Duration
14-Day
Kafue National Park, Zambia
You'll visit these 2 beautiful parks and stay partly in luxury lodges, all with en-suite rooms or tents. Kafue National Park is one of the world's largest national parks and offers, with its 23.000 km2, a wide variety of different species in various habitats. You will visit the famous Busanga Plains, which are only accessible during a few months per year, a real exclusive getaway.
Plan snapshot
Duration
14-Day
Route
Livingstone to Lusaka
Via Kafue NP, Busanga Plains (Kafue NP), Lusaka (City)
Country & park
Zambia / Kafue National Park
Style
Shared safari
Group size
1-12 travelers
Starts
On request
Minimum age
12 years
Activities
game drives & boat trip
Accommodation
Maramba River Lodge - Mid-range lodge inside Mosi-oa-Tunya NP – Meals at Own Expense
Meals
Meals at Own Expense; All Meals Included
Pickup
Airport transfer included
Booking
Request quote
Currency
EUR
Solo travelers
Can join this group tour
Rates
EUR
Before booking
Quote flow
This budget tour includes camping and lodges. Guests must assist with camp chores.
On this shared tour, you will join a group of other travelers. Max 8 people per vehicle.
This tour starts on fixed start dates only.
The accommodations and destinations of this tour cannot be changed.
Single travelers can join this group tour, but it requires a minimum of 4 people to run.
The minimum age for this tour is 12 years.
Day 1
Mid-range lodge inside Mosi-oa-Tunya NP – Meals at Own Expense
Meals at Own Expense
Day 2
Inside Kafue NP – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 3-4
Luxury tented camp inside Kafue NP – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 5-6
Inside Kafue NP – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 7-8
Mid-range tented bush camp inside Kafue NP – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 9
Bordering Kafue NP without fences – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 10
Luxury lodge near Lusaka (City) – Breakfast & Lunch Included
Breakfast & Lunch Included
Day 11-13
Mid-range self catering accommodation bordering Lower Zambezi NP without fences – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 14
(No accommodation)
Breakfast Included
Tour step
You'll be collected from the airport. Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1
After arrival in Livingstone, we will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to Maramba River Lodge. Elephants and hippos are regular guests at this lodge. You can watch them from the sunset deck. Your overnight stay will be in en-suite safari tents. Dinner in the restaurant. (-/-/-). Mid-range lodge located inside Mosi-oa-Tunya NP Meals at own expense Drinks not included
Day 2
In the morning of day 2, you'll start your safari and drive via Kalomo to Kafue National Park, the largest and oldest National Park of Zambia, with 23 different species of antelopes. You'll have time to explore the southern area of this huge park on your game drive. Camping at Hornbill Campsite. Inside Kafue NP All meals included Drinks not included
Day 3
You'll carry on to Lake Ithezi Thezi. The scenery on the lake shore is beautiful, and wildlife is plentiful on the floodplains and shoreline. You'll have 2 full days to explore this area and enjoy stunning sunsets on the lake. 2x Overnight stay in chalets at Nanzhila Lake Camp. (2x FB). Luxury tented camp located inside Kafue NP All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5
You will be staying in the central part of Kafue, in the Chunga region. You will spend the whole day doing wildlife viewing in the park. Several small rivers cross this area, which leaves several waterholes in the dry season for the animals to quench their thirst. Wild dogs, which roam large areas of the park, and cheetahs and lions are among the inhabitants here. 2x Camping at Kasabushi Campsite or Kaingu Lodge (2x FB). Inside Kafue NP All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7
You will transfer in the north-western direction to Busanga Plains. This area can only be visited at a very limited time of the year. You will spend 3 days in this remote wilderness to explore the area on game drives and game walks. Your overnight stay will be in Kasonso Camp (2x FB). Mid-range tented bush camp located inside Kafue NP All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 9
After breakfast, you'll pack your vehicle. On a long game drive, you will drive through Kafue National Park to the central part of the park and set up your tents at Roy’s Campsite. If time allows, you can do another game drive for sunset on the bank of the Kafue River. Camping (FB). Bordering Kafue NP without fences All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 10
In the morning, you'll pack up camp and drive to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. You'll stay overnight at Lilayi Lodge and can do a game walk or game drive on the farm in the afternoon. You'll have dinner in the restaurant of the lodge at your own expense. Your overnight stay will be in spacious Chalets at Lilayi Lodge (B/L/-). Luxury lodge located near Lusaka (City) Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 11
After breakfast, you'll drive through Lusaka and down the escarpment to the Zambezi valley. A visit to the Lower Zambezi Park is one of the highlights in Zambia. The Zambezi River on one side and the Escarpment on the other form the backdrop of your wildlife viewing. You'll do game drives in the park and boating along the river shore to watch the animals come to drink. On one of these days, you will do a sunset boat cruise on the Zambezi. You'll stay overnight in spacious Safari Tents at Kasaka River Lodge on the banks of the Zambezi River (3x FB). Mid-range self catering accommodation bordering Lower Zambezi NP without fences All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 14
You will transfer to Lusaka and depart in the late afternoon (alternatively an additional night in Lusaka and departure on day 15) (B/-/-). Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included
Tour step
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport.
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
Camping equipment
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Sleeping bag
Bath towels
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Offered by
After being in the mobile safaris business since 1992 , Johannes Stallmann founded Bundu Safaris /Adventure Purists Ltd Zambia in 2005 concentrating thoroughly on Zambia and being one of the first offering fully catered mobile Safaris in this country. Rely on our experience and equipment and enjoy Zambia - The Real Africa!
Office In
Zambia
Size
1-5 employees (Founded in 2005)
Tour Types
Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
Destinations
Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Traveler feedback
Overall
5.0/5Communication
5.0/5Accuracy
5.0/5Value
5.0/5Safety clarity
5.0/5Cultural value
5.0/5Hi! Recently me and my girlfriend visited Zambia for our first time, and had our first ever safari there! We booked via Adventure Purists/Bundu Safari's, and we couldn't be happier with our choice! We first wanted to book for Kafue National Park, but Christa (our lovely contact person) recommended another tour which would be easier accessable during this time of the year. We simply told them what we wanted, for how long, and any additional requests, and they made it happen! Of course we booked this trip hoping to see beautiful nature and amazing animals. (We definitely did see everything we wanted, including the entire Big 5!) But having two of these amazing guides with us really made our trip complete. Moses and Joseph are two wonderful guys that really know what they’re doing and talking about. They make a great duo who can cook, drive, care, spot even the most well hidden animals, and tell us everything about all we want to know like behavior, characteristics, looks and so much more of all the animals we found. Please take good care of such amazing safari guides, as you probably won’t find them of this kind very often. They always asked if we could see everything back in the truck, they asked if there were specific species we should look after. They asked when we wanted to leave, eat, come back to camp, take on extra activities or just chill a bit. Super kind, caring, funny, sweet and pure people. We absolutely would recommend booking with these guys if someone books a safari with Bundu. It was amazing seeing all these different species together and in the wild, and the hunt to always spot even more was really exciting! We think we got really lucky with everything we found, and are really appreciative about being able to make such a unique trip with very unique people! Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity, and we will definitely see you in the future! Kind regards, Babette and Jari
Jari and Babette · Netherlands
Safari was amazing thanks! All was well. We very much enjoyed our time there. Frank and Sabine were very friendly, and our guide Isacc very knowledgeable.
P N · United Kingdom
I wanted to say a big thank you for all the planning and organization of our trip. (17 Days - 6 people including two children ages 11 and 9) From the initial exciting camping, to the last wonderful lodge in South Luangwa – All the locations were very well chosen. The boat on Lake Kariba, staying at Dawn's cottages, the estate with wild life and many polo horses, the big chalet in Lower Zambezi! And thank you to all the team that assisted us - Andrew, Monica, Joseph. Also in Bostwana and South Luangwa we had really great guides. We were very lucky to see amazing animals, not at once but at each location new and even more special – I won’t bore you with photos :) But there all the usual suspects – highlight was the leopards, the pride of lions, the big heards of elephants, buffalos, wild dogs… and everything in between. All the best from Switzerland
Swiss Family · Switzerland
We thank Christa for recommending the best nature park for our budget during this season. We were lucky to do our 6-day camping safari in the Lower Zambezi with a wonderful Dutch couple who were also nature lovers. In our small group of four, we were guided by Moses who is an incredible expert at spotting even the most inconspicuous animals like panthers. Thanks to him, during our short safari we were able to see the big five: lions, elephants, panthers, buffalos and rhinos (the latter in a private reserve near Mazabuka where we also encountered giraffes and ostriches). Of course, we saw many other species, such as wild dogs, zebras, impalas, baboons, hippos, crocs, and so on. Each time, Moses explained to us the reasons for their behaviour and how they were linked to each other within their ecosystem. It was fascinating! We learnt a lot! Moses is also an incredible cook who, every evening at Mvuu camp, puts all his heart into preparing delicious traditional dishes in huge portions over the campfire. During our stay in Zambia, we couldn't find a restaurant that could match the quality of his cooking. We were also lucky enough to be driven by Joseph around the bumpy tracks of the park in a unique and beautiful modified Land Rover that we loved so much. Joseph is an extremely skilful (and joyful) driver who took us down tracks that no-one else would have dared. No track or path was impossible to follow the animal footprints of the Lower Zambezi NP! We highly recommend the expertise of Adventure Purists for safaris in Zambia.
Marie-Laure and Serge · Australia
Practical answers
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
This tour is offered in Euros (EUR).
This tour accepts children who are 12 years and older.
The accommodations and destinations of this tour cannot be changed.
Maramba River Lodge - Mid-range lodge inside Mosi-oa-Tunya NP – Meals at Own Expense. Meals: Meals at Own Expense
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
We advise requesting quotes from 3 operators () Requests are sent directly to the tour operator If preferred, you can contact the tour operator directly
Operator policy
This tour is offered by Adventure Purists, not SafariBookings.
This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
This group tour requires a minimum of 4 people to run.
The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
This tour is subject to the terms & conditions of Adventure Purists.
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