambia and Zimbabwe, by rail, car and by foot, you can view the magnificent falls and gaze down the gorge at the powerful Zambezi River.
For the adventure enthusiasts, you can take a flight over Victoria Falls in a microlight or helicopter, you will be guaranteed the best views. Horseback trails combined with camp outs are also on offer, fishing on the Zambezi for Tiger Fish and Bream is a must, for adrenaline junkies there is bungi jumping from Victoria Falls Bridge, intense white-water rafting, and river boarding in the gorge.
You can also enjoy a leisurely game of golf a sunset river cruise and beautiful walks through the rainforest situated next to the falls. There is an assortment of colourful ethnic markets and craft shops as well as museums for those of you who would like a quieter day exploring.
Kafue
Has and abundant wildlife species, rich with predators, Zambia is one of the best places in Africa to view Leopard, prides of lions and wild dogs. Cheetah’s, caracals, servals and jackal’s also call Kafue their home. With so much water, Hippo’s congregate in large numbers with Elephants and Buffalo spanning the riverbanks. Zambia’s parks host at least 14 different types of Antelope, these can be readily seen on game drives, along with Zebra, Giraffe and Warthogs. Zambia has superabundant birdlife, with over 400 different species.
Kafue National Park can be found in the centre of Western Zambia, Kafue National Park is the oldest National Park in Zambia and is the largest in Africa. It is only a two-hour drive from Livingstone and is easily accessed from both Lusaka and Livingston either by road or by air, its magnificence is difficult to express. Kafue National park is one of the last great expanses of a remote and unspoiled wilderness in Africa. This virtually untouched and unexplored diamond in the rough, is a must see on any safari enthusiast’s bucket list.
The South Luangwa National Park
Is said to be the birthplace of walking safaris, and without a doubt you will find some of Africa’s best on-foot experiences. Almost all the camps have extremely qualified walking guides, you can only benefit from the personal touch with their expert in-hand knowledge of the park. The South Luangwa National Park is situated in East Zambia’s Luangwa River Valley, the southernmost of the national parks. The woodland savannah has abundant birdlife with trails that lead from the park’s lodges and meander past baobab trees, herds of elephants and giraffes.
Zambia has a wide range of accommodation options to suite all budgets, from luxurious riverside lodges, 5-star hotels, stylish tented camps, remote and rustic bush camps, homely guesthouses, self-catering chalets, backpackers, options are limitless.
The best time to visit Zambia is the dry season, this runs from May through to October, this is when game viewing is at its best, the daytime time temperature is pleasantly mild whereas September and October can get very hot. December though to April is their rainy season, also known as the
“The Green Season” the bush is lush and green and awesome for photography.