Big five safari experiences

A vast and highly productive wildlife area, Liuwa Plains is a crucial large-carnivore conservation area. Join the researchers of the Zambian Carnivore Programme (ZCP), a non-profit team dedicated to conserving large carnivores and the ecosystems they reside in, and spend the morning tracking wild dog, cheetah, hyena and lion. Learn about the behaviours of the different species, how the various prides and packs interact, and get some interesting insights into the fantastic work the team does.

The rushing Zambezi River just begs to be explored and on a scenic boating safari, you'll see it in all its glory. With a seasoned skipper at the helm, you'll get the 411 on the wildlife who reside in the water and drink on its shores. The boat is specially designed and propeller-free so you'll have no problem gliding over the rapids and meandering into the near-unaccessible coves. Keep your eyes wide open to see wallowing hippos and beady-eyed crocodile, while games plain line the river bank. In between snapping pics, enjoy light refreshments!

A mere hop, skip and a jump from Victoria Falls is the spectacular Chobe National Park. It’s famed for magnificent elephant sightings, but there’s plenty more in the way of wildlife to spot, making for a wonderful day of game-viewing. In the morning, you’ll head for the border and meet your Botswana guide for the day. Then, it’s straight to the river for a morning boat cruise and eye-level encounters with the watery wildlife and of course, the iconic herds of elephant that line the banks. You’ll enjoy lunch in a nearby hotel before hopping on a vehicle for an afternoon game drive and (hopefully) some predator action, before returning to the border and crossing back into Zimbabwe.

Just upstream from the Falls themselves is the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, a hotspot for herbivores big and small as well as endangered white rhino. On this experience, you’ll enter the park by vehicle and drive through the rugged terrain to the last known location of the rhino. After a rigorous safety briefing, you’ll set out on foot toward the magnificent creatures with your guide and spend some quality time interacting with (at a suitably safe distance) and photographing them. When it’s time to say goodbye, you’ll head back through the park on foot learning about the different flora and spoor as you go, before ending with a picnic lunch in the shade of the trees.