Availability | 1st April – 30th November 2021 |
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Includes | Accommodation, activities, meals & snacks, local drinks, laundry service, 10% service charge, Kafue & Lower Zambezi community and conservation bed night levies and Kafue & Lower Zambezi National Park entry fees Transfers: return SKYTRAIL flights Lusaka to Jeki (Lower Zambezi NP.), return road transfers Lusaka to KaingU |
Day One | Depart Lusaka at the scheduled time with SKYTRAILS flight to Jeki airstrip in the Lower Zambezi National Park and enjoy a short game drive to your first fly camp, Chula or Kutali Island camp. (± 35 min. flight + 10 / 30 min. transfer by vehicle). On arrival you are welcomed with a refreshing drink before being shown to your en-suite tent. Once you have settled in, return to the main area and enjoy sundowners at camp or on a boat cruise. Under the stars you will enjoy a delicious evening meal whilst discussing the exciting possibilitiesfor the next couple of days with your guide. The primary focus of a Tusk & Mane safari is the wilderness itself, to reconnect you with nature and replenish your senses. As Tusk & Mane Safaris are small and exclusive, they can respond to your activity preferences on a daily basis. Game viewing is totally flexible but is primarily on foot or on the canoes; game drives, boat cruises and fishing are still very much on offer as well. Below is an example of a typical 3 day safari with Tusk & Mane, also we highly recommend 4 days to have two nights at each flycamp and fit in all activities. |
Day Two | Chula Fly Camp: get up early for a walking safari along one of the exciting river channels, through the Winterthorn forest and up onto Jeki plains. Bush Breakfast served up on the plains. Walk back to base camp, and after lunch, enjoy the views across the river and time to relax, than jump on a boat cruise. You arrive at sunset to a lovely Fly Camp and a real bush dinner awaiting you. |
Day Three | Kutali Fly Camp: Arise early and canoe down river, get picked up by our gameviewing vehicle and go on a game drive for the rest of the morning! Return for a delicous lunch in camp. In the afternoon you can game drive, boat, canoe, walk or fish. |
Day Four | Depending on the time of your departure from Jeki airfield you can relax in camp or do an activity before your short transfer to the airstrip and onward flight to Lusaka. Here you will be picked up by your arranged road transfer and driven to the absolutely stunning location of KaingU Safari Lodge on the Kafue River & Kafue National Park. (5-6 hour drive + 10 min. by boat to the lodge; or enquire about fly in options). Arrive at the lodge in time for an afternoon boat cruise, with little treats at sunset and than dinner |
Day Five - Six | At KaingU Safari Lodge the way your safari unflolds is entirely up to you. Start your day with a continental breakfast at five am and join your guide to watch the spectacle of the morning gathering of dozens of Mayer’s parrots at sunrise. Or listen to the bush awakening from your bed, watch the golden morning sun highlighting the islands across the river, have a full breakfast and explore the river and myriads of islands on a boat cruise. Discover untamed wildlife on classic safari activities such as game drives, nature walks and river cruises, enjoy sundowners on large granite boulders, lantern lit bush dinners or a plunge in our natural rock pools. If you like you can canoe through islands and rocks and overnightin a Tonga-treebasket |
Day Seven | At KaingU Safari Lodge the way your safari unflolds is entirely up to you. Start your day with a continental breakfast at five am and join your guide to watch the spectacle of the morning gathering of dozens of Mayer’s parrots at sunrise. Or listen to the bush awakening from your bed, watch the golden morning sun highlighting the islands across the river, have a full breakfast and explore the river and myriads of islands on a boat cruise. Discover untamed wildlife on classic safari activities such as game drives, nature walks and river cruises, enjoy sundowners on large granite boulders, lantern lit bush dinners or a plunge in our natural rock pools. If you like you can canoe through islands and rocks and overnightin a Tonga-treebasket |
Duration | 6 Nights: 1st-3rd Night: Tusk & Mane Flycamp, Central Sector Lower Zambezi Np4th-6th Night: Kaingu Safari Lodge, Central Sector Kafue Np |