The KafueWild, a race through Kafue National Park, is now in its sixth year and is bigger than ever! In 2025, the organisers welcomed more than 420 individual runners and 15 ranger teams, who take on the 21km / 13mi [...]
Green Safaris, which operates top lodges in Zambia and Malawi, has calculated that guests travelling to their properties generate about 400 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. To offset these emissions, the company started ‘Wings and Wheels’ in 2023 through [...]
The 2025 impact report shows that the Green Safaris Conservation Foundation (GSCF) has put USD410 000 towards education, community upliftment and wildlife preservation in Zambia and Malawi, where the company has renowned safari lodges. Highlights in Zambia include: Nearly 300 [...]
An exciting new 6-night safari adventure is kicking off in Kafue National Park. African Parks has teamed up with Lowveld Trails to create Wilderness Walking Trails through the Malala Wilderness Area of the park. Trekkers will spend two nights in [...]
Exciting news for fans of Chisa Busanga Camp in Kafue National Park: there are now five 'nests' stay in and enjoy a bird's eye view of the Busanga Plains! Green Safaris has added a nest in time for reopening for [...]
Green Safaris, who have lodges in Victoria Falls, South Luangwa, Kafue and Lower Zambezi, have been rewarded for their regenerative tourism model fostered by founder Vincent Kouwenhoven. His belief is that, with the right approach and partners, ‘Tourism can restore [...]
Kafue National Park is a must-see for every serious safari lover. Not only is it vast and teeming with game but it has only a handful of lodges, making it sought-after for photographers, birders, adventurers and those who want good, [...]
Mayukuyuku Luxury Bush Camp in Kafue National Park has been sold. After operating the lodge successfully for many years, former directors Pippa Turner and Patrick Moyo have passed ownership to Agrofuel Investments, who also own the Zamlodge Chalets and Campsite [...]
A brand-new lodge is currently under construction in Kafue National Park. Lwenge River Camp by Classic Zambia will be set along the Kafue river in the Musekese section of the park, promising water views from every tent and productive game [...]
Green Safaris, operators of several top lodges in Zambia, have released their 2024 annual report with a breakdown of spending and support for conservation projects. Some of the highlights include: Eight check dams were built in Kafue National Park to [...]
Proflight Zambia is ensuring that travellers can move across the country and Southern African region quickly and easily this safari season with extra flights, the return of previous routes and the creation of new journeys. The number of daily flights [...]
A joint operation between the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, African Parks Network and the Barotse Royal Establishment has seen 2 000 herbivores moved between two major national parks to ensure Zambia’s continued biodiversity. Conservation teams have successfully translocated 1 650 [...]
Several camps in the Classic Zambia portfolio have been given significant ‘refreshes’ this season, making them even more comfortable and enticing for guests. Kutali Camp in Lower Zambezi National Park now has new bathrooms as well as electric fans and [...]
A long-term rehabilitation project will come to fruition in August 2025 when Lolelunga Private Reserve welcomes its first guests. Situated just north of Kafue National Park, Lolelunga bills itself as ‘the first fully fenced private reserve in Zambia’. The 30 000-hectare [...]
Musekese Conservation – working across parts of Kafue National Park and two large GMAs (game management areas) – says that while significant challenges remain, equally significant strides have been taken to protect Zambia’s largest and oldest wildlife haven. In its [...]
Safari lovers can now opt for a private reserve in the Kaonde area, just 30 kilometres / 19 miles north of Kafue National Park. Called Lolelunga, it will welcome its first guests in August 2025 with some of the most [...]
The Zambezi Basin, which encompasses almost the whole country except for the northern half of the northern region, has received a major funding boost from Climate Investment Funds (CIF), which is co-ordinated by the African Development Bank and World Bank. [...]
Kafue – Africa’s second largest national park at 22 400km² / 13 900mi² - is reaping the benefits of the co-management agreement between the Zambian government and African Parks. Set up in 2022 to protect biodiversity, strengthen community development and increase revenue [...]
Zambia is unique among Southern Africa’s safari destinations in that many lodges and camps still close for all or part of the summer rainy season from November onwards. With wildlife dispersing and some roads not being passable, this is the [...]
A unique safari focused on the conservation of big cats and other predators will be held in November 2024 for wildlife enthusiasts who want to understand what goes into preserving these powerful animals in their natural habitats. Organised by Green [...]
