Kafue River Safari

Brief Itinerary

Days 1, 2 & 3
Air charter from Lusaka to Lufupa Camp,
Central Kafue

Days 4, 5 & 6
Drive to Musanza Tented Camp,
Busanga Plains, North Western Kafue

Day 7
Transfer by road to Lunga River Lodge,
Lunga River, North Eastern Kafue

Day 8
Air charter to Lusaka

Sunrise over Busanga

Full Itinerary

Days 1, 2 & 3 Lufupa Camp, northern Kafue
Upon arrival at Lusaka airport you are met
by a representative of Sefofane Air Charters
who will transfer you by light aircraft to
Kafue National Park.

Your private guide will meet you at the airstrip in
Kafue and transfer the group to Lufupa Camp.

This transfer is approximately 1 hour in duration,
and en route we may encounter eland, roan and
sable to name a few.

Accommodation : Days 1 - 2 - 3
is in 6 large Meru-style tents with en-suite
facilities.
Dining and bar area are under huge
jackalberry trees, overlooking the Kafue River.
Dinners served in a traditional-style boma under
the stars, next to a lively campfire or in the tented
dining room overlooking this impressive river.

Days 4, 5 & 6 Musanza Tented Camp
Busanga floodplain, north-western Kafue
Depart Lufupa for an early morning game /
transfer drive to Musanza Tented Camp.

Musanza Tented Camp is located deep inside the
wildlife haven of the Busanga Plains of
Kafue National Park.

Accommodation Days 4 - 5 - 6

Day 7: Lunga River Lodge, Lunga River,
northern Kafue
After an early breakfast, we transfer by
road to Lunga River Lodge, enjoying our
last shortened game drive on the Busanga
Plains as we leave the area and re-enter the
Miombo woodland.

Accommodation Day 7

Day 8: Depart Kafue National Park

Early morning light aircraft transfer from
Lunga River Lodge to Lusaka Airport, where
the safari ends.

Lufupa Camp
is situated in the centre of the northern
sector of the 22 500 square kilometre
Kafue National Park, at the confluence
of the Lufupa and Kafue rivers; these and
the Lunga River are all perennial tributaries
of the Kafue River.

The beauty of the park is evident in its diverse
habitats with floodplains, miombo woodland,
thick riverine vegetation and open grassy areas
called dambos.

There are resident prides of lion and leopard is
frequently seen. Wild dog are occasionally sighted.
There is also a wide variety of plains game
ranging from zebra, buffalo, roan, Lichtenstein's
hartebeest, sable, kudu and impala to the
diminutive oribi. Elephant are also often seen
roaming through the concession.

Buffalo at Lunga waterhole

The Busanga Plains'
most dominant antelope species include
red lechwe and puku, while buffalo, bushbuck,
kudu, oribi, reedbuck, Lichtenstein's hartebeest,
sable and roan are also often viewed in this
enormous open plains system.

There are also hippo and crocodile; however the
main plains predators are lion and cheetah and
spotted hyaena with wild dogs less often seen.
Leopard can also be spotted along the wooded
tree lines fringing the plains, as well as elephant.

Bird life is fantastic, with large flocks of Pelicans,
Crowned Cranes and Wattled Crane in the plains
at certain times of the year.

The deep and clear Lunga River
is the largest tributary of the Kafue River
and flows north to south through a mosaic of
miombo woodland, riverine woodland and
grassy dambos in the north-east of the Kafue
National Park.

Species like puku and impala are abundant
while roan and Lichtenstein's hartebeest occur
in lower densities.

Viewing of buffalo herds and elephant bulls
is good while lion and leopard are regularly
encountered. Additional interesting species in
the form of yellow baboons and tree hyrax can
be found in the vicinity of the camp while a
high-density hippo population occurs in the
Lunga River.

Activities include game drives, walking safaris,
guided canoe and boating trips as well as fishing.

Kafue River Safari
Rates from 01 June to 15 November 2008

US$ 2772 per person sharing

Single supplement
US$ 420

Included
# accommodation on a per person
sharing basis
# all meals
# drinks (except premium brands)
# national park fees
# laundry at Lunga,
# activities
# all internal charters as specified in the
detailed itinerary.

Excluded
** flights (other than specified in the detailed
safari itinerary)
** flight taxes (US$25.00 per person payable
on departure for international flights and U$8.00
per person payable on departure for internal flights)
** visas
** compulsory insurance
** all relevant entry and departure government
taxes,
** all personal purchases (including curios, spirit
liquors, telephone calls etc.)
** gratuities
** optional extra activities
** all pre and post safari tours, meals and
accommodation.

NOTES

Each departure is guaranteed on a
minimum of 2 confirmed guests and
operates with a maximum of 8 guests
per safari.

Age Limits
Children from the age of 12 are
welcome on all scheduled departures.

For groups with children under 12, we will
create a private tailor-made safari on request
and based on a different cost.

For guests over the age of 75, a certified medical
certificate of full health must be provided.

The tour opertor reserve the right, due to
situations beyond their control, to substitute
a lodge or location with another of comparable quality.

If a guest is willing to share and can be matched
with another guest of the same gender, the single
supplement will be waivered.

However, if there is no suitable match,
the single supplement surcharge will apply.
No triple rooms are accepted.

For guests wanting to start out of Livingstone
rather than Lusaka, or wanting to extend to
Livingstone, a supplementary rate of US$ 200 per
person applies one way for the longer air transfer.

For guests departing on the early morning
British Airways flight to London, the last night
of the itinerary will be accommodated at
Pioneer Lodge (or similar) in Lusaka instead
of Lunga River Lodge. No change in cost applies.

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