CLASSIC KAFUE SAFARI A 7 day safari exploring the Southern and Central Kafue National Park with 3 night stays at both Nanzhila Plains and Kaingu Safari Lodge respectively. NAME / GROUP: 2-12 people TRAVEL DATES: 15 May - 15 November 2018
BRIEF SAFARI OVERVIEW This safari allows you to experience 2 of the most complimentary camps and regions of Kafue National Park in Zambia. Beginning in Livingstone and ending in Lusaka (or vice versa), the Classic Kafue package offers the wide open spaces and game drive/safari walk focus of Nanzhila Plains with the stunning river side location and river activities of Kaingu Safari Lodge. This gives you both land and water based activities and a myriad of different wildlife and birding species to discover - it really is the best of both worlds!
DAY 1-4: NANZHILA PLAINS SAFARI CAMP, SOUTHERN KAFUE. The Classic Kafue package begins in Livingstone with a 3 hour road transfer to Dundumwezi Gate where you will be met by the Nanzhila Plains safari team. Enjoy a game drive into camp and settle into the beautiful rooms with views over the dambo to enjoy a 3 night stay. Nanzhila is the closest true safari destination in Zambia to the Victoria Falls and enjoys nearly 3000sqkm to itself. An incredible variety of wildlife and birding species as well as a quite magnificent location overlooking the dambo make Nanzhila one of the most memorable safari camps in Zambia. Why we love Nanzhila Plains: Safari Accommodation Diverse wildlife encounters Owner run experience The Nanzhila Chalets or safari tents Game drives and safari walks around Your hosts at Nanzhila are the owners all have beautiful views over the Nanzhila are bound to reveal a wide - Steve and Cindy Smith - which dambo and the gauzed windows variety of wildlife and bird species means you are assured of faultless allow all the wonderful sounds of the including 4 out the Big 5! attention to detail and hours of stories African night to reach you clearly! around the fire about life in the bush!
DAY 4-7: KAINGU SAFARI LODGE, KAFUE RIVER After a hearty breakfast, we will head out over the plains and through the Ngoma Forest towards Lake Itezhi-tezhi (there is also the option of stopping to visit the Elephant Orphanage) before arriving at the ITT shoreline. Stopping at an appropriate shady spot, we will enjoy a picnic lunch watching the antics of the wildlife around the lake before meeting the team from Kaingu. Kaingu is magnificently situated in the riparian woodland on the banks of the Kafue River with stunning views. African finfoot, hippo and a wide variety of birdlife are on constant display and river based boat cruises and canoeing is a must on this portion of the Kafue River. Kaingu also conducts game drives in a stunning section of the Kafue National Park. Why we love Kaingu Safari Lodge: Luxury Tented Camp The river side accommodation at Kaingu is stunning with constant bird activity and the honking of hippos in the background. These well appointed safari tents are beautiful comfortable and perfectly positioned. Kafue River encounters The section of the Kafue River around Kaingu is stunning and the boat cruises and canoe trips are an absolute must on this trip to complement the game drive experience. Kafue River wildlife As Kaingu is river-based, it offers a number of bird and wildlife species that are not found in Nanzhila so the combination of the 2 camps really gives you the full Kafue Safari feel!
CLASSIC KAFUE SAFARI TRAVEL LOGISTICS DAY 1: Livingstone - Nanzhila Plains: The Classic Kafue package begins in Livingstone with a 3 hour road transfer to Dundumwezi Gate where you will be met by the Nanzhila Plains safari team. DAY 4: DAY 7: Nanzhila Plains- Kaingu Safari Lodge: After a hearty breakfast, we will head out over the plains and through the Ngoma Forest towards Lake Itezhi-tezhi (there is also the option of stopping to visit the Elephant Orphanage) before arriving at the ITT shoreline. Stopping at an appropriate shady spot, we will enjoy a picnic lunch watching the antics of the wildlife around the lake before meeting the team from Kaingu. Kaingu Safari Lodge - Lusaka: Following checkout on Day 7, you will have an hour drive through the park before finishing your package with a further 3.5 hour drive to Lusaka. THE CLASSIC KAFUE CAN ALSO BE DONE IN THE REVERSE ORDER.
Total length: 7 days / 6 nights TOTAL COST: USD 3025.00 per person sharing Includes: Nanzhila Plains 3 nights accommodation All meals and local drinks Game drives and bush walks Laundry Park fees and bed levies Excludes: Premium brand drinks and gratuities. Kaingu 3 nights accommodation All meals and local drinks Game drives and bush walks Boat cruises, canoeing and fishing Laundry Park fees and bed levies Premium brand drinks, angling fees and gratuities. Flights/ Road Transfers Livingstone CBD/Airport to Nanzhila Plains Nanzhila Plains to Lake Itezhi-tezhi Lake Itezhi-tezhi to Kaingu Kaingu to Lusaka. Items and services of a personal nature and VISA fees.