Zambia offers one of the last African rivers that has a true flood boasting rivulets and oxbow lagoons teeming with game and birdlife, whilst neighbouring Zimbabwe delivers arguably some of the best guiding and wildlife viewing that can be found on the continent.

Whilst travelling in October / November is hot in these parts, with temperatures often exceeding the high thirties, the game viewing is  phenomenal! As wildlife congregates around rapidly diminishing water supplies you’ll witness tense encounters, fascinating interactions and unprecedented behaviour. Imagine six civet, a band of mongoose, several crested guinea fowl and a couple of nervous impala all drinking alongside four leopard at a waterhole – it happened right in front of Kanga Camp! Elephants in search of water nonchalantly wander through the Luangwa Valley’s Nkwali & Nsefu Safari Camps and an abundance of migrating birds, such as carmine bee-eaters (pictured above) flock to Zambezi Sands River Camp.

Boasting raw wildlife experiences, freely moving game, magnificent river systems, outstanding, owner operated safari outfits and persuasive pricing a ‘Zim & Zam’ combination is seriously hard to beat!