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Zambia in a Week

Zambia Safaris with World Discovery

10 days from £3080

excluding international flights

DAY 1 - Depart UK.

Recommended flight from London: British Airways from London Heathrow to Lusaka (see below). If you are travelling from a country other than the UK we would be happy to give you guidance on your flight options.

DAY 2 - Arrival in Lusaka. Fly to South Luangwa National Park.

You will be met at Lusaka Airport by a representative of World Discovery and escorted onto your 1 hour flight to Mfuwe, gateway to South Luangwa National Park, considered to be Zambia’s best gameviewing area. You will be met by your safari guide at Mfuwe Airport and driven to Kapani Lodge in time to settle in before lunch. The lodge is a very comfortable way of starting your Luangwa safari experience. Although walks are possible from Kapani we recommend game viewing from vehicles since you will spend more of your time on foot whilst staying at the bush camps.
Meals included: Lunch, dinner.

DAY 3 - Your Walking Safari begins.

After an early morning game drive and lunch you will be transferred to the first of your remote bush camps and met by your guide and host. He will explain the plan for the days ahead and introduce you to your armed escort scout who will accompany each walk. This afternoon you will venture out on foot for your first experience of a safari in the most traditional manner.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 4 - On safari in South Luangwa.

This morning you will rise early to discuss with your guide some of the bush sounds that may have kept you awake through the night. If lions were heard calling on the early morning breeze this will influence your guide’s choice of route; otherwise you will set out with hopes of picking up the fresh tracks of a pride or perhaps a leopard that was patrolling his territory. The morning walk is usually a slow and leisurely wander through the bush.  Tea and cool drinks are carried by staff and enjoyed in the shade of a tree (pictured) or next to the river.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner each day.

DAY 5 - On safari in South Luangwa.

Today’s morning walking safari will also act as a transfer to your next bush camp.  You will set out early and the walk will finish at your next camp, bags will be in your room and brunch laid out ready for your arrival. Here, as with all Norman Carr camps, you will have a choice of gameviewing by vehicle or on foot.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner each day.

DAY 6 - On safari in South Luangwa.

Again the choice of a drive, a walk or a combination of both will be offered by your guide. He will discuss with you the areas and species that you still wish to explore and discover before leaving the Luangwa. Night drives are a popular feature of the Luangwa; the park has a very dense concentration of leopard and of course there are a host of other nocturnal animals that will only be seen after the hours of darkness.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 7 - Livingstone.  Victoria Falls.

The drive to Mfuwe airport heads off through the park giving you a last opportunity to gaze in awe at a herd of elephants as they cross the Luangwa River in the early morning sun, or to sit with a group of the endemic Thornicroft's giraffe. Your flight from Mfuwe will deliver you to Livingstone, the home of the Victoria Falls. The drive from Livingstone Airport will take you upstream to a stunning bend in the Zambezi river and to Tongabezi Camp, offering wonderful views from each of the rooms.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner each day.

DAY 8 - Victoria Falls.

Tongabezi is surely one of the most romantic destinations in Africa, but do not be tempted to stay in camp all day because a host of activities await. Livingstone has become known as the adrenalin capital of Southern Africa with whitewater rafting, bungee jumping, and gorge swings numbering just a few of your options. Alternatively take lunch on Livingstone Island and swim in a natural rock-pool that quite literally finds you hanging over the edge of the Falls themselves.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch, dinner.

DAY 9 - Depart for UK.

In the late morning you will say farewell to the Zambezi river and depart for your flight home.
Meals included: Full breakfast.

DAY 10 - Arrive U.K.

Arrive London Heathrow in the morning.

International Flights

We recommend the services of British Airways' direct service to Lusaka, returning from Livingstone via Johannesburg (the flight from Livingstone to Johannesburg is on Comair). Current timings (subject to possible change) are as follows:
Heathrow/Lusaka. Depart at 19.10; arrive Lusaka at 06.20 (next morning)
Livingstone/Johannesburg.  Depart at 13.30; arrive Johannesburg at 15.15
Johannesburg/Heathrow. Depart at 20.15; arrive Heathrow at 06.20 (next day)

Zambia Safaris: Zambia in a Week (Tour Reference: WDZM002)
2012 Departures
Price per person based on a minimum of two persons travelling together:

Single Room Supplement on request.

The price includes:

• Flights within Zambia: Lusaka - Mfuwe - Livingstone, including airport taxes.
• Lodge and tented accommodation as listed above in twin-bedded or double rooms with ensuite facilites.
• 7 full breakfasts, 7 lunches and 7 dinners as shown in the itinerary.
• Soft drinks, house wine, local beer, teas and coffees (premium wines and champagne are charged to the guests' account).
• Transportation throughout: this will be shared as appropriate with other guests at the camps.
• All sightseeing and gameviewing as shown, including guiding and National Park entrance fees.  On the walking safaris there is a maximum of 6 guests, accompanied by both a guide and an armed escort scout.

Not included in the price:

• International flights (see our recommendation above). We are happy to discuss the flights with you and give you further guidance.
• International airport taxes.
• Tipping. We will be pleased to give guidance in this often sensitive matter

A deposit of £500 per person is required at the time of booking. The balance of the price for your Zambia safari must be paid at least 8 weeks before your departure date.