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Best of Central Africa Safari - Detailed Information

DAY 1

Luangwa Valley. On your arrival at Lilongwe Airport you will be met and escorted to your charter aircraft for the 50 minute flight westwards to the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. After landing at Mfuwe, you will be driven to Kalamu Tented Camp (Kwena Lagoon in 2009). The next three nights are spent enjoying the wildlife on the Luangwa in open 4X4 safari vehicles by day and at night, as well as on walking safaris.

DAY 2

(Day 2 and3: South Luangwa National Park). Spend the day on game drives through this wildlife paradise. South Luangwa National Park: South Luangwa National Park covers an area of 9,050 square kilometers and offers some of the best game viewing in Africa. This area is bordered by the Muching escarpment to the west and the Luangwa River to the east. The Luangwa Valley forms part of the Great Rift Valley and the Valley floor nestles some 800 metros below the surrounding plateau, with the Luangwa River carving its way through the center. The River is the lifeblood of the region and supports the profusion of wildlife that can be seen. It forms the sanctuary to one of Africa's most important elephant populations and also boasts large number of antelope including impala, puku, kudu, bushbuck and waterbuck. Lion is also common, but the park is especially famous for its leopard. The Thornicroft's giraffe and the Cookson's wildebeest are also both unique to the valley. The Luangwa River hosts a greater number of Nile crocodiles than any other river. More than 400 hundred bird species can also be found here.

DAY 3

As per day 2

DAY 4

Liwonde National Park. On day four we transfer back to Mfuwe for the charter flight to Malawi, and then fly onto Liwonde National Park, one of the most scenic and diverse game parks around. The park straddles the Shire River, the main drainage outlet for Lake Malawi. Accommodation for the next two nights is at Mvuu Wilderness Lodge - a 10 bedded, comfortable tented camp situated on the banks of the Shire River. Activities center on wonderful game viewing and birding by boat, in open 4X4 vehicles, night drives and walks.

DAY 5

Mvuu Lodge. Today's activities will once again center around game viewing and birding by boat, in open 4X4 vehicles, night drives and walks. Liwonde National Park. On the Shire River, 56 kilometers north of Zomba, one can find the Liwonde National Park which includes part of Lake Malombe and the eastern Upper Shire plain. Large numbers of hippo and Nile crocodile stay in the Shire River and one can find approximately 300 elephants in the area (Malawi's largest population). The bird life in the area is prolific and Lilian's lovebird is unique here. Vegetation in Liwonde ranges from reed-beds and swamps along the Shire river edge to grassland where one can find palm, sausage and baobab trees. Some areas in the park also contains Mopane woodland. Large concentrations of sable antelope, as well as kudu, duiker and oribi can be found in the Mopane bush. On the open plains one can find waterbuck and reedbuck as well as the predators like lion.

DAY 6

Lake Malawi. After breakfast and an early morning game drive we travel either by road or by air to the banks of Lake Malawi and stay at Kaya Mawa Lodge. The lake around lodge is free of bilharzia and offers safe swimming in the clear waters of one of Africa's largest freshwater lakes.

DAY 7

Lake Malawi These two nights offer a fascinating contrast to the rest of the safari. Besides the beach and the water-sport activities, guests can visit the traditional villages and learn about and enjoy rural culture, traditions and village life.

DAY 8

After breakfast you are flown or driven back to Lilongwe where your safari ends.