Great Adventure Trips

Zambia

Botswana & Zambia / Luangwa Walk / Zambezi Canoe Safari

Luangwa Encounter

Instead of the conventional experience of yet another exhilarating Game Drive, our Game Guides and Game Scouts will take you on an unforgettable journey, on FOOT, through the Magnificent Wonders of the Untouched African Bush.We offer you the opportunity not only to see the wonder of the African bush, but to feel and smell and hear and touch the ancient continent at its most unspoilt. African Walking Safaris were pioneered right here in the magnificent splendor of the Sanctuary of the Luangwa Valley.If you are looking for the trip of your lifetime and the memories that go with it, You really can do no better than to visit the Luangwa Valley.

Day 1 Arrive in Lusaka or Lilongwe airports - a representative from the charter company will meet you and transfer you onto a light aircraft to Mfuwe. At Mfuwe International Airport, a representative from Mfuwe Lodge will meet you and take you in an open landrover back to Mfuwe Lodge. Mfuwe Lodge is a luxurious Lodge situated inside the South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. It is one of only 2 permanent lodges inside the National Park. The Lodge is open 12 months of the year and is surrounded by an excellent all weather road network, which allows for extensive game viewing by vehicle. Night drive, dinner and overnight at Mfuwe Lodge.

Day 2 and 3 The next morning, road transfer to Chamilandu. Spend the first 2 nights of your Luangwa Encounter, at Chamilandu exploring the ebony groves and ox bow lagoons. Chamilandu Bush camp offers the connoisseur comfort class and beauty in one of the Luangwa's prime river venues. Open to a 180° vista, the front of each tree house chalet provides the exciting frame for all of Luangwa Valleys diversity. Subtle décor adorns the 2m high tree houses. The tasteful blend of wrought iron and brass offsets the cream and pastels that welcome you to rest and relax. A series of seven ox-bow lagoons yield dramatic habitat changes and attract an abundance of wildlife .

Day 4 and 5 After an early breakfast at Chamilandu, set off on your walking trail to Chindeni, arriving in time for a hearty brunch. Spend 2 nights at Chindeni viewing the game from your own private raised wooden decking over the still waters of the lagoon and exploring the evergreen forests on foot. Surrounded by majestic hills, shaded by ancient ebonies and nestled on the apex of an ox-bow lagoon, Chindeni helps weave the spell that is Africa.Chindeni will stand proud in your memory as a place of magic.

Day 6 and 7 Walking south once more, towards the confluence of the Kapamba and Luangwa rivers, Bilimungwe bush camp holds the distinction of being the southernmost camp in the National park. It offers not only the solitude you have come to enjoy, but also the ideal opportunity to discover yet another face of the Luangwa Valley, exploring on foot or in a vehicle. Bilimungwe's permanent water hole is a popular venue for wildlife and the shallow clear Kapamba River offers the perfect setting to cool down, relax and reflect on the Luangwa encounter that you have just experienced.

Day 8 Return back by road to Mfuwe Lodge for a night relaxing in the luxury that is renowned with Mfuwe Lodge. Mfuwe Lodge sits poised like an island paradise between two affluent lagoons affording constant spectacular game viewing. Together with the extensive network of winding game loops at your disposal and the high standards of the lodge, Mfuwe Lodge completes the Safari experience of a lifetime.

Day 9 Return transfer back to Mfuwe International Airport for your flight in a light aircraft back to either Lusaka or Lilongwe.

Package Price - US$3325 per person sharing. US$930 per person single supplement

Includes -
* 8 nights accommodation,
* Return flights Lusaka/Mfuwe/Lusaka or Lilongwe/Mfuwe/Lilongwe
* Mfuwe Airport and intercamp transfers
* All meals
* Government park entry fees and bed levies,
* All drinks at camps,
* All game activities (walking and driving),
* Laundry
* Government taxes.

Excludes -
* Airport departure taxes
* Drinks at Mfuwe Lodge
* Items of a personal nature, such as shop purchases, telephone calls and gratuities

Valid for Travel between June 1st 2005 and October 31st 2005