In 1990, Tongabezi Lodge blessed the safari romantics of the world with the first luxury haven on the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls. Six short years later, the lodge showed their love for the Zambian community and opened a [...]
Featured photography by JF De Villiers A photo posted by @tristanldo on Aug 4, 2016 at 11:40pm PDT A photo posted by Graham Wood (@grazwood) on Aug 4, 2016 at 10:48pm PDT A photo posted by Diwa Zambezi (@diwazambezi) on [...]
Most safari camps rely on activities such as game drives and walking safaris to view Africa’s majestic wildlife up close. Not in Zambia’s Kafue National Park. At Jeffery & McKeith Safari’s new Musekese Camp, their resident pride of lions has [...]
Featured Photography by Jannes De Villiers A photo posted by Drive Botswana (@drivebotswana) on Jul 17, 2016 at 4:27pm PDT A photo posted by David Rosenzweig (@davidrphoto) on Jul 17, 2016 at 7:58am PDT A photo posted by Hollie (@holliepearsonx) [...]
On 1 July 2016, two accused persons were sentenced to five years imprisonment after being found guilty of illegal possession of a live pangolin. One further accused had already been sentenced with five years imprisonment and hard labour in relation [...]
Featured Photography: Will Burrard-Lucas A lovely little malachite kingfisher, Luangwa River, Zambia. A photo posted by Will Burrard-Lucas | Wildlife (@willbl) on Jun 30, 2016 at 10:43am PDT #sunset #safariworld #Zambia A photo posted by Marylou van der Klooster (@marylouvdklooster) [...]
Whoever said “don’t go chasing waterfalls“ has never been to the Victoria Falls. The spectacular cascade is considered the largest stretch of falling water in the world and is among the Seven Natural Wonders in the world. But very few [...]
A collection of some spectacular photos taken in Zambia this week. Use the #Zambia hashtag with your best wildlife shots to feature! A photo posted by Chipo Autumn (@chipoautumn) on Jun 17, 2016 at 12:33am PDT A photo posted [...]
Lusaka, 11 May 2016 For the very first time since the GRI – Zambia Primate Project (ZPP) was established in 2002, and after confiscating over 500 primates held illegally in Zambia since that time, ZPP has witnessed the arrest and [...]
Elefest 2016 Mokoomba announced as headline act! 14 May, Lusaka Showgrounds #OurZambiaOurWildlife #ZambiaYanguVinyamaVatu On 14 May, the herds will gather at the Lusaka Showgrounds to celebrate wildlife conservation in Zambia. After the success of last year’s first EleFest, the 2016 [...]
Here are the best photos of the week taken by holidaymakers in Zambia. Remember to use #Zambia in your Instagram photos to stand a chance to be featured. A photo posted by David N. Sachs (@davidnsachs) on Apr 16, [...]
The Lungwebungu Fishing Safari is the flagship fishing safari of Royal Barotse Safaris and offers a really unique, once in a lifetime fishing safari on the Barotse floodplains. With the increases in river usage, netting and commercial fishing, finding un-touched [...]
“If your dreams don’t scare you they aren’t big enough”. We have reminded ourselves of these words so many times over the last five years or so since we began our journey to open a Bush Camp in Zambia. Rather [...]
Situated in a remote section of Western Zambia, Liuwa Plains is a land of rolling grasslands, abundant birdlife and the annual wildebeest migration to the area. The area is seldom visited by tourists due to its relative inaccessibility. Dramatic storms [...]
A suspected poacher from Zambia was last week gunned down by game rangers near the resort town of Victoria Falls while his two accomplices escaped following a heavy exchange of gunfire. Police confirmed the incident, which happened at Shumba Spring [...]
African Parks, a conservation non-profit, and Norman Carr Safaris are proud to announce details of the investment in, and construction of, a luxury camp in Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia. Mambeti is being funded by Africans Parks donors with the [...]
Government and stakeholders have been urged to explore the tourism potential on Lake Tanganyika in Mpulungu District to positively contribute to the growth of the sector in 2016 and beyond. Mpulungu Harbour Authority (MHA) manager, Dennis Kaluba, said there was [...]
On Thursday 10 December, Game Rangers International (GRI) hosted a celebration to honour the achievements of Cosmas Mumba, the Project Manager of GRI – Zambia Primate Project. As the first ever Zambian, Cosmas was recently nominated to the prestigious Tusk [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
