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On arrival at Lusaka International Airport, you will be met by our representative, who will assist you with your luggage and check-in for your flight to Mfuwe.
Our expert guide will be waiting for you at the Mfuwe airport where he will drive you to Nkwali Camp. The drive to Nkwali Camp is 1 hour through colourful local scenes of villages, agriculture as well as bush. Nkwali Camp has a wide view of the Luangwa River. On a private land, and overlooking the South Luangwa National Park, Nkwali is ideally situated for the start of your safari. Depending on your arrival time in the day you will enjoy a lunch looking out over the lagoon to the back of Nkwali or if in the afternoon for tea and the afternoon and night game drive.
South Luangwa National Park has a large population of Thornicroft's giraffe, elephants and buffaloes. The Luangwa River, which runs through the Park, supports abundant crocodiles and hippopotamuses. Zebras and wildebeest are also found in the Park.
This is a full day to explore the Luangwa, onboard a vehicle or on foot.
Transfer by plane to Kasanka National Park mid morning, in time for lunch, and then enjoy birding in the afternoon along the Luwombwa River. With luck you may see African finfoot, Ross’ lourie, Pel’s fishing owl and osprey. Returning to camp for dinner and an early night or after dinner drinks around the camp fire.
Return to the camp for dinner and an early night or after dinner drinks around the camp fire.
A day of birding and game watching in the hope of seeing many mammal species such as Lichtenstein’s hartebeest, sable antelope, reedbuck and the rare blue monkey is planned. An impressive 108 mammal species have been recorded in the Park. Visit the sitatunga hide with its panoramic views over the Kapabi Swamp where you can spot as many as 40 sitatunga feeding at one time. The common duiker, bushbuck, warthog, vervet monkey, kinda baboon, pukku and hippopotamus are common sights in the Park. If you're lucky, you might even spot a leopard!
Transfer by plane to Bangweulu Swamps, arriving at Shoebill Camp by boat from the airstrip. The search by boat and foot will start - to track down the elusive Shoebill. Back to camp for lunch and out again after tea to see the herds of antelope for which the area is famous. Dinner is simple but adequate and then an early night.
A full day of birding and enjoying the surroundings. Watch from the hide at dawn or dusk as thousands of waterfowl fly overhead.
After 6 days of Zambian holiday, you will take a flight back to Lusaka for your onward connection.
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