Experience Zambia, one of the most beautiful and unspoiled parts of Africa. It has an incredible natural heritage - great waterfalls, rivers, lakes and a wealth of wildlife roaming its vast sanctuaries. It is a huge country as large as France, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary combined.
Lusaka is the capital city and gateway to this interesting and friendly country.
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The Lower Zambezi lies along the north bank of Zambezi River, 100 km downstream from the Victoria Falls. It covers 1092 square kilometres and has abundant wildlife including elephant, hippo, buffalo, zebra, lion and leopard together with a fantastic variety of birds.
Game walks and drives will often reveal big cats and sometimes, the cheetah. Canoe safaris and fishing on the Zambezi offer a wonderful opportunity to see an interesting variety of birdlife and a chance to catch a tiger fish.
The Victoria Falls is considered to be one of the great natural wonders of the world. There are a few falls elsewhere which are higher, but none equal the grandeur of the waters of the Zambezi River as they rush over the thousand metre wide expanse into the chasm below; for a breathtaking panoramic view of it all take a walk along the famous Knife Edge footbridge.
The Victoria falls is located in the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park. The Park was created not just to protect wildlife in the area but also to preserve the Falls. It is Zambia's smallest national park and understandably the most visited.
Apart from the Victoria Falls which is a "must" for every visitor to see, Zambia has two of the largest areas in Africa set aside for the preservation of wildlife - the Luangwa and the Kafue National Parks. Both reserves offer the unique opportunity to view game at very close quarters.
The remote tract of land which makes up Luangwa offers unrivaled adventure for those seeking a wildlife experience off the beaten track. Luangwa is particularly noted for its huge herd of buffalo.
Other common mammals include elephant, leopard, wildcat, hyena, Cookson's wildebeest, bushbuck, kudzu, impala, zebra, baboon and the vervet monkey.
South Luangwa offers an outstanding variety of game. elephants are everywhere, river lagoons are full of hippos and the black rhino, though secretive, is readily seen as are numerous, varieties of antelope. The best time to find lions here is in the late morning as they sun themselves in family groups around a kill.
The lovely Kafue National Park has a differing terrain from the Luangwa Valley. The Big Five of African game are common and there are numerous lion, leopard and cheetah. The pride of the Kafue National Park is its lechwe. These small antelope were almost extinct because of poaching, now they are found mostly on the Busanga Plains. The birdlife here is spectacular and the flood plains and river banks teem with wild fowl and other water birds.
Lochinvar National Park is a bird watcher's paradise with more than 400 recorded species of birds. There are also nerds of antelope, including the Kafue lechwe, numbering about 30000. There are also wildebeest and zebra here.
The beach resorts at Kasaba, Nkamba and Ndole Bays are located on land-locked Zambia's inland sea, Lake Tanganyika. In addition to the usual beach resort facilities, visitors can view game here, too. Fine world-class game fishing is a major feature here. This inland sea, one of the seven largest lakes in the world, contains the Goliath Tiger fish, Nile perch and the giant catfish.
Lake Tanganyika is one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the world but its waters are tranquil and bilharzia free.
Lake Kariba, located in the south of the country, is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world and is well-known for tiger fishing.
Situated close to major embassies and government offices this 5-star hotel has 400 spacious guest rooms all with private facilities. Rooms have colour TV including all major international news channels, valet and 24-hour room service. For formal dining enjoy a meal at the roof-top Makumbi restaurant. Light snacks and drinks can be enjoyed at the poolside and the Luangwa Bar is the ideal spot for a drink before trying your luck in the casino. To keep you in shape the hotel has a pool, health club with sauna, tennis courts and jogging trail.
The Musi-O-Tunya is just a two minute walk from the Victoria Falls and just three hundred meters from Knife Edge Bridge. Each of the hotel's 100 guest rooms is air-conditioned and attractively decorated with handicrafts and carpets with inspired by local folk art. All bedrooms have bathroom, telephone, colour TV and radio. The hotel offers international cuisine, a swimming pool, boutique and well appointed conference centre.
Located on the banks of the mighty Zambezi, the Lodge is just 25 km from Victoria Falls. It has five tented cottages and three luxury houses. The rooms are just a few feet away from the water and have spectacular views across the water. Every room is unique in design and each has its own shower and flushing loo. Also provided are room service and same day laundry. The three houses have sunken baths and four-poster double beds.
Tongabexi also has a swimming pool landscaped into a rock face, two grass tennis courts and a croquet lawn.
Nsefu is the oldest tourist camp in Zambia and still retains its old fashioned charm. The camp has one of the most breathtaking views in the whole of the National Park and boasts an attractive lagoon adjacent to the camp that attracts wildlife of all descriptions.
Comfortable accommodation is provided in 6 twin-bedded thatched rondavels each with en suite shower and toilet. Lighting and refrigeration is powered by a generator. With a capacity of only 12 guests. Nsefu Camp offers personal attention at all times.
By far the best way to appreciate the Luangwa in all its beauty is on foot. The 3-day "Walk on the Wild Side" safaris start and end at Chibembe. Each year three bush camps are set up where a cook, waiter and bedroom attendant are in permanent residence. Two of these camps are visited on the 3-day safari. The group of walkers is limited to seven and is accompanied by an armed National Park escort.
Supplement for passengers needing additional flights from either Cape Town or Durban the additional cost will be : Cape Town: On request; Durban: R440
At the time of going to press, no flights were operating into Mfuwe, Luangwe Valley. The season for this area starts in June by which time rates will be available on a request basis. Rates for Lusaka hotels for both business men and for overnight stays are also available on request.
The rates quoted above are based on the exchange rate and airfare
valid at the time of going to press; they are therefore subject
to any fluctuations or increases that may occur.
Situated 8 km inside the Lower Zambezi, CHIAWA CAMP rests in the shade of a grove of mahogany trees. The secure tents are screened and comfortable, while solar lighting, hot and cold showers and flushing toilets help to make your stay a perfect one. Excellent meals are enjoyed in the thatched dining area over-looking the river. Meals are prepared by talented cooks from the well stocked bar. Enjoy unique game viewing by motorboat and game drivers in specially equipped 4x4 vehicles.
Located on the banks of the Luangwa River under a grove of shady mahogany trees. There are six custom-made tents, each with an attached bathroom with a flush loo and shower. The thatched dining room and bar stand on a wide bend of the Luangwa River. Meals are of a high standard and are served overlooking this wonderful view. Game is always in the vicinity of the camp and there are daily walks in the bush, morning and night drives and all day drives with bush picnics.
Located on a quiet lagoon, each chalet has en suite facilities, over-head fan, bar fridge and free laundry service. Game drives take place twice a day in open vehicles. Night drives are also featured to observe nocturnal game like leopard. Walking safaris are also offered from Kapani.
This delightful camp accommodates 8 guests in spacious rooms
built from grass with en suite shower, wash-basin, flush toilet
and a verandah. There is a main thatched area where one finds
the bar and library as well as the dining area where superb cuisine
is served. At Nsolo, one is able to enjoy a little luxury in
the wilderness. The emphasis's on walking trails, game drives
and viewing.
Three hundred years ago, the formidable Bemba people came down from the Congo to occupy what is now the Northern Province of Zambia. One of these Bemba clans was known as the "People of the Royal Crocodile", or Beni Ngandu. This particular clan was breaking new ground on the northern plateau when they came across a dead crocodile, for them an excellent omen, and they decided to settle by the lake, which became know as Shiwa Ngandu, the Lake of Royal Crocodiles. It certainly was a good omen, the Bena Ngandu flourished and to this day is a dominant force in the Bemba chieftainship.
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