The Robin Pope Liuwa Plains safari offers you a wonderful chance to explore this remote and pristine park in the west of Zambia – and is led by one of Zambia's top guides; in May, June and November 2011, Robin Pope himself will lead a small number of safaris to watch the fascinating wildebeest migration which occurs in Liuwa Plain National Park.

See below for the dates of the trips – these are fixed – but note that it's very easy to add on other areas to make a longer Zambian safari. Easily added onto the start or the end of this trip, these can combine Liuwa Plain with a stay either in Zambia, or travel further afield to Botswana, Zimbabwe or Malawi.

For a shorter time in Liuwa, spending four nights there instead of five, see the Liuwa Plains Safari A!
For a longer time in South Luangwa, spending four nights there instead of three, see the Liuwa Plains Safari B!

Day 1

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

Days 2-6 Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia

Landing in Lusaka in the morning, you'll connect onto a charter flight to Kalabo (about 90 minutes' flight). On arrival in Kalabo, you'll be met and driven in an open 4WD for the approximately three-hour drive to Matamanene Camp, deep in the heart of Liuwa Plain National Park. This will be your base for 5 nights of exploring on foot and by 4WD.

Matamanene Camp (full board & activities)

Your guide for this whole trip will be Robin Pope – one of Africa's leading safari guides – and has no fixed itinerary. It's really time to explore and discover more about this amazing park.

Days 7-9 South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Today you will either be (in Nov/Dec) driven back to Kalabo, or (in May/June) taken by boat across the wide Zambezi floodplain to Mongu. From there, your charter flight will take you to Lusaka to connect with a flight to South Luangwa. On arrival in South Luangwa, you'll be met and taken to Robin Pope Safaris' Nkwali Camp, which is approximately an hour's drive away. This will be your base for a further 3 nights.

Nkwali (full board & activities)

Day 10 Lusaka area, Zambia

After a morning's activity and a delicious brunch, you'll be transferred back to Mfuwe Airport for a 60-minute flight in the afternoon back to Lusaka. There you'll be met by a courtesy vehicle to take you back for a short over-night stop at the charming -

Pioneer Camp (half board)

Day 11

Getting up early in the morning, you will be driven the twenty minutes 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 and adventurous trip to Zambia.

This itinerary includes:
• Economy flights, as above, including UK airport departure taxes
• All transfers in Zambia
• All your laundry and meals on safari
• All game activities, including walks and drives in open 4x4 vehicles
• Park fees at all the safari camps
• Most drinks whilst on safari, including soft drinks, house wines, local beers & spirits
• Our information pack covering the places that you'll be visiting
• A free copy of Zambia: the Bradt Travel Guide

This itinerary excludes:
• Champagne, imported spirits, vintage wines and similarly imported alcoholic drinks
• Tips (which are optional)
• Zambian airport departure taxes for internal flights (typically $10 per person)
• Visa fees for Zambia (eg: $50 per person travelling on a British or American passport). These can usually be paid for on arrival at Lusaka Airport


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