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Lower Zambezi Safari

Lower Zambezi National Park
Duration
5 Days · 4 Nights
The route
Lower Zambezi National Park
Style
Canoe and game on the great river
Best season
June – October · best
The route

4 nights, 1 stop — canoe and game on the great river.

Lower Zambezi National Park.

Lower Zambezi
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Elephant
Elephant
Crossing the channels and feeding on the islands.
Lion
Lion
On the floodplain.
Tigerfish
For the anglers, Sep–Oct.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Lower Zambezi National Park

Arrive Lower Zambezi National Park

The journey begins.

Arrive in Lower Zambezi National Park, met and transferred to your accommodation. What Mana Pools is to Zimbabwe, the Lower Zambezi is to Zambia — the same river, a different shore.

02Lower Zambezi National Park

Lower Zambezi National Park

A full day in the field.

Canoe and boat the Zambezi channels, with floodplain game drives. Arrive and settle in.

03Lower Zambezi National Park

Lower Zambezi National Park

A full day in the field.

Canoe and boat the Zambezi channels, with floodplain game drives.

04Lower Zambezi National Park

Lower Zambezi National Park

A full day in the field.

Canoe and boat the Zambezi channels, with floodplain game drives.

05Depart Lower Zambezi National Park

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Lower Zambezi National Park — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

June – October

Peak season

Dry season. Canoeing and game at their best; tigerfish run in Sep–Oct.

April – May

Good season

Early dry. Green fading to gold, fewer boats, comfortable days.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Elephants Lion Tiger

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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