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 [...]
Guests arriving for the 2027 season at Kaingo Camp will experience completely new rooms. Shenton Safaris' flagship lodge – built in 1992 – is getting a major overhaul during the annual shutdown between November 2026 and May 2027. All the [...]
Lions have been reintroduced to Lolelunga Private Reserve, marking their return to the area for the first time in about 15 years. In April 2026, two previously captive lions were released, the first time this operation has ever been undertaken [...]
African Parks has invested USD34-million in Zambia in five years, surpassing their original commitment of USD20m over 20 years. This is according to Minister of Tourism Rodney Sikumba, speaking at a tourism stakeholder conference in Lusaka. African Parks hailed the [...]
In line with the Zambezi river slowly slackening and the roads in Lower Zambezi National Park drying out, Chongwe River House and Chongwe Camp are both reopening in April 2026. Both Time+Tide properties offer soothing interiors, superb service and lovely [...]
As Zambia’s tourism season begins to unfold, bringing with it clear skies, abundant wildlife sightings, and a renewed sense of adventure, there is another story quietly gaining momentum – one that blends conservation, community, and craftsmanship into a single [...]
Researchers have discovered that the Zambezi river actually begins in Angola, not Zambia as was previously believed. They have also found that the river is about 10% longer than earlier estimates. Scientists from The Wilderness Project, which was created in [...]
A small, family-owned camp in Lower Zambezi National Park has scooped up another major award: Royal Zambezi is the Luxury Travel Group’s ‘Lodge of the Year’ for 2026/7. This stunning accolade is testament to the team’s dedication to providing top-notch [...]
Zambia is becoming ever more connected with new cross-border flights from around the rest of Southern Africa. These are: From 3 March 2026, Proflight Zambia will start a Lusaka-Livingstone-Windhoek route to Namibia that will fly on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. [...]
The colourful and sacred Kuomboka ceremony is held each year in Western Province. Dating back 300 years, the festival marks the moving of the King or ‘Litunga’ of the Lozi people to higher ground after summer rains. As the Barotse [...]
The sought-after Nsefu Sector of South Luangwa National Park will soon have a comfortable camp for serious safari enthusiasts, wildlife photographers and birders. Once the base camp for the team that filmed the BBC’s incredible documentary Kingdom, about the lives [...]
The Zimbabwean government has increased VAT (value-added tax) and applied it to tourism services. In light of this the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has announced increases to entry fees for the Victoria Falls rainforest. Entry for international day [...]
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 [...]
Named after legendary guide Jacob Shawa, Shawa Luangwa is a small eco camp in the Nsefu Sector of South Luangwa National Park, where the BBC One documentary Kingdom was filmed over five years. The camp had opened two new tents [...]
From September 2026, visitors to South Luangwa National Park will be able to claim back peace, quiet and time at an expansive villa that promises privacy and superb game viewing. Chikunto Safaris will be opening Nthawi House, a 2-bedroom exclusive [...]
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 [...]
Supper under the stars at Croc's Nest Green season’s camp closures are traditionally a time for maintenance and refurbishments to be done. This year is no different at Flatdogs Camp in South Luangwa National Park where the team [...]
The Department of Immigration has released the new visa fees, effective from 1 January 2026 until further notice. Single-entry visa Was USD25 Now USD50 Double-entry visa Was USD40 Now USD80 KAZA UniVisa USD50 – no change Multiple [...]
There are estimated to be only about a hundred cheetah left in the wild in Zambia, making the birth of three cubs in Lolelunga Private Reserve near Kafue National Park a source of celebration. Five cheetahs – three females [...]
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 [...]
