Safari in Zambia

I was watching Ben Fogle’s New Lives in the Wild last night and it was about a British family who have set up a camp in Zambia. Years ago, I visited Zimbabwe a couple of times, and in those days Zambia was very under developed. How things have changed since then.

Making the Conde Naste Traveller Gold list this year (2023) is the Time + Tide King Lewanika Lodge in Liuwa Plain National Park. This reserve was one of the earliest protected areas in Africa, let alone Zambia, and as a result this lodge, the only permanent camp in the national park, feels like a privileged perch from which to take in the surrounding wildlife.

There are only six rooms (called villas) and one accommodates families having two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The design is luxurious whilst being authentic with natural materials and muted cotton tones. There are indoor and outdoor showers and decks overlooking the plains.

With award winning guides, the second largest wildebeest migration, magnificent birdlife, a growing cheetah population and the famed Lady Liuwa lion pride, the opportunities for wildlife encounters are great. They offer day or night game drives, walking safaris, canoeing safaris and after a day of adventure you can relax on your deck and watch that the famous Africa sunset.

This lodge can be combined with a trip to Victoria Falls, the Okavango Delta in Botswana and other areas in the safari circuit in this region.

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