This excellent safari spends 8 nights on safari in Zambia, split between two of its best safari parks – South Luangwa and the Lower Zambezi National Park – where you concentrate on walking, driving and boating safaris; and finishes with 2 nights at Livingstone, to enjoy the magnificent spectacle of Victoria Falls. All of these places would benefit from a little more safari time from you, but this trip is gives a very good overview at a relaxed pace.

This safari is really designed for Zambia's dry season, from around mid-April to mid-November. Outside of this time, Chiawa Camp closes, and this safari is not possible.

Day 1

Starting from London Heathrow, your scheduled British Airways overnight flight will take you directly to Lusaka.

Days 2-6 South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Arriving in Lusaka in the morning, you'll transfer to a flight to Mfuwe (about 70 minutes) located near the South Luangwa National Park. There you'll be met and driven by open 4WD for about an hour, to arrive at camp in time for a superb lunch. Here you'll stay for 5 nights at the delightful –

Nkwali (full board & activities)

Days 7-9 Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

After a relaxing stay, you'll be driven back to Mfuwe airport to fly to the Lower Zambezi National Park (via Lusaka). On arrival at Royal airstrip, you will be met and taken to your camp on the banks of the Zambezi River where you will be staying for the next 3 nights –

Chiawa Camp (full board & activities)

Days 10-11 Livingstone & Victoria Falls, Zambia

After a short drive to Jeki airstrip, and a quick (20 minute) flight to Lusaka, you connect on to a flight to Livingstone which takes about an hour. A driver will be waiting to drive you to a lovely spot beside the Zambezi River, where you'll stay for 2 nights at the luxurious –

Tongabezi (full board & activities)

Day 12

At about midday, you will be transferred to Livingstone airport for your flight to Jo'burg, to connect to the overnight British Airways flight back directly to London Heathrow.

Day 13

You'll arrive back into London Heathrow in the early morning – after an unforgettable safari in Zambia.

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
10-Apr-2007	31-May-2007	£3,716
1-Jun-2007	30-Jun-2007	£3,895
1-Jul-2007	18-Aug-2007	£4,085
19-Aug-2007	31-Oct-2007	£4,085
1-Nov-2007	15-Nov-2007	£3,759
Notes: • The prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements. • It is easy to change the duration of this trip by a few days, either staying longer at the camps, or shortening it by one or two days. Just discuss what you want with us. • Note that Chiawa is closed between 16 November and 14 April.

This itinerary includes:
• Economy flights, as above, plus UK airport departure taxes
• All transfers in Africa
• All your meals and laundry at the safari camps
• Most drinks whilst on safari (including all soft drinks, house wines and local beers & spirits)
• All game activities – walks and drives (all in open 4WD vehicles) at Nkwali and Chiawa
• Park fees for South Luangwa and the Lower Zambezi
• A comprehensive pack of maps and information covering the places that you'll be visiting, including the a copy of Zambia: the Bradt Travel Guide by Expert Africa's Chris McIntyre
• At Livingstone, most of the activities which are run by Tongabezi's own team of guides, including:
– Visit to the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls
– Guided canoeing excursions
– Game drive in the Mosi-oa-Tunya Game Park (park fees are extra- charge at $10 per person subject to change)
– Guided visits to places of local interest
– Cultural visits to the museum (museum entrance is $5.00 per person –subject to change)
– Sunrise and sunset boat trips on the Zambezi River
– Lunch on Chundu Island with guided walks
– Fishing (equipment provided)
– Walks in the gorge below the Victoria Falls (park fees are extra)
– A visit to a local African village

This itinerary excludes:
• Champagne, specially imported spirits, fine vintage wines and similarly exotic alcoholic drinks (for which all safari camps & hotels will charge extra)
• Tips and gratuities (which are optional)
• Activities in the Livingstone area that are not run by the Tongabezi. For example - white-water rafting, bungee-jumping and flights of angels over the Victoria Falls.


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