Zambia Wildlife Escape: Exploring South Luangwa National Park

Arrive in Lusaka Airport, go through immigration to enter Zambia and connect with your internal flight (Proflight 808) to Mfuwe.

On arrival at Mfuwe Airport, a member of staff from Thornicroft Lodge will collect you and transfer you to your accommodation at Thornicroft on the banks of the Luangwa River, which will be your base for the next 4 nights.

Drive time approx. 50 minutes

Days on safari start early, and you will be woken by the lodge watchman around 5am.   After a quick breakfast of tea/coffee, cereals and toast, you’ll head into the park, crossing the river and aiming to be inside soon after 6:00am to catch the best light - and the highest chances of amazing wildlife sightings.

Your safari guide will aim to show you the magic of this untouched part of the world in the morning light.  Pausing for tea and snacks at around 8.30am, you then continue your safari, returning at around 10 to the lodge for brunch.

The afternoons are spent relaxing in the lodge grounds, taking care not to be in the way of any wandering elephant, bush buck or monkey.

At 3pm the lodge drums sound 'tea-time', with cake, to give you the energy for your afternoon and evening drive.  At sunset your safari guide will find you a spot for sundowner drinks before taking you on a night drive.

Return to the lodge for supper and rest.

Morning and afternoon/evening game activities.

Morning and afternoon/evening game activities.

Today, you will bid farewell to this extraordinary game area.

Your transfer to Mfuwe Airport will be arranged by the lodge team who will inform you of the exact time of departure the evening beforehand. 

On arrival in Lusaka Airport you will connect on to another internal flight to Livingstone Airport.  

You will be met at Livingstone airport and transferred to the Waterfront Lodge for your 3 night stay

Aside from the lure of the  Victoria Falls themselves, there are numerous activities on offer here including boat trips and canoeing excursions upstream of the Falls, scenic flights over the Falls; and the town’s museum is worth a visit too if you’re interested in Dr Livingstone’s travels.  

You can book activities in advance through Close Encounters or through the hotel when you arrive. 

Today you will be transferred to the airport in good time for your onward flight.