Perekani Trail: In full
This innovative trip completes a 10-night walking trail in Zambia's South Luangwa, using two small, high-quality owner-run operations; you'll walk between most of these camps and follow part of the route that David Livingstone took when he journeyed through the area. It's a great walking safari proceeding camp-to-camp through an area with first-class wildlife, seen with the help of some of the Luangwa Valley's top safari guides.
Day 1
Starting from London Heathrow, your scheduled British Airways overnight flight will take you directly to Lusaka.Days 2-3
2 nights at Tafika (full board & activities) | South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Landing in Lusaka in the morning, you'll connect to a flight to Mfuwe (about 60 minutes) beside South Luangwa. There you'll be met and driven about two hours to the top small camp of Tafika for 2 nights. You should arrive in time for an excellent lunch at Tafika.Days 4-5
2 nights at Chikoko Tree Camp (full board & activities) | South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
After walks and drives from Tafika, you'll cross the Luangwa River into the walking-only area run by Remote Africa Safaris where there are no roads or vehicles here. Your luggage will be carried for you, and you'll then walk for 3 hours or so to reach at Chikoko Trails Camp. Here you'll stay of 2 nights to enjoy top walking safaris in this the area with an expert guide.Days 6-7
2 nights at Crocodile Bushcamp (full board & activities) | South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
This morning you'll walk with your guide to Chikoko's sister-camp (as always, your luggage is carried separately), which will be your home for 2 nights. Your days here are for concentrated, undisturbed big game walking safaris, in the company of an expert guide; your base is Crocodile Camp.Days 8-9
2 nights at Mwamba Bushcamp (full board & activities) | South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Today you'll walk to another, totally different, small bushcamp – that's run by another of the Luangwa's top, small safari operators: Shenton Safaris. Here you'll base yourself for another 2 nights, to enjoy a choice of walking safaris and 4x4 drives from Mwamba Bushcamp.Days 10-11
2 nights at Kaingo Camp (full board & activities) | South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
You could drive to Mwamba's parent-camp, Kaingo, but instead you'll probably walk and complete your journey on foot. It stands in one of the Luangwa's best areas for the rare, endemic antelope Cookson's Wildebeest, and you'll be based here for 2 nights to explore on walks and 4x4 drives with expert guides. Kaingo also has several game hides – one in a tree, one on a boat, one in the river bank; these are especially good for photographers, and patient watchers can to get really close views of the game.Day 12
1 night at Pioneer Camp (half board) | Lusaka area, Zambia
You'll normally have time for a final walk or game drive before being driven across the park for a couple of hours back to Mfuwe Airport, to catch a short flight back to Lusaka. At Lusaka, you'll be collected and transferred for 1 night to Pioneer Camp.Day 13
Rising early, you'll be transferred early in the morning to the airport to connect to your direct flight back to London Heathrow with British Airways. You'll arrive back into Heathrow in the late afternoon – after a superb trip to Zambia.See Prices & details for the precise dates/prices for this trip - and all the fine print.
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