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Lusaka Province, Zambia
River safaris between the escarpment and the Zambezi
Destination guide
Downstream of Chirundu, the Zambezi runs between Zambia’s escarpment and Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools. On the Zambian bank, the Chiawa Game Management Area leads to the Lower Zambezi National Park.
The group has two very different places to stay here. Nsofu Lodge, at the confluence of the Zambezi and Kafue rivers about 17 km from Chirundu, is a riverside lodge with chalets and family villas, known for tiger fishing and sunset cruises. Further downstream, Elephant Crossing Safari Bushcamp is an intimate camp on the river in the heart of the Chiawa GMA, reached by road, by air or by boat from Nsofu.
Where to stay
Chiawa, Lower Zambezi, Zambia
A riverside lodge at the meeting of the Zambezi and Kafue rivers, two hours from Lusaka, with chalets and self-catering family villas, tiger fishing, sunset cruises and a children’s play are...
Chiawa GMA, Lower Zambezi, Zambia
An intimate, unfenced safari bushcamp between the Zambezi and two lagoons: five river-facing en-suite tents, four raised Birds’ Nests and a secluded campsite.
Experiences
Journeys
Two nights fishing and cruising at Nsofu Lodge, then by boat down the Zambezi to Elephant Crossing for three nights in the wild.
Victoria Falls, South Luangwa and the Lower Zambezi in one journey: four of the group’s properties over eleven nights.
Family chalets and play areas at Victoria Falls, then a family villa on the Zambezi at Nsofu Lodge.
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Downstream of Chirundu, where the Zambezi runs between Zambia’s escarpment and Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools. On the Zambian bank, the Chiawa Game Management Area leads to the Lower Zambezi National Park.
Nsofu Lodge is about 2 hours by road from Lusaka. Elephant Crossing is about 4.5 hours by road via Chirundu, or a 30-minute flight to Royal Airstrip and about an hour’s drive, or a boat transfer along the Zambezi from Nsofu Lodge.
Catch-and-release tiger fishing, bream and catfish; boat safaris and sunset cruises on the Zambezi; full-day game drives in the Lower Zambezi National Park; birding (more than 378 species recorded in the valley); and visits to Chiawa village.
It depends on the trip you want. Nsofu Lodge, at the meeting of the Zambezi and Kafue rivers, has chalets and self-catering family villas and is known for tiger fishing. Elephant Crossing is an unfenced bushcamp deeper in the Chiawa Game Management Area, with five river-facing tents, four raised Birds’ Nests and a campsite.
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