Itinerary

1. Day 1: Travel from Lusaka to Kafue National Park

   • Meet the tour guide, who will pick you up from your lodge/hotel. Travel westward on the Lusaka – Mongu (M9) road. The final destination will be the central region of the Kafue National Park (a distance of 310 km – see the Kafue map attached in the photo section).
   • You will stay and sleep in a specially arranged safari tent on special and comfortable floor mattresses at Mwamfushi Safari Lodge. This lodge is located in the Namwala Game Management, directly opposite the Kafue National Park.
   • Reach Nalusanga main gate of the Kafue National Park after travelling for close to 1hr 40 minutes. You will have entered the Kafue National Park at Nalusanga station as there is a wildlife barrier across the road. However, the formalities of entering Kafue Park at this point are somewhat relaxed and not strict. You will not be required to pay any park entry fees or show your passport. Only the driver will be required to sign in the log book and be allowed to enter the partial park.
   • Arrive at Chunga Main gate of the Kafue National Park - central region. After driving for close to 40 minutes, you will pass through the iconic and spectacular Kafue Hook Bridge across the Kafue River, which gives a beautiful view of the Kafue River. After a short while, you will arrive at the main entrance of the Kafue National Park, the central region of the Chunga Gate. You will present yourself before the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Officers to process your entry into the Kafue National Park.
   • After gate formalities, you will enter the Kafue National Park and drive on a smooth gravel Chunga dusty road all the way right up to the shores of the Kafue River.
   • Go to the banks of the Kafue River inside the Kafue National Park. At this point, you will disembark from the transfer vehicle and offload your personal belongings onto the banks of the Kafue River. The operations staff of Mwamfushi Safari Lodge will come with a speed boat to come and pick up you, the tour guide and the driver across to Mwafushi Safari Lodge. You will then check in your tent accommodation with a comfortable mattress on the tent floor. Thereafter you will take your meals and meet Mwamfushi Safari.
   • If time permitting, when you arrive in Lusaka, you will do your first activity in the form of a walking safari or any other activity in the Namwala Game Management Area accompanied by a tour guide and an armed scout from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife.
   • Take your evening dinner. Thereafter, you will surf the internet to inform your loved ones that you arrived safely in the Kafue National Park. You will enjoy sitting around a bonfire with friends on the banks of the Kafue River. There is a cash bar onsite at Mwamfushi Lodge that sells a variety of local lagers and wines that you may buy at your own cost.
   • Nalusanga station is the last place of "civilization" before entering the wilderness of the Kafue National Park. In the hinterland of the Kafue National Park, there are no shops to buy anything as it is pure reserved forests and a game park reserved for wild animals. There is limited to no cellular phone network service available in this area.

   Please use this opportunity at the Nalusanga lay-by station to buy your last-minute personal requirements, such as fresh fruits and other goodies.

   The good news is that at Mwamfushi Safari Lodge, there is WI-FI available for you to communicate with the outside world. Please expect to experience, at certain intervals, interrupted WI-FI service at Mwamfushi Safari Lodge, especially during the rainy season.

   Fees: We shall pay government park entry fees amounting to $60 for a three-day stay if you are a foreign national.

2. Day 2: Kafue National Park

   • 05:30 am - 06:10 am: Wake up call and take a bath.
   • 06:10 am – 06:40 am: Take your breakfast.
   • 07:00 am - 09:30 am: Leave for the Chunga Game Management Area of the KNP- central region for game viewing in an open safari vehicle.
   • 10:20 am – 11.30 am: Commence touring and game viewing around Chunga Game Management Area.
   • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Return to Mwamfushi Lodge for lunch.
   • 14:00 pm - Proceed for an afternoon boat cruise on the Kafue River. You will see plenty of Hippos on the Kafue River.
   • 16:00 pm: 18:00 pm: You will go mountain hiking on the nearby rocky mountain in the Namwala Game Management Area.
   • 19:00 pm – 21:30 pm: Evening dinner and relaxation with friends.
   • 21:00 pm: Retire to bed to sleep.

3. Departure Day: Travel back to Lusaka

   • Wake in the morning and take your sumptuous breakfast at the lodge. You will depart from Mwamfushi Safari Lodge of Kafue National Park back to Lusaka. At this point, you will pack all your personal belongings and transfer them to the boat landing on the bank of the Kafue River. The operations staff of Mwamfushi Safari Lodge will take you, your tour guide and your driver across with a speed boat take to the other side of the Kafue River. You will bid farewell to your newly found friends at Mwamfushi Safari Lodge.
   • Board your transfer vehicle back to Lusaka using the same route you previously used on day 1 when coming to Kafue National Park.
   • Arrive at your stay in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia, to end the tour.