Zambia
Zambia is a big country as large as France, Switzerland, Austria, and Hungary combined, covering some 750,000squre kilometers and lying in the tropical belt on South Central Africa, 10 to 18 degrees south of the equator. The country is landlocked but has many, lakes and rivers with beaches and water sports to be enjoyed in uncrowned and uncluttered surroundings. Indeed, the unspoiled nature of Zambia is perhaps its greatest tourist asset. Rich in scenery and wildlife. Zambia today has become the tourist heart of a great continent which offers something that is becoming progressively rare in this shrinking world, the chance to escape from holiday masses and sour something of an environment that has remained unchanged since the very beginning of time.
Zambia is the only country in Africa that can guarantee and claim to pioneer the ability to see wildlife, birdlife, and ecology on foot and deliver on a sensational experience, all with the safety and leadership of Africa’s best-trained guides. Consider carry, who is the father of walking safaris in Zambia and Africa, created and set professional standards in walking safaris and camp experience. Zambia has 74 tribal communities and the common denominator of all tribes and inter-related cultures. You will notice one powerful fact: that Zambians are of the one friendliest people you have ever met.
The cordiality is very appealing and pleasant, especially when trying to engage and participate in the various ceremonies around the country. Tribal communities are eager to explain and display the cultural diversity that Zambia so proudly offers. Engage in Lozi Tribe’s Kuomboka Ceremony or Volunteer at Kawaza Cultural Village in South Luangwa the cultural safaris experiences a are diverse and infinite.
South Luangwa National Park
Experts have dubbed South Luangwa to be one of the greatest wildlife sanctuaries in the world and not without reason. The concentration of animals around the Luangwa River and its oxbow lagoons is among the most intense in Africa. The Luangwa River is the most intact major river system in Africa and is the life-blood of this 9059-square-kilometer park. The park hosts a wide variety of wildlife, birds, and vegetation. The now famous ‘walking safaris’ originated in this park and is still one of the finest ways to experience Africa’s pristine wilderness first-hand. The changing seasons add to the park’s richness ranging from dry, bare bushveld in the winter to a lush, green wonderland in the summer months. There are 60 different animal species and over 400 different bird species in South Luangwa National Park.
The only notable exception is the rhino, sadly poached to extinction. With about 400 of Zambia’s 732 species of birds appearing in the park including 39 birds of prey and 47 migrant species, there is plenty for the birdwatcher to spot whatever the season. An interest in the vegetation of Zambia will enhance your experience of the bush. Some magnificent trees and plants grow in the Luangwa Valley and it certainly adds to the richness of one’s experience to be able to recognize the different tree species and to discover exotic wildflowers. Among the more common trees in the valley, there are the mopane, leadwood, winterthorn, the tall vegetable ivory palm, the marula and the magnificent tamarind tree. The are some magnificent baobab specimens and a few large ebony forests to admire.
Distances
- The gate - 5 minutes’ drive