Zambia is known as the land of the legendary African walking safari. It is a country that offers remarkable natural beauty, home to one of the natural wonders of the world, the spectacular Victoria Falls as well as the mighty Zambezi River where visitors can enjoy thrilling white water rafting excursions. Zambia is known as a vibrant and friendly country with an abundance of wildlife and prolific birdlife. Livingstone and Lusaka are the two major towns, the rest of Zambia is rustic, untouched and unspoilt. This country truly is a diamond in the rough !
Apart from Victoria Falls, Zambia is home to 17 beautiful waterfalls and 19 national parks offering visitors some of the best safari experiences on the planet. Zambia has the largest water resources in the entire southern Africa with 5 enormous lakes and many rivers offering fantastic fishing and canoeing opportunities.
Zambia is the luscious origin of walking safaris, where guests take to the wild on foot, led by a guide, to experience the beauty of the bush. The South Luangwa National Park has many walking safari trails. The Luangwa River winds its way through 3 National Parks in the Luangwa River Valley. It sustains a huge population of wildlife, particularly the water-dependent herds of buffalo and elephant.
The Kafue National Park is the largest in Zambia and is where guests will visit the flooded grasslands, which is noted for both its incredible birdlife and its population of herbivores and predators. South Luangwa National Park is wild and remote; situated at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley offering an abundance of wildlife that is rarely seen in other game reserves and is one of the finest wildlife sanctuaries in the world. Kafue National Park is Zambia’s oldest and largest National Park and the second largest National Park in the world at 22 400 square kilometres offering fantastic wildlife and birdlife.
Lower Zambezi National Park is situated opposite the legendary and wildlife rich Mana Pools Reserve in Zimbabwe, hence the entire area offers a massive wildlife sanctuary.
The Kafue National Park is Zambia's biggest and the world's second largest. Situated in the centre western region of the country, it is known for its enormous herds of rare antelope and an abundance of predators, especially lion and leopard.
Liuwa Plain National Park offers the ideal conditions for guests looking for an active and traditional safari experience in Africa. The park is remote and untouched, a small park in the extreme west of Zambia.
The Lower Zambezi National Park is in a superb location in Zambia and occupies an area of almost 5000 sq km with 120kms of river frontage. The park is characterised by a variety of islands, lagoons and floodplains playing host to an enormous amount of wildlife.
The Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is a small but incredibly significant UNESCO World Heritage Site in Zambia, renowned for protecting the Zambian side of one of the world's greatest natural wonders.
The North Luangwa National Park is the result of thriving conservation efforts. It is known for walking safaris, but it is also extremely private and only guests booked into seasonal camps may access it.
The countryside in the Luangwa Valley is truly spectacular. The vegetation is thick and a lush riverine forest occurs, which is green all year round. The concentration of animals around the Luangwa River is among the most intense in Africa.
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