Backpacking safari in the Luangwa River valley
A unique opportunity to backpack in the remote heartland of the Luangwa River valley in Luambe National Park.
the natural way to explore wilderness
Zambia is known as the “Home of the Walking Safari” because in the 1950s the first wilderness trails were started in the Luangwa River valley in the east of the country. Today, that area is protected by three national parks with one of the highest concentrations of multi-day wilderness walking options in Africa.
As well as Luangwa, Zambia offers enticing walking in the wetlands of Liuwa Plain in the remote west, in the vast central reserve of Kafue National Park, and amidst the riparian woodlands along the northern bank of one of Africa’s great rivers in Lower Zambezi National Park.
A must-see in Zambia are the mighty waterfalls of Mosi-oa-Tunya where shorter nature walks and rhino-tracking are offered by lodges.
See Chapter 8 of Walking Safaris of Africa for detailed information about the country’s walking safaris.