Rivers and Rainbows – Birding Special
South Luangwa Wet Season Tour 10 days
South Luangwa Wet Season Tour 10 days
A unique wet-season trip designed especially for birders. This is the time when travel around the South Luangwa Park is mostly by boat and just the occasional muddy track. Other wildlife has largely dispersed around the park, but the birds are there in profusion with 400 species, including 47 birds of prey plus 32 migrants. Add a Victoria Falls package for a complete Zambia experience.
Please note: on this itinerary, your days will be shared between Kakuli and Chinzombo dependent on availability and local conditions. There will be ample opportunity to fully enjoy both locations.
Toni Hart
Namibia Birding and Photography Guide
An accomplished and experienced Namibia birding and photographic guide, Toni holds a Namibia Academy for Tourism and Hospitality Level 3 qualification (the highest level attainable in Namibia) and is widely renowned for her extensive knowledge of the cultures, ornithology, flora, astronomy and wildlife of the country. Read more >
Andy Pollard
Wildlife Guide & Photographer
Andy is a 6th generation Falkland Islander, with a passion for wildlife, plants and photography. Raised in the Falkland Islands, Andy developed a close affinity with the Islands natural environment at a young age. School holidays where spent in the ‘camp’ or countryside with friends and family. For more than 10 years, Andy had the privilege of spending a time on Sea Lion Island, visiting his mother who managed one of the Islands premier tourist destinations. Read more >
Chris Coe
Photographer and founder of the Travel Photographer Of The Year awards
A fascination with natural light and a passion with nature, landscape and travel underpin Chris Coe's photography. His images often have a striking simplicity and graphic quality. More recent work has introduced a subtlety with experimentation with both movement and light.Read more >
Jenny Luxton
Falklands Expert & Guide
Born in Chartres in the West Falklands, Jenny grew up on the family farm where her love for animals was nurtured by the25,000 sheep, horses and cows that lived alongside her. Forever a nature, conservation and wildlife enthusiast Jenny has travelled extensively throughout the Falkland Islands, visiting each and every wildlife island at least once, and even travelling around some by yacht. Read more >
Doug Allan
Special Guest Lecturer
Exclusive to this voyage, Doug Allan, a multi award winning polar photographer and cameraman, will be your special guest lecturer. Doug has been on over 20 expeditions to Svalbard to film its wildlife, and knows the wonders of this area more than most. Read more >
Chris Weston
Special Guest Photography Guide
Chris was 32 when he finally realised he really did want to be a photo-journalist and walked out on his career in IT sales to become a wildlife photographer Read more >
Highlights
- Watch as hundreds of migratory birds arrive, providing wonderful photographic opportunities
- The green season brings a time of rebirth leading to good predator activity
- Travel along the Luangwa River by boat which will be teeming with hippos and crocodiles.
What's Included
- Full board accommodation
- Selected domestic flights
- All transfers
- Game viewing activities
- Standard bar drinks and house wines
- Laundry
- Park fees
Zambia Specialist
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ITINERARY
9 Nights 10 Days
Fly to South Luangwa Park
Chinzombo Lodge
Kakuli Bush Camp
Chinzombo
Return to Lusaka
A view from Above
Accomodation Options
Kakuli Bush Camp, South Luangwa
The only true bush camp in the South Luangwa National Park, the Kakuli Bush Camp offers an authentic safari experience with spectacular views on the banks of the Luangwa River.
The Kakuli Bush Camp is situated on an elevated stretch of river bank overlooking a wide grazing lawn which follows the Luangwa River until it meets the confluence of the Luwi River, and this area of the park is renowned for offering some of the best game viewing opportunities in Zambia.
Accommodation is provided in four beautiful traditional walk-in tents made from natural materials, all of which have en-suite bathrooms and have been immaculately furnished and decorated.
The main area of the camp consists of a delightful bar and dining chitenje (lounge) which has been constructed from reed and thatch and overlooks the grazing lawn that leads down to the rivers. This is the perfect spot in which to relax and enjoy the spectacular views and watch the wildlife meander by.
Safari activities from Kakuli can be a mixture of game drives and walking safaris; guests are able to decide each day if they want to venture out on foot or with the vehicle. Most evenings however, you will want to explore the area after dark. This stretch of the Luangwa is bustling with predators and the best time to see them in action is during those first few hours of darkness.
Chinzombo, South Luangwa
Set within 60 acres of private land on the Luangwa River this newly constructed luxury camp offers the highest levels of comfort, style and elegance in one of the most game rich areas of the Luangwa National Park.
Designed by award winning architects, Chinzombo brings a level of luxury previously unseen in the Luangwa Valley. Although the camp is fantastically luxurious, a lot of work has gone in to ensuring that it retains an authentic bush feeling and great detail has been applied to the grass and canvas walls which adorn the spacious living areas and blend into the beautiful surroundings of the camp.
Accommodation is provided in six stunning spacious villas with very large bathrooms and grand sleeping areas. Luxurious and comfortable beds will ensure a great night's sleep and with each villa having its own private swimming pool you can relax in the sun or take a midnight dip under the crystal clear skies.
This grand safari camp has a beautiful main area with spacious and relaxing lounge, bar and dining areas for enjoying the tranquillity and spectacular views on offer.
Chinzombo Camp is the perfect place from which to explore the majestic wilds of the Luangwa in style, luxury and exclusivity, and a wide range of activities and adventures can arranged at your request, whether it be a walking safari or an afternoon game drive.
What Our Customers
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There were so many highlights, where to start! Seeing Victoria Falls for the first time, the hot air balloon ride over the delta, watching wild dogs chase a leopard at Selinda, quad biking over the Salt Flats, the list goes on. This really was a trip that will stay close to our hearts for a very long time. The whole Wildfoot Team went the extra mile for us from beginning to end and we can’t thank you enough, we will happily recommend you to friends and family in the future.
The tented camps worked well and the bathrooms were more civilised than expected so feel we made the right choice after all. Really enjoyed the range of activities offered at each of the camps, the mokoro ride and walking safaris being particular good. Got lucky and saw a pride of lions take down a buffalo at Savuti and a wild dog kill at Mfuwe. No lucky with cheetah unfortunately, but now we have a reason to go back!
A superb trip, everything we had hoped for. Wonderful lodges, especially Chinzombo and great guiding throughout, the Pel’s Fishing Owl on the last morning was just the icing on the cake!
Awesome from start to finish, worse part about it was having to come home. Loved every camp and all our guides. Having done loads of safari before with my husband we had high expectations, but no doubt this was the best trip ever. Words will never do Somalisa, justice, died and gone to heaven when we arrived there and they can whip up an almighty Martini! So many photos, so many memories, thank you!
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