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Escape to Tranquility: Zambezi River in 6 Days

6 days
Start and end in Lower Zambezi National Park
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Get up close with wildlife in the heart of nature
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Guided in English
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Lusaka to Chiawa Camp

    You'll fly from Lusaka Airport to a bush airstrip, then hop on a motorboat for a scenic 20-minute ride down the Zambezi River. Once you reach Chiawa Camp, check into your suite and settle in before heading to a wildlife hide for some viewing. Spend the afternoon relaxing by the plunge pool with tea, then head out on a night game drive to catch nocturnal animals before returning for a 4-course dinner.

    Start point
    Zambia (Airport or accommodation )
    Meals
    Afternoon Tea, Dinner (4-course dinner and drinks)
    Accommodation
    Camping (Chiawa Camp or similar )

    Included Activities

    • Scenic motorboat trip down the Zambezi River (20 minutes)
    • Wildlife viewing from hide overlooking the bush
    • Night game drive
    Landmarks
    Lusaka Airport
    Zambezi River
  2. Days 2 - 3

    Chiawa Camp

    Each morning starts with coffee or tea and light breakfast around the campfire. You can choose between morning game drives or guided bush walks to track wildlife and learn about the ecosystem. After returning to the lodge, you'll have hearty brunch and free time to yourself. In the afternoon, select from game drives, fishing trips, canoe cruises, or boat safaris on the Zambezi River where you might spot hippos, crocodiles, fish eagles, and elephants. Wrap up the day with sundowners on the water or a night drive, then enjoy dinner under the stars.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Warm cup of coffee or tea and light breakfast around a campfire), Brunch (Hearty brunch), Afternoon Tea, Dinner (Dinner under the stars (optional alfresco setting))
    Accommodation
    Camping (Chiawa Camp or similar )

    Included Activities

    • Breakfast around campfire
    • Morning game drive or guided bush walk
    • Hearty brunch
    • Afternoon tea
    • Game drive, fishing trip, canoe cruise, or boat safari on Zambezi River (choice of activities)
    • Night drive
    Landmarks
    Zambezi River
  3. Days 4 - 5

    Old Mondoro Lodge

    Following a morning game drive or walk, you'll take a 60-minute boat transfer through Lower Zambezi National Park to Old Mondoro Lodge. Mornings begin with coffee and campfire breakfast, then you'll choose between a game drive, bush walk, or Zambezi River safari to spot buffalo, elephants, leopards, lions, and hippos. After buffet breakfast in the lounge overlooking the river, pick your afternoon activities from bush walks, canoe excursions, fishing, or wildlife photography. End with a night drive to see nocturnal animals, then enjoy meals by the campfire under the African sky.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Warm cup of coffee and breakfast around a campfire), Breakfast (Buffet breakfast), Dinner (Delicious meals in dining area or alfresco by campfire)
    Accommodation
    Camping (Old Mondoro Camp or similar )

    Included Activities

    • Morning game drive or guided bush walk
    • 60-minute boat transfer through Lower Zambezi National Park
    • Breakfast around campfire
    • Zambezi River safari or game drive or guided bush walk (choice of activities)
    • Buffet breakfast
    • Bush walks, canoe excursions, fishing, or wildlife photography (choice of activities)
    • Night drive
    Landmarks
    Lower Zambezi National Park
    Zambezi River
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  4. Day 6

    Old Mondoro Lodge to Lusaka

    Wake early for coffee and light breakfast before heading out for one final game viewing activity. You'll capture last photographs of your wildlife experience before returning to camp. Then it's a road transfer to the airstrip where you'll board your flight back to Lusaka Airport, bringing your African safari to a close.

    End point
    Zambia (Airport or accommodation )
    Meals
    Breakfast (Early wake-up call with coffee and light breakfast)

    Included Activities

    • Final game viewing activity
    • Early morning coffee and light breakfast
    Landmarks
    Lusaka Airport
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  • Masayuki
    · August 25th, 2025
    Thank you for arranging personalized tour. Overall, all the family members had good experience and fun especially the helpful tour guides and excellent accommodations but some of the arrangements didn’t reach our expectations like having to pay the meals and missing tour even though they should have been included and meeting time. Other than those, we had wonderful time! Thank you
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  • Samuel
    · September 30th, 2024
    The guides were excellent as were accommodations . I thought I was going to be on a small group tour but was alone most of the trip . I would have preferred a group as travel in Namibia entails many very long drives . A group trip would have provided conversation and company during those long drives .
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