Kafue Lodges and Camping Safari
7 night/ 8 day Safari, combining quality lodges and excellent camping experience
Day 1 - You will be collected at the Hotel your choice in Lusaka, for a land transfer to Kafue National Park, and your first night at Musekese Camp.
Musekese is a small and intimate traditional tented safari camp, situated on the banks of the Kafue River. There are only 4 tents, which are furnished with comfortable wooden beds and soft mattresses, bathrooms are open-air and grass thatch keeps the elements at bay, while you enjoy showering under a traditional bucket shower (complete with hot water). Toilets are flush and cold water feeds into the sinks for washing.
You are hosted by a highly regarded team of Kafue experts – allowing you enjoy and learn about this incredibly remote, beautiful and diverse wildlife haven.
Although walking safaris are the main focus, Musekese is well equipped with a boat for relaxing cruises along the Kafue River and its close-by tributary the Lufupa; there is some world class fishing too!
The Camp has some excellent viewing blinds well hidden and situated in game rich and scenically attractive areas, allowing guests the opportunity to let the wildlife come to them. A game-drive vehicle with seats and mounts for photographers is also available, although the number of bush roads are limited. A unique adventure for those who are interested in stretching their legs a little more than usual is to spend a day out in the bush, walking to the almost-time-forgotten Chibembi Salt Pan, a vast open expanse of unique landscape some 15kms from Musekese Camp.
Overnight including dinner, bar (including wine, beer and spirits), activities (walking safaris, game drives, boat trips, viewing hides), laundry, Park Fees.
Day 2 - Today you start your private 3 night Camping Safari. This is a unique opportunity to get to know other areas of the park, with walking safaris and game drives the activities of choice. The mobile camps are typically erected in the northern sector of the park, a few hours game drive from the base camp at Musekese, this allows access to the famed Busanga area, as well as the prolific wildlife and birding haven that is the Moshi/Musanza area. Camp consists of safari dome tents with veranda, comfortable mattresses and good linen inside with solar lighting. Bucket showers and a short drop toilet make up the ablutions, both well-appointed and comfortable too. Camera battery charging is available through a solar panel and inverter system. A main mess tent area is available to escape the midday heat, with cold drinks and hearty meals served under the stars…
Overnights in en suite Dome Tents, including all meals, game viewing activities
Day 1 - You will be collected at the Hotel your choice in Lusaka, for a land transfer to Kafue National Park, and your first night at Musekese Camp.
Musekese is a small and intimate traditional tented safari camp, situated on the banks of the Kafue River. There are only 4 tents, which are furnished with comfortable wooden beds and soft mattresses, bathrooms are open-air and grass thatch keeps the elements at bay, while you enjoy showering under a traditional bucket shower (complete with hot water). Toilets are flush and cold water feeds into the sinks for washing.
You are hosted by a highly regarded team of Kafue experts – allowing you enjoy and learn about this incredibly remote, beautiful and diverse wildlife haven.
Although walking safaris are the main focus, Musekese is well equipped with a boat for relaxing cruises along the Kafue River and its close-by tributary the Lufupa; there is some world class fishing too!
The Camp has some excellent viewing blinds well hidden and situated in game rich and scenically attractive areas, allowing guests the opportunity to let the wildlife come to them. A game-drive vehicle with seats and mounts for photographers is also available, although the number of bush roads are limited. A unique adventure for those who are interested in stretching their legs a little more than usual is to spend a day out in the bush, walking to the almost-time-forgotten Chibembi Salt Pan, a vast open expanse of unique landscape some 15kms from Musekese Camp.
Overnight including dinner, bar (including wine, beer and spirits), activities (walking safaris, game drives, boat trips, viewing hides), laundry, Park Fees.
Day 2 - Today you start your private 3 night Camping Safari. This is a unique opportunity to get to know other areas of the park, with walking safaris and game drives the activities of choice. The mobile camps are typically erected in the northern sector of the park, a few hours game drive from the base camp at Musekese, this allows access to the famed Busanga area, as well as the prolific wildlife and birding haven that is the Moshi/Musanza area. Camp consists of safari dome tents with veranda, comfortable mattresses and good linen inside with solar lighting. Bucket showers and a short drop toilet make up the ablutions, both well-appointed and comfortable too. Camera battery charging is available through a solar panel and inverter system. A main mess tent area is available to escape the midday heat, with cold drinks and hearty meals served under the stars…
Overnights in en suite Dome Tents, including all meals, game viewing activities
Day 5 - Your Safari continues onto the Busanga Plains proper, with a 2 night stay at Mukambi Plains Camp. The camp is also small and intimate, with only four expansive safari tents. Each complete with en-suite open air bathrooms and a raised central area or Boma, overlooking the Busanga Plains.
This is a seasonal bush camp, open from July-November, situated deep in the heart of the famed Busanga Plains. A trip to the Busanga Plains brings you back to the days when a safari was an exciting trip to reach your destination. Every journey calls for a sense of adventure, a desire to explore the unknown.
The tented camp lies in a remote area. Here lion and cheetah prey on animals such as wildebeest, roan and buffalo. Lechwe and puku graze on the central swamps while the shy sitatunga hides in the papyrus reeds. Crowned and wattled cranes, secretary birds and ground hornbills stalk the grasslands whose openness is interrupted only by tree studded islands. Here ancient fig trees (the famous One Fig) and palms draw their nutrients from giant termite hills. It is a landscape so distinctive, it is almost unique in Africa.
Overnights including all meals, local brand drinks, game viewing activities.
Day 7 - Today you will be transferred back to Musekese Camp, for your final Safari overnight.
Day 8 - Today you have a 5.3 hour transfer back to Lusaka, and depending upon your onward arrangements, I would either recommend an overnight in Lusaka, or an early evening flight.
This is a seasonal bush camp, open from July-November, situated deep in the heart of the famed Busanga Plains. A trip to the Busanga Plains brings you back to the days when a safari was an exciting trip to reach your destination. Every journey calls for a sense of adventure, a desire to explore the unknown.
The tented camp lies in a remote area. Here lion and cheetah prey on animals such as wildebeest, roan and buffalo. Lechwe and puku graze on the central swamps while the shy sitatunga hides in the papyrus reeds. Crowned and wattled cranes, secretary birds and ground hornbills stalk the grasslands whose openness is interrupted only by tree studded islands. Here ancient fig trees (the famous One Fig) and palms draw their nutrients from giant termite hills. It is a landscape so distinctive, it is almost unique in Africa.
Overnights including all meals, local brand drinks, game viewing activities.
Day 7 - Today you will be transferred back to Musekese Camp, for your final Safari overnight.
Day 8 - Today you have a 5.3 hour transfer back to Lusaka, and depending upon your onward arrangements, I would either recommend an overnight in Lusaka, or an early evening flight.
Included:
Accommodation as per above
Meals/ drinks
Game Viewing Activities
Return Lusaka Transfers
All inter-camp transfers
Not included:
Gratuities/ items of a personal nature
Visas/ related Costs
Travel Insurance
Premium Brand drinks
Accommodation as per above
Meals/ drinks
Game Viewing Activities
Return Lusaka Transfers
All inter-camp transfers
Not included:
Gratuities/ items of a personal nature
Visas/ related Costs
Travel Insurance
Premium Brand drinks
