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For me this is the ultimate way to experience a Zambia Safari. When you walk, you are on the animals level. A Zambia walking Safari brings you close in touch, with the natural world. Certain game parks like South Luangwa, are well known for there Walking Safaris. A Zambia Walking Safari will give you a real sense of the bush-remote, wild, rugged, and desolate. Zambia is the home of the Africa Walking Safari, its where walking Safaris first started.To lead a Zambia Walking Safari, a Safari guide has to undergo specialized training and testing. So you can be assurred of having a well trained individual. Our Zambia Walking Safaris packages,can be a be a private Safari , just for your travelling party, or a scheduled departure, walking with others. While there are set days for a walking safari, we can add on days as you want There is a certain level of fitness, durablity ie being in the outdoors, hot sun, insects, that goes along with wanting to do a Zambia Walking Safari. They can last for a day, usually you walk 3 to 4 hours in the morning, and then more in the afternoon. You can also combine a few days walking, with some days driveing For general idea of fitness level, here are some guide lines. This does not mean this is the distance and timing of every day. But it gives you an idea of how fit you need to be.
Walking Mobile Safaris 10 km in 4 hours on varied ground Luangwa Bush Camping 6 km in 3 hours Palmgrove Bush Camping 10 km in 4 hours. North Luangwa Walking 6 km in 3 hours The Luangwa Valley The LUANGWA VALLEY, which marks the end of the Great Rift Valley, is one of the last unspoilt wilderness areas and possibly the finest wildlife sanctuary in Africa. It covers an area of over 9000 sq. km. through which the meandering Luangwa River runs. The oxbow lagoons, woodland and plains of the valley host huge concentrations of game - including elephant, buffalo, leopard, lion, giraffe, hippo - and over 400 species of birds. |