7 days tour in Zambia National Parks

Zambia is renowned for its pristine national parks, rich wildlife, and breathtaking landscapes. A tour through Zambia’s national parks offers a diverse range of experiences, from game drives and walking safaris to boat cruises and cultural visits. Here’s an overview of the top national parks in Zambia and what to expect on your adventure:

Day 1: Arrival in Zambia | South Luangwa National Park | Evening Game Drive

On arrival in Zambia, you will be welcomed and picked by our Mobbing Adventure Safaris guide who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Mfuwe International Airport in the morning hours and be transferred to South Luangwa National Park.

On arrival, you will check-in and have lunch at your lodge. After lunch, you will go on a thrilling evening game drive. The park has a high density of wildlife and it is famous for its large population of leopards. You will enjoy dinner and your overnight stay at Marula Lodge.

• Accommodation: Dinner and overnight stay at Marula Lodge.

Day 2: Morning and Evening Game Drives in South Luangwa National Park

After breakfast, you will head out for a morning game drive in South Luangwa National Park. The park is home to numerous large lion prides. You will also find elephants, buffalo, zebras, and pukus in abundance here.

In the evening, you will head out for a game drive in South Luangwa National Park. Feel your senses heightened as you head out into the bush, learning about the park’s complex ecosystems, as well as the techniques that professional safari guides and park rangers use to track wildlife.

The park is right at the end of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, with the river winding through the vast parklands, making for epic landscapes. This abounding natural beauty also attracts wildlife and huge concentrations of big game can be found here, such as lions, leopards, giraffes, elephants, hippos, and many other animal species.

• Accommodation: Dinner and overnight stay at Marula Lodge.

Day 3: Bush Walk | Local Village Tour | Luangwa River Boat Cruise

• After breakfast, you will head out and have a bush walk to discover a level of detail you simply can’t experience from the safety and comfort of a safari vehicle. After the walking safari with an armed guide, you will go back to your lodge to relax and have lunch.After lunch, you will go for a boat cruise (boat safari) down the Luangwa River. During this trip, you might see hippos, elephants, crocodiles, lions, and many other animals that live in the park.In the evening, you will visit the local village of Kawaza to meet the Kunda people and learn about their way of life, as well as learn about the amazing work done by the local conservation initiative Conservation South Luangwa and their efforts in anti-poaching.
• Accommodation: Dinner and overnight stay at Marula Lodge.

Day 4: Fly to Lusaka | Transfer to Kafue National Park

• After breakfast, you will be taken back to Mfuwe where you will board a domestic flight back to Lusaka and be transferred by our guide to Kafue National Park, Zambia’s oldest and largest national park. Located in a remote area of the national park, you will stay in Musekese Camp’s charming thatched-roof chalets, where you can watch wildlife out on your private deck.On arrival, you will check into your lodge and rest
• Accommodation: Dinner and overnight stay at Musekese Camp.

Day 5: Morning and Evening Game Drives in Kafue National Park

• After breakfast, you will head out for a morning game drive to spot some of Kafue National Park’s best wildlife spots, such as the Busanga Plains, where you can see antelopes, elephants, zebras, and lions. Rare species to look out for include red lechwe, sable, and the African wild dog, as well as the elusive cheetah.You'll watch hippos splashing in Lake Itezhi-Tezhi and look to the skies to see the various bird species that live in the trees around the Busanga Swamp, such as African finfoot, half-collard kingfisher, and African skimmer.After a few hours of resting at your lodge, you will go for an evening game drive. 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.
• Accommodation: Dinner and overnight stay at Musekese Camp.

Day 6: Busanga Plains Exploration | Walking Safari

• After breakfast, you will have another day in Kafue National Park. This will allow you to get to know this park, its wildlife, and an interesting mix of vegetation.You will have a walking safari and an evening game drive. Apart from Busanga plains game such as antelope, you can look forward to sightings of predators like lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas, as well as wild dogs.Our guides have a wealth of knowledge which they will share with you, from the insects on the ground to the birds in the sky and everything in between.
• Accommodation: Dinner and overnight stay at Musekese Camp.

Day 7: Departure | Flight Home

• After having a delightful breakfast, you will head to town for shopping and lunch. Afterward, you will be dropped off at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (or another location in Lusaka) for your scheduled flight back home.However, you’ll leave with a camera full of photos and several stories to recount to loved ones back home, having encountered the very best of Zambia’s creatures, great and small.
• Transfer to Lusaka: Head to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport for your flight back home.

This tour offers a comprehensive exploration of Zambia’s national parks, combining thrilling wildlife encounters with local cultural experiences.