Luangwa North and South Adventure

This 10 night safari in the Luangwa Valley takes you through from the bottom to the top, staying in both South and North Luangwa parks and stopping in Luambe National Park on the way too. The Luangwa region is beautiful and the scenery varies a lot throughout the valley. The holiday uses Kafunta River Lodge and their seasonal camp Island Bush Camp combined with a remote location in North Luangwa. The safari is conducted in open 4x4 game viewing vehicles with shad roofs.

The adventure starts at Kafunta River Lodge where you can recover from your long journey out to Luangwa, enjoy the abundant local wildlife, the pool and hot tub. Day and night drives and walks can be taken here. Then on to Island Bush Camp which is very rustic but still very comfortable with en-suite facilities using bucket showers where water is heated for you from the camp fire. The 'island' moves with the seasons, the sand banks shifting in shape and size, this last season the camp had to be moved completely after the amzing floods early in the year! Then you head north, stopping overnight in the little visited Luambe National Park in between North and South Luangwa.

The journey continues by a scenic flight in a small plane up to the remote North park. The camp used here varies depending on availability but for 2008, we anticipate this being at Mwaleshi Camp, a rustic and well run location on a river. Game veiwing in the North park is primarily on foot.

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Trip information

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Included

All accommodation and meals, flights from Lusaka to Mfuwe return, flights Luambe to North park and back to South park; park fees; game viewing; airport transfers, meet & greet in Lusaka.

Not included

Drinks, international flights, visas, laundry.

Best time

June - October

Getting there

Direct flights London - Lusaka 3 times a week, flying time 10 hours.

Weather and highlights

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Min Temp

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Experience the complete Luangwa Valley from one end to the other.
Fantastic wildlife in Luangwa, including many leopards and amazing numbers of hippos and crocodiles in the rivers.
Rustic, comfortable accommodation
Affordable combination of locations

Itinerary

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Duration: 10 nights/ 11 days

Day 1 Arriving in Lusaka you will be met and assisted to your domestic flight up to Mfuwe. Transfer to Kafunta River Lodge for 2 nights. Game drives and walks.

Day 2 Game viewing from Kafunta.

Day 3 Transfer by road (about 2 hours) past interesting villages and the game management area of the park, to the Island Bush Camp for 2 nights.

Day 4 Game viewing in the far south of the park from Island Bush Camp - you can boat across to the interior of the park from here as well.

Day 5 Long drive day up to Luambe National Park where you stop overnight at Wilderness Camp in Luambe. The rustic safari tents on wooden platforms look over a huge pod of hippos in the river.

Day 6 Short game drive in Luambe before flying out of Waka Waka airstrip to the North park. Game viewing walks from Mwaleshi Camp

Day 7 Two full days to enjoy the remote wildlife of the North park, mainly on foot with a support vehicle.

Day 8 North Luangwa

Day 9 Flight back to South Luangwa (45 mins) beautiful views over the valley and relax back at Kafunta River Lodge.

Day 10 Game viewing in the main Mfuwe area from Kafunta River Lodge.

Day 11 Transfer to the airport for flight back to Lusaka. Arrive at Lusaka for onward arrangements.

NOTE If you fly on British Airways we will need to add an overnight stop in Lusaka at the end as it will be a daylight flight home.

Pricing guidelines for Zambia

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We hope the following will give you a rough idea of costs. These are quoted per person based on twin share for two people, without international flights but including internal flights. We’ve used good standard accommodation throughout. There are nearly always ways to spend more money than we’ve suggested (!), but these prices show a good and realistic range for each type of trip.

International flights will add from about £600 to £800 depending on the season and route (unless airlines have special offers). Zambia combines well with Malawi and Botswana.

For each accommodation on this website you will find an indication of the price. The bands are based on the price per person per night at peak season and are represented by the following values for this country:
	£50 to £150
	£150 to £300
	£300 to £500
	£500 to £800
	Over £800

For a specific personal quote based on any tailor made itinerary you have in mind, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help you.

Example tripPrice per person
1 week mid-high season safari staying in one park in good lodge or tented campBetween £3000 and £5000
2 week safari in various parks in quality lodges and tented camps.Between £4000 and £6000
1 week ‘green season’ safariFrom about £2500 +
2 weeks Zambia and Lake MalawiBetween £4000 and £5000

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