Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
packers in Lusaka or Jollyboys Backpackers in Livingstone. Upmarket companies prefer
to take bookings in advance, directly or through an agent in Zambia, South Africa or your
home country.
Most Zambian tour operators are based in Lusaka and Livingstone. Several companies
in Lilongwe, Malawi, may also offer tours to South Luangwa National Park. There are
travel agents in Lusaka who can often organise tours and budget tours of South Luangwa.
Barefoot Safaris
( 0211-707 346;
www.barefoot-safaris.com
)
Small group safaris,
self-drive, trekking and sailing; covers Zambia, Malawi and surrounding countries.
Kiboko Safaris
( in Mfuwe 0216-246111;
www.kiboko-safaris.com
)
Excellent budget
camping and lodge safaris in Malawi and South Luangwa, Zambia. Also luxury safaris in
Malawi.
Robin Pope Safaris
(
www.robinpopesafaris.net
)
One of the most-respected operators in
Zambia offering innovative and intrepid tours to destinations such as Kafue and Liuwa
Plain, including mobile walking safaris.
Remote Africa Safaris
(
www.remoteafrica.com
)
Excellent small operator running safaris
in the Luangwa Valley.
Wilderness Safaris
(
www.wilderness-safaris.com
)
Offers a range of tours in all Southern
African countries including Zambia and Malawi. In addition to the standard luxury lodge-
based tours in remote areas, it offers fly-in safaris and activity-based trips.
Land & Lake Safaris
(
www.landlake.net
)
Based in Lilongwe, Malawi, this operator has
combined Malawi/Zambia safaris, as well as trips around South and North Luangwa and
Victoria Falls. Good budget options available.
Train
The Tazara trains between Kapiri Mposhi and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania can also be used
for travelling to/from northern Zambia. While the Lusaka-Kitwe service does stop at Ka-
piri Mposhi, the Lusaka-Kitwe and Tazara trains are not timed to connect with each other,
and the domestic and international train terminals are 2km apart.
Zambia's only other railway services are the 'ordinary trains' between Lusaka and Kit-
we, via Kapiri Mposhi and Ndola, and the 'express trains' running between Lusaka and
Livingstone.
