Helping Zambia’s online tourism footprint
The end of the year is fast approaching and with it a time for reflection on the year that was 2015. Here at Zambia Tourism, it's been a busy but very successful year. At the end of 2014, you may [...]
When a Warthog Attacks in the Kafue
It was whilst on an afternoon drive from Musekese Camp, Jeffery & McKeith Safaris in north central Kafue National Park, Zambia that we witnessed the most unexpected and, as far a we know, as yet photographically un-documented sighting ever… We [...]
Hungry hyena steals leopard’s dinner
As the temperatures in Luangwa continue to rise and the water level continues to drop, tension amongst the wildlife is building as they fight over the limited resources available. Photographer, Kanwar Deep Juneja, was lucky enough to witness quite the [...]
ZAWA scale up their efforts to protect the pangolin
In the past week, Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has rescued six pangolins through four separate operations across western Zambia. These scaly anteaters had been illegally captured from the wild by poachers and were being sold as part of the illegal [...]
Livingstone Heats Up!
We are halfway through spring and summer is fast approaching, if not already upon us, considering the temperatures that have been experienced in Livingstone recently! The town of Livingstone, has a subtropical climate with hot and rainy wet seasons and [...]
Tujatane – A Local School With Big Dreams
Making safari dreams come true whilst supporting the local community is an ethos Tongabezi Safari Lodge lives by. Helping local communities and providing a better future for the underprivileged has always been close to the Tongabezi team’s hearts. The Tujatane [...]
Zambia Launches e-Visa
The Zambia Tourism Board is pleased to announce that the Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Immigration) launched the e-Visa facility on Wednesday, 14th October, 2015 at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka which was [...]
British grandfather raises £15,000 after tackling the Zambezi
A retired policeman from Plymouth in south-west England recently raised £15,000 for charity after spending four days on Zambia's mighty Zambezi River. Trevor Broome, aged 62, spent each night beside his raft on the river bank, as he and an international [...]
Spectacular new video shows South Luangwa in all its glory
Once again, the creative team at Zambiatourism.com have been busy putting together a highly proffesional promotional video to showcase one of Zambia's flagship destinations - the pristine and game rich South Luangwa National Park, which also happens to be one [...]
Project Luangwa Newsletter, September 2015
Last June Project Luangwa had its fifth birthday – yes, that’s right Dave and I have been living and working here in Mfuwe for over five years. At the time we were a bit too busy to celebrate or even [...]
Zambia poised to reach 1 million tourist arrivals in 2015
Authorities in Zambia have expressed optimism that the country will be able to capture the targeted 1 million tourist arrivals in 2015, the country's investment agency said on Tuesday. According to a statement posted on the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) [...]
State-of-the-art Convention Centre in Zambia’s Tourism Capital
THE Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) has made a lot of progress on the construction of a state-of-the-art Convention Centre in Livingstone at a cost of about US$ 300 million. ZICA president Wesley Beene said the project, whose ground [...]
Going Green in Kafue National Park
By Sarah Davies Eco-tourism – we hear it all the time but what does it really mean? We read about “green” safari camps who “contribute” to their local communities and “empower” staff but how can we really be sure that [...]
Pieter Kat on the lifting of the big cat hunting ban
The following was written as a response to Christopher Clark's recent post, 'Lifting the big cat hunting ban: Some thoughts and a call' after it was republished on Untold Africa. Pieter Kat is a trustee and co-founder of LionAid. He [...]
Extremely rare melanistic genet sighted in Kafue
Jeffery & McKeith Safaris, Musekese Camp The afternoon game drive started out like most in the Kafue, with the hope and expectation of something interesting and unusual ahead, heightened by the incessant alarm calls of the baboon troop along the [...]
Project Luangwa Sewing a Better Future for Local Women
Some of you might have seen a previous post here about the truly comendable work being done by Project Luangwa in and around the town of Mfuwe just outside the famous South Luangwa National Park. Project Luangwa is an NGO, [...]
Lion Cubs Take Over Camp in Liuwa Plain National Park
Three cheeky lion cubs as well as a cheetah have been making the refurbishment of Matamarene Camp in Liuwa Plains, a little tricky. We’ve been watching Norman Carr Safaris over the last few months; Matamanene Camp has been given a [...]
One Eyed Male Leopard – proving he’s still boss!
Leopards, an awesome sighting any day and almost a guarantee in the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, nicknamed the Valley of the Leopard. Sleeping in trees, wandering about, on the hunt, mating and fighting, we thought we had [...]
Norman Carr Safaris Opens Operations in Liuwa
We are thrilled to announce that as of May 2015 we will offer safaris in Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia. We are giving the existing camp, Matamanene a soft facelift and will be operating 4 and 5 night set departure [...]
Proflight flys to Kafue
The wonders of Zambia’s largest national park – Kafue – will be more accessible thanks to the new route being launched by Proflight Zambia from July 1. News of the new service to the remote Busanga Plains was enthusiastically received [...]