LATEST ZAMBIA NEWS
Date for 2024 KafueWild Trail Run Announced
Trail runners should mark Saturday 21 September on their calendars as the day to be at the starting line of the KafueWild race in Kafue National Park. A joint effort between the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, African Parks, Kafue National Park and the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, the race [...]
Liuwa Plain Opens Early
Drier than usual conditions owing to less summer rain have one positive consequence: Liuwa Plain National Park has opened on 1 March 2024 rather than closer to autumn as is more usual. Situated to the far west of the country (almost on the border with Angola) Liuwa Plain is a [...]
Starbed Options for High’s Season Clear Nights
More and more starbeds are being built at camps across Zambia as owners and operators respond to the enthusiastic feedback of guests who love sleeping under the Milky Way on a warm evening. Previously reserved for premium camps or honeymoon suites, some lodges are going so far as to give [...]
Bangweulu Gearing Up for Bumper High Season
The Bangweulu Wetlands continue to thrive with several initiatives designed to preserve and restore wildlife under the custodianship of African Parks and the area’s many communities. Much work is being done to ensure that villagers see the fruits of conservation projects and continue to support the preservation of this incredible [...]
New ‘After Dark’ Launch Site for Sindabezi Island
The team at Sindabezi Island have been testing a new launch site and route for both safety and comfort so that late arrivals on the island on the Zambezi River are now possible. Previously, guests had to return before sunset, meaning that those with late flights or night activities in [...]
Fair Trade Accreditation Plus Villa Expansion for Flatdogs
Flatdogs Camp in South Luangwa has started 2024 on a high with official Fair Trade Tourism Certification. This means that owner Jessica Salmon and her team have proven a dedication to ‘fair wages and working conditions, fair purchasing and operations, equitable distribution of benefits, and respect for human rights, culture [...]
Proflight Zambia Flies into Kafue for 2024 High Season
Reaching Kafue National Park has always been a little tricky, with self-drivers needing complex directions to reach this beautiful, highly rewarding conservation area. For peak season of 2024, Proflight Zambia is once more connecting Kafue with Lusaka three times a week. The scheduling is as follows: DATES 1 June to [...]
Exciting New Camp in Liuwa Plain
A new camp has opened in December 2023 in Liuwa Plain National Park, one of the oldest conservation areas in Africa with a history that dates back to the late 1800s when the King of Barotseland appointed his subjects as custodians and guardians of the land. Sleeping 18 guests, Liuwa [...]
Renovations at Mwamba Bush Camp for 2024
Shenton Safaris have been contemplating a renovation of Mwamba Bush Camp in South Luangwa National Park since about 2020 but were concerned about altering the essence of such an iconic camp that is beloved by repeat guests the world over. After a week-long strategy session in camp in June 2023, [...]
‘Rewilding’ the Remotest Parts of South Luangwa Bears Fruit
South Luangwa is one of Zambia’s most popular parks with highly productive sightings of sought-after species like wild dog, lion and – of course – leopard (it is known as The Valley of the Leopard). But not all areas of the park receive the same number of visitors, with the [...]
‘Big Pride’ Resurges in South Luangwa
Good news from the Zambian Carnivore Programme. The Big Pride, which once dominated the main game-viewing areas of South Luangwa National Park, is once again growing in numbers and slowly regaining its former strength. The pride once consisted of at least 30 individual lions. By 2013, under the guidance and [...]
New Airline Office for Lusaka
Airlink, a regional airline, now has an office in Lusaka to assist travellers with reservations, tickets and special services. The office is at Agora Village on Thabo Mbeki Road, just up from the ZNBC office. These is the current flight schedule for Airlink's services to Livingstone, Lusaka and Ndola from [...]