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Surrounded by 8 countries, Zambia is one of Africa's best kept
secrets offering a wild terrain which remains largely unspoilt since
the days of David Livingstone. The lucky visitor will discover open
plains, woodlands, wetlands and forests housing an incredible
diversity of wildlife, a mighty river that thunders along the
southern boundaries and others that meander quietly through the
middle. Zambia offers a safari experience of the traditional kind.
Luxury and simplicity in little explored expanses with the highest
professional standards in guiding in a country that is home to the
walking safari.
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Highlights
 The
Luangwa Valley and its enormous
variety of wildlife dependent entirely on the snake-like Luangwa River
that winds down the middle and all the oxbow lagoons dotted around it.
Some species are endemic to the area.
Lower Zambezi National Park,
beautiful and remote, offering a scenic backdrop and outstanding
gameviewing.
Bangweulu Swamps,
little visited, with vast wetlands and rare fauna such as the shoebill
stork and the black lechwe.
 Kafue
National Park - the open and
wildlife-rich Busanga Plains.
Shiwa N'Gandu,
the "Africa House", built after World War One by Sir Stewart
Gore-Brown and all the associated colonial-era history.
Victoria Falls,
in all their majesty, whose spray can be seen for miles.
Weather
June-October: the traditional dry season where walking safaris
into remote areas can be taken. The coolest months are June and
July with the hottest being September and October.
November-May: rainy season. Storms build up in November
offering spectacular thunder and lightening shows followed by almost
daily showers from December until April. Generally hot and
humid with cool spells after rain.
Activites
Walking safaris
in the South and North Luangwa National Parks, Bangwuelu & Kasanka.
Game drives
by day and night.
Canoeing,
boating and fishing on the Lower
Zambezi.
Activities at Victoria Falls
such as white water rafting, bungi jumping, flying by micro-light,
helicopter or light aircraft over the Falls, elephant rides or a three
course lunch on Livingstone Island at the centre of the Falls.
Visiting traditional Zambian villages
in the South Luangwa and Livingstone.
Bird watching
year round but at its best during the rains when the migratory species
arrive.
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