18 Day Source Of The Zambezi Guided Safari

Day	Start	Destination	Accommodation	Meals	Activity
1	Livingstone	Livingstone	Lodge	***	Sunset Cruise
2,3,4 & 5	Livingstone	Kafue National Park	Tented Camp	B.L.D	Game Drive
6	Kafue National Park	Kasempa	Tented Camp	B.L.D	Visit the source
7 & 8	Kasempa	Mwinilunga	Lodge	B.L.D	Game Drive
9	Source of the Zambezi	Mwinilunga	Lodge	B.L.D	Bush Camp
10	Mwinilunga Lukulu	Zambezi Plains	Tented Camp	B.L.D	Game Drives
11	Lukulu Mongu	Barotse Flood Plains	Tented Camp	B.L.D	Bush Camp
12,13,14 & 15	Barotse Flood Plains	Ngonya Falls Sioma	Tented Camp	B.L.D	Fishing/Visit the falls
16	Sioma Falls	Bush Camp	Tented Camp	B.L.D	Bush Camp
17 & 18	Bush Camp	Livingstone	Lodge	B	Livingstone

D – Dinner; L – Lunch; B – Breakfast (*Own Meals)

Day 1: Livingstone, Zambia

At the start of your Zambia adventure tour you will depart for the city of Livingstone in Zambia. Here you will spend the night at a lodge accommodation with breakfast, lunch and dinner on your own expense. You will also partake in an exciting and memorable sunset cruise.

Days 2 - 5: Kafue National Park, Zambia

Today you travel to the largest wildlife sanctuary in Africa, the Kafue National Park in Zambia for an authentic tented camp experience. This Park is home to an impressive diversity of wildlife, including Red Lechwe, Sable and Roan antelope, Oribi and Duiker, Waterbuck, Tsessebe, Hartebeest, Zebra and Buffalo. Large prides of Lion, Leopard and Cheetah are also found in this area, as well as over 400 species of bird. You spend your days on extensive and thrilling game drives, learning more about the wildlife of the area. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included.

 

Day 6: Zambian Copper Belt, Zambia

Today your Zambia adventure tour journeys to the Zambian copper belt where you stay in a tented camp for the night. The Zambian Copperbelt is a copper mining area of Zambia, situated around the towns of Ndola, Kitwe and Mufulira. This is your chance to visit the source of the Zambezi River. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included.

Days 7 & 8: Source of the Zambezi, Zambia

Travel to the source of the Zambezi River today and enjoy bush camps and game drives. You enjoy accommodation in a tented camp with breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Day 9: West Lunga National Park, Zambia

Today your Zambia adventure tour continues to the West Lunga National Park in Zambia. The West Lunga National Park is situated between the West Lunga and Kabompo Rivers in Zambia. Wildlife guests are likely to encounter here include Elephant, Buffalo, Warthog, Sitatunga, Hippo, Blue, common and Yellow Duiker, Waterbuck, Puku and 22 carnivores. Here you will enjoy a bush camp experience and spend the night in a tented camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included.

Days 10 - 12: Liuwa Plains, Zambia

Travel to Liuwa Plains where you partake in game drives, discovering the wildlife, flora and fauna of the area. Liuwa Plains is a remote park situated in diverse wildlerness in the far west of Zambia. Wildlife found in this area include Red Lechwe, Oribi, Duiker, Tsessebe, Roan, Steinbuck, Wildcat, Lion, Wild Dog and Hyena. Birds include Crowned and Wattled Cranes, Fish Eagle, Marshall Eagle, Woodland Kingfisher and Pink-throated Longclaw. You spend your nights in a tented camp with breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

 

Day 13: Barotse Flood Plains, Zambia

Today your Zambia adventure tour takes you to the Barotse Flood Plains where you stay in a tented bush camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included.

Days 14 & 15: Sioma Falls, Zambia

Travel to the beautiful Sioma Falls where you spend the next 2 days fishing and visiting the Falls. Sioma Falls is also known as Ngonye Falls and is situated just outside the village of Sioma in Zambia. This horseshoe shaped falls boasts an impressive volume of water, tumbing down 20 metres. Directly below the falls are a series of rapids, ideal for white water rafting. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included.

Day 16: Bush Camp, Zambia

Today you spend the night in a bush camp in Zambia with breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Days 17 & 18: Livingstone, Zambia

You journey back to Livingstone where you will be accommodated in a lodge for the evening. Visit the Falls before preparing for your departure the following day. Breakfast is included.

 

Trip information:

Near the town of Mwinilunga in north western Zambia is the famous Kaleni Hills. It is 48 kilometres away from these hills that the mighty Zambezi derives its water. This source starts with tiny bubbles between roots of a small tree. The older tree falls down and is replaced by a younger one. The water from the spring does not flow away, but sinks into an underground river which outcrops 10 metres away.

The second spring also sinks down, appearing 30 metres down the slope. There the river flows on the surface and becomes wider and larger as it covers more distance. The river is large and powerful 48 kilometres down stream and cuts into rocks to form the tempestuous Zambezi Rapids near the border with Angola. It then enters Angola for about 300 kilometres.

The Zambezi Floodplain, Barotseland, Zambia:

After leaving the Angolan border, the river re-enters Zambia near the town of Chavuma, forming the Chavuma Falls. This marks the end of its upper course. From the upper course, the Zambezi Falls is only about 180 metres from a distance of over 800 kilometres (500 miles).

Then the Zambezi River enters and meanders in the Barotse Floodplain for about 190 kilometres. The Barotse Floodplain is the site of the world famous Ku-omboka traditional ceremony. Ku-omboka, meaning 'leaving the flooded plain for higher ground', and occurs during the rainy season in February/March.

After leaving the floodplain, the Zambezi pours its large volume of water over the Ngonya Falls. For the next 100 kilometres (60 miles), below its confluence with the Kwando River, the Zambezi is a large, smooth flowing channel.

Included:

# All camping equipment
# Entrance fees
# Camping fees and accommodation
# Safari vehicle, back up vehicle and guides and staff
# Preparations of indicated meals
# Airport transfers

Not Included:

# Visas
# Beverages
# Own sleeping bags

Activities included:

# Hike to the source
# Game drives
# Fishing trails
# Visit to the Victoria Falls
# Sunset cruise
# Visit to Sioma Falls

Optional activities:

# Scenic flight over the Victoria Falls
# White water rafting
# Elephant back safari
# Micro light flight

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