Puku safari
This great-value Zambia safari concentrates on the north side of Zambia's largest reserve, Kafue National Park, where it spends 7 nights exploring the Busanga Plains and the woodlands around Lufupa, which are so famous for their leopards; this trip uses modest but very comfortable tented camps and is accompanied by a top professional guide.
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Starting from London Heathrow on a Friday evening, your scheduled British Airways overnight flight takes you directly to Lusaka. |
Landing in Lusaka early on Saturday morning, you will be met at the airport, and then flown by light aircraft for about 90 minutes to Lufupa Airstrip, in northern Kafue. It's then a gentle safari drive until you reach your first camp… |
| Lufupa Bush Camp (full board & activities) |
| Here you will spend 3 nights exploring the area in open 4x4 safari vehicles and perhaps on foot, with breaks to simply relax on a deckchair by the side of the rapids, and watch the wildlife go by. |
Today your first 4x4 safari will take you north, onto the spectacular open Busanga Plains. These amazing grasslands cover about 750km². They are submerged for almost half the year, but when dry these nutritious grasses attract herds of lechwe and puku, and an abundance of predators. Stay for 3 nights on the Busanga Plains at … |
| Musanza Bushcamp (full board & activities) |
| Your activities here will major on 4x4 safaris on the open plains, including exciting night drives. It's great country for predators; Busanga's tree-climbing lions are often seen hunting, wild dogs are around, and it's Zambia's best area for cheetah! |
After a morning drive on the plains, you'll safari north for a few hours, heading through the termitaria zone and into the tree-line of the miombo woodlands. Here you'll stop for one night at - |
| Lunga River Lodge (full board & activities) |
| A final night at Lunga River Lodge, to include an afternoon perhaps spent on the river, or possibly a night drive to try and see nocturnal animals in the area. |
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Rising very early in the morning, there's a short drive to the nearby Lunga airstrip, where a light aircraft will fly you for 90 minutes back to Lusaka, from where you can connect through to other flights to South Luangwa, the Lower Zambezi and the Livingstone/Victoria Falls area – to continue your safari. |
| From |
To |
Cost |
| 1-Jun-2008 |
30-Jun-2008 |
£1,994 |
| 1-Jul-2008 |
31-Jul-2008 |
£1,994 |
| 1-Aug-2008 |
30-Sep-2008 |
£1,994 |
| 1-Oct-2008 |
31-Oct-2008 |
£1,994 |
| 1-Nov-2008 |
30-Nov-2008 |
£1,994 |
Notes:
• This Puku safari is based on a fixed itinerary lasting a week
• The trip will run with a maximum of 8 people
• It is easy to add safari time to this trip, either in Kafue or perhaps visiting the Luangwa or Lower Zambezi. Just discuss what you want with us.
• It is not usually possible to take time off this trip; it follows a set pattern and lasts for a minimum of a week.
• This Puku safari is normally accompanied by the same, high-quality safari guide throughout (usually one with a Zimbabwean professional guide's license – the 'gold standard' of African guiding qualifications).
• The prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements.
• Please note that if this itinerary is booked by itself, then the last night is spent in Lusaka at Pioneer Camp, in order to connect onto the British Airways international flight back to London Heathrow. |
This itinerary includes:• Economy flights, as above, plus UK airport departure taxes. • All transfers in Africa • A comprehensive information pack covering the places that you'll be visiting. • A complimentary copy of Zambia: the Bradt Travel Guide, written by Expert Africa's team members. This itinerary excludes:• Zambian airport departure taxes (normally US$25 per person for international departures, and sometimes up to US$8 per person per internal flight). • Tips and gratuities (which are optional) • Zambian visa fees (at present these are £75 / $140 per person for a single entry and £240 / $442 per person for a multiple entry)
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