Zambia
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Chris and Barbara travelled to Zambia’s South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi
We have had one of our best holidays ever. The scenery was beautiful, and the fantastic camps were a pleasure to be in. The meals were all very good, a lovely variety and well presented. Better than in some hotels and restaurants we have been to. Then the excitement of the game drives. We have been so lucky to have seen so much diverse wildlife. The bird life has also been great and we have seen quite a few that we hadn’t seen before, the Crowned Cranes, Carmine bee-eaters, Ground Hornbills, Lappet Faced Vultures. The leopard sightings were very good, seeing nine in our ten day holiday. Then seeing a Aardvark two nights running was incredible. Wow! One of the very best holidays.
Zambia
Beach Extensions
Beach extensions to a Zambia Safari
Zambia is a land-locked country and does not offer any kind of obvious ‘beach relaxation’ options. However, there are a variety of places within Zambia where you could enjoy a more relaxing end (or beginning) to your trip. In particular, Victoria Falls and the Upper Zambezi is a destination that can always be used as a relaxing base where you can spend time resting, reading a book and undertaking some gentle sight-seeing.
Some safari regions, such as the Lower Zambezi National Park, can be deliberately included as a more relaxing section of your holiday. If you wish to end (or begin) you safari in a beautiful setting where you can enjoy sitting, reading, sleeping, eating, sunbathing and gazing as opposed to rushing about on activities, then this is easy to engineer.
Beyond Zambia’s borders, several good beach destinations exist. Closest and most logical is Lake Malawi, which is easily accessible from the Luangwa Valley. Lake Malawi is a freshwater lake, and therefore does not offer an ‘ocean experience’, but the lake has crystal clear waters, beautiful beaches and an abundance of colourful cichlid fish which makes for interesting diving and snorkelling. Fishing, sailing and kayaking are all possible as well.
If you are looking for a more traditional beach destination to combine with Zambia, then many amazing beach locations can be comfortably reached via Johannesburg in South Africa, including Mozambique, Mauritius, and the Seychelles, or the Kenyan coast via Nairobi and Zanzibar via Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Please go to the individual country pages for more information on these destinations.