The South Luangwa and the Lower Zambezi National Parks are two of Zambia’s finest wildlife areas, and the camps we use for this exclusive trip are in their richest, most predator-dense zones. This trip cuts no corners on the experience and promises the very best of Zambian photo safaris.

Over many years, Lion Camp has been a favourite go-to camp for the highest standards of service and the best game sightings. A short time spent browsing the blog on my website will show the name Lion Camp repeatedly and always associated with brilliant sightings. The rich and varied habitats give us the chance to find a variety of species in a range of surroundings and the sheer quantity of game in this area is enough to keep the most experienced safari travellers happy.

The camp offers an experience to match the safari with beautiful food served on decks with views out over a grassy floodplain. It’s not uncommon to arrive at lunchtime, in the hottest part of the day, and find a herd of 500 buffalo on their way to or from drinking at the camp’s waterhole just a few meters from the bar! Lion Camp is as good as it gets for top-class photo safaris.

The Zambezi is one of Africa’s great rivers. It runs 2,500kms from north-west Zambia, down through Zambia’s western province and then forms the border between Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe before joining the ocean in Mozambique. About halfway along its journey is the Lower Zambezi National Park, a 4,000 sq km reserve of pristine riverine habitat, lowland scrub and miombo forest.

As visitors fly in over the winding channels of the Zambezi River on their way to Jeki airstrip, it becomes abundantly clear why this area has become so famous. The rich habitat is home to fabulous mammal and bird life which can be enjoyed on foot, from a vehicle or — perhaps best of all — from a boat. The combination of the silent approach and the low angle makes photographing game from a boat very exciting and rewarding.

There are good sightings to be enjoyed at any time of the season in Lower Zambezi – elephants swim between the islands throughout the year and birds are to be found along all the waterways. But as the season progresses, the inland water dries up and sightings at the river intensify, reaching a climax in September and October before the rains break the drought.

We’ll stay at the well placed, and wildly luxurious Anabezi Camp, which largely enjoys its own safari area being placed as the most Easterly camp in the National Park.

In late July, I began a 2 week safari out of Tena Tena, Lion Camp and Anabezi Camp in Zambia. It turned out to be a predator bonanza, which is just what we were hoping for.

This was one of my most anticipated safaris of recent years; two weeks spread over the 3 finest National Parks in Zambia – Kafue, Lower Zambezi and South Luangwa.

Two new guests, David & Cindy, joined two repeat guests, Paul and Debbie, for a late-dry-season safari in the South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi National Parks.

If you are considering joining this safari, send me an enquiry to start planning your trip and discuss anything you would like to know.