Zambia remains to this day wonderful and relatively uncommercial location for safari, with small outfitters continuing to operate intimate little camps in remote and beautiful reserves.
Safari here is unusually outdoorsy and involving, often including a high quotient of walking and night drives. Real safari for real safari people.
The best known safari area lies to the east, where the wonderful
South Luangwa national park provides the iconic Zambian bush experience, along with the more remote
North Luangwa with its specialist walking camps.
To the south
Lower Zambezi is another fantastic reserve, this time also offering motorboat and canoe trips to complement the usual vehicle and walking safaris.
To the west
Kafue is a huge and remote wilderness with a handful of superb camps.
Last but by no means least are the sensational
Victoria Falls at
Livingstone, an area full of interest and activity which features for 2 or 3 nights in most trips.