This great-value Zambia safari starts on the north side of Zambia's largest reserve, Kafue National Park, where it spends 7 nights exploring the Busanga Plains and the woodlands around Lufupa, which are so famous for their leopards. It then moves to Zambia's South Luangwa National Park staying at top-class camps run by Remote Africa Safaris – including 4 nights in a remote walking-only area of the park – before returning to a comfortable hotel in Lusaka to relax before the British Airways return flight to London Heathrow.

Day 1

Starting from London Heathrow on a Friday evening, your scheduled British Airways overnight flight takes you directly to Lusaka.

Days 2-4 Kafue National Park, Zambia

Landing in Lusaka early on Saturday morning, you will be met at the airport, and then flown by light aircraft for about 90 minutes to Lufupa Airstrip, in northern Kafue. It's then a gentle safari drive until you reach your first camp…

Lufupa Tented Camp (full board & activities)

Here you will spend 3 nights exploring the area in open 4x4 safari vehicles and perhaps on foot, with breaks to simply relax on a deckchair by the side of the river, and watch the wildlife go by.

Days 5-7 Kafue National Park, Zambia

Today your first 4x4 safari will take you north, onto the spectacular open Busanga Plains. These amazing grasslands cover about 750km². They are submerged for almost half the year, but when dry these nutritious grasses attract herds of lechwe and puku, and an abundance of predators. Stay for 3 nights on the Busanga Plains at …

Musanza Bushcamp (full board & activities)

Your activities here will major on 4x4 safaris on the open plains, including exciting night drives. It's great country for predators; Busanga's tree-climbing lions are often seen hunting, wild dogs are around, and it's Zambia's best area for cheetah!

Day 8 Kafue National Park, Zambia

After a morning drive on the plains, you'll safari north for a few hours, heading through the termitaria zone and into the tree-line of the miombo woodlands. Here you'll stop for one night at -

Lunga River Lodge (full board & activities)

A final night at Lunga River Lodge, to include an afternoon perhaps spent on the river, or possibly a night drive to try and see nocturnal animals in the area.

Days 9-10 South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

This morning you will be transferred by light aircraft back to Lusaka, from where you will connect to a 60-minute flight to Mfuwe Airport, which stands near South Luangwa. There you meet your guide and open 4WD vehicle who will drive you to the remote north side of this park, for your first 2 nights at the superb little camp of –

Tafika (full board & activities)

Days 11-12 South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

After exploring the area around Tafika with open 4WD safaris and walking safaris, you cross the Luangwa River (a short canoe ride or shallow paddle in bare feet!) into the walking-only area; there are no vehicles or roads here. Your luggage will be carried for you, and you walk for 2-3 hours or so to reach your home for the next 2 nights –

Chikoko Tree Camp (full board & activities)

Days 13-14 South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Staying in the wilderness area which is dedicated to walking safaris, you walk over to Chikoko's sister-camp, Crocodile Camp, which stands on the banks of an old dry riverbed. All your activities are walking safaris, escorted by an armed scout and an expert safari guide, and your are based for 2 nights

Crocodile Bushcamp (full board & activities)

Day 15 Lusaka area, Zambia

After transferring on foot back to Tafika Camp, you'll drive south shadowing the Luangwa River for about two hours to Mfuwe Airport, for a 60-minute flight back to Lusaka. There you'll be met by a representative of the Taj Pamodzi hotel, who will drive you through Lusaka to -

Taj Pamodzi Hotel (bed & breakfast)

Day 16

Getting up very early in the morning, you will be driven to Lusaka Airport as the city wakes up, arriving in time to connect with your direct flight back to London Heathrow with British Airways. You arrive back into Heathrow in the late afternoon – refreshed after a superb trip to Zambia.

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
1-Jun-2008	30-Jun-2008	£3,480
1-Jul-2008	31-Oct-2008	£3,494
1-Nov-2008	30-Nov-2008	£3,627
Notes: Notes: • The first seven nights of the trip (Expert Africa's LINK Puku safari) is based on a fixed itinerary lasting a week • The prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements.

This itinerary includes:
This itinerary includes:
• Economy flights, as above, plus UK airport departure taxes.
• All transfers in Africa
• A comprehensive information pack covering the places that you'll be visiting.
• A complimentary copy of Zambia: the Bradt Travel Guide, written by Expert Africa's team members.

This itinerary excludes:
This itinerary excludes:
• Zambian airport departure taxes (normally US$25 per person for international departures, and sometimes up to US$8 per person per internal flight).
• Tips and gratuities (which are optional)
• Zambian visa fees (at present these are £75 / $140 per person for a single entry and £240 / $442 per person for a multiple entry)


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