Upon your arrival at Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport in Livingstone, Zambia, a Nature Horizons team member will be waiting for you at the airport. After you meet your guide, we will transfer you to your hotel in Livingstone. Once you are checked into your hotel, you have the day to relax and get your bearings. If you need anything from town, our team members are always nearby and will assist you in anything you need. Before dinner, we are going to have a safety briefing about our rafting tour. Also, we are going to go through a gear check just to make sure you have all the necessary things you will need on this adventure. If you are missing anything, we will head into town and assist you in purchasing the missing items from our local markets.   After dinner, relax and enjoy the nightlife! Welcome to Africa, the Motherland.

Wake up at 5:30 am and prepare for your early morning safari. Coffee, biscuits, and fruit will be ready for you to enjoy with the brisk morning breeze. Prepare to depart your hotel at 6:00 am sharp. We are leaving for Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park. Inside this National Park that is the home of white rhinos, you will find a vast array of wildlife and birds. We will complete a 3-hour mobile safari stopping for wildlife every chance we get as we always do. Also, we will be in contact with the park rangers who are protecting the white rhinos 24/7, and we will get a chance to walk with them. Walking with a white rhino is truly an amazing experience. After our wildlife safari, we will head straight for Victoria Falls to complete a full tour viewing from the top. After you see the falls from above, you will have the option to eat lunch at the falls or back at your hotel accommodation.

Depending on your energy level, we can go back to town and relax for the rest of the day, or you have the option to hike down to the boiling pot. Don’t worry if you are too tired! Tomorrow we are heading down to the boiling pot to get on a raft and go on a spray tour. The remainder of the day will be spent relaxing by the pool. Enjoy the night, and as always, your guide will be there to assist you with anything you may need.

Today you will wake up at around 7 am. Enjoy your breakfast and coffee and relax! We will be departing your hotel at 8:30 am for a complete tour of  Mukuni Village.

Chief Mukuni’s Village is a Royal village that was founded around the 13th century. It is home to about 7,000 Leya people. The Chief has invited visitors into his village to get a glimpse of how his people have lived for generations and learn a little about their traditional customs and beliefs.

The Chief’s guides and the people of the village are more than happy to show visitors their huts. They will show you inside, explain how they are built and decorated, introduce you to various craftsmen and women at work and ask you to taste some traditional foods and beer. Remember that this is a working village, not a purpose-built tourist attraction, and it is a privilege to be welcomed into their lifestyle.

A tour to Mukuni Village is a two-hour excursion, where you can gain valuable knowledge of how an African village is run and the day-to-day routines of the people who live there. A headman will escort you around the village to explain village politics and to answer any questions you may have. One highlight you should see is Chief Mukuni’s Palace.

You can also pre-arrange to have a taste of the traditional food and beer. There is also a large craft market in the village for you to buy some locally made crafts.

Nature Horizons is proud to introduce you to the ancestral African culture.

After we tour Mukuni Village, we will head straight back to Victoria Falls. Get ready for the thrill of a lifetime. From August to December, the water level and current on the Zambezi river’s topside are very low. This allows us to visit Devil’s Pool. Devil’s Pool is a small water pool on the edge of the waterfall! Your guide will safely assist you to the pool, where you can relax and enjoy a swim and literally hang over the waterfall and view the entire falls. The experience you will have here is sure to stick with you forever.

The amazing experiences are not over today. Following Devil’s Pool, we will head down to the boiling pot. After reaching the bottom and relaxing for a bit, we will head out for our spray tour. We will take a raft to a large pool right under the fall. Try your best to swim directly at the falls, but the power of the waterfall will be pushing you back. Swimming at the falls is one of the most exhilarating swimming experiences. You are overpowered by mist, wind, and spray from the falls. Once we are here, it is our time to relax and enjoy mother nature. At your request, we will head back to your hotel, where you will relax for the remainder of the night.

Today you will wake up as you please. Today is a more relaxed day while we still have many activities to complete around the area. When you are finished relaxing and having breakfast, you will let your guide know when you are ready to head out for the day.

First, we will head into the Maramba Village close to your hotel. This village will give you an inside look into the everyday life of a local Zambian family. The village is really special and we are going to visit a few schools during their school day so you can see the children. The children of this village have so much love and life in them, and they will be greeting you as soon as they see you arrive at their school with laughs and smiles.

After our Maramba Village tour, we will then see the most amazing museum in Zambia.

The Livingstone Museum is the oldest, largest, and best museum in the country. It’s divided into sections covering archaeology, history, ethnography, and natural history. Highlights include its collection of original David Livingstone memorabilia (including signed letters), tribal artifacts (from bark cloth to witchcraft exhibits), a life-sized model of an African village, taxidermy displays coverage of modern-day Zambian history.

Upon completing a tour of this museum, you can head back to your hotel to relax.

At 4 pm, we will be departing for a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. A sunset cruise on the Zambezi is really special. You will understand once you arrive. The boat will slowly cruise down the river. Our professional wildlife safari guide will be on the boat with us to help you spot all the animals and birds along the river. August – December is the dry season around Zambia, Zimbabwe, & Botswana, and the animals and birds only have the Zambezi river as the primary source of water. This dry season makes the sunset Cruze even more magical, as we will be spotting and viewing wildlife and birds the entire time.

Dinner, wine, beer, and soft drinks are served on the boat as the sun sets.

Upon completing our sunset cruise, you will be transferred to your hotel for the night.

We will wake up at 6 am for breakfast and coffee and get ready to depart for Kafue National Park. Today we will hop in our safari vehicle and take a seven-hour drive to Kafue National Park. This drive will be your first time outside of Livingstone, and what an amazing drive it will be. You will get to see the most amazing landscapes that Zambia has to offer and get a feel for what the country looks like outside of Livingstone. Once we arrive at Kafue National Park, we will set up our camp for the night and enjoy our dinner as the sun sets. Safari starts tomorrow!

Kafue National Park is the largest national park in Zambia, covering an area of about 22,400 km² ( the size of Massachusetts ).  It is one of the largest parks in Africa and is home to 152 different species of mammals.

The park is named after the Kafue River.

Kafue National Park covers a massive area in western Zambia. It’s known for its abundant wildlife and the Kafue River, running north to south through the park. In the north, the fertile Busanga Plains are home to lions, zebras, abundant birdlife, and the sycamore-fig trees of Busanga Swamps. In the more remote south, elephants and antelopes roam the Nanzhila Plains, and hippos swim in the waters of Lake Itezhi-Tezhi.

Nature Horizons’ love and passion for wildlife originated in Africa, and we are so excited and proud to introduce you to the wildlife of Mama Africa.

At 5 am, we will be up before the sun enjoying coffee and a light breakfast. We will be inside our safari vehicle, starting our full-day game drive at 5:45 am. Although we will be seeing wildlife all day long, the best time to spot wildlife is in the early morning hours before the sun gets too hot and some of the animals take to shade and relax. Our wildlife guides will be sure to guide you on a life-changing experience whether you have been on a wildlife safari before or if it is your first time. Every time is different, and you never know what magic you might run into around every turn. We will complete our full-day wildlife safari into the sunset and return to camp to sleep for the night.

Today we will enjoy our breakfast and coffee for sunrise. Once we are finished with breakfast, we will pack up our vehicle and head back to Livingstone. We will arrive at Livingstone around 3 pm. Tomorrow will be an adventure-filled day, so once we arrive at your hotel, you can relax for the remainder of the day.

Get ready for a full day of rafting on the mighty Zambezi River. At 8:00 am, we will depart your hotel and head to Victoria Falls. At the top of the falls, you will meet your rafting team and receive your safety and tour briefing. The Zambezi River offers the most exhilarating experience of rafting down rapid 1-25 for a full day of adventure. We will stop and relax for about 30 minutes and have some water and snacks midday. At the end of our rafting tour, we will have a full lunch ready to enjoy at the top of the gorge. You will never forget this experience, and we at Nature Horizons are so happy that we could introduce you to Zambia and the Zambezi River. Once we are finished with lunch, we will escort you to your hotel. Relax and pack your things. Your African adventure is coming to an end tomorrow. You will be back, though!

Wake up and prepare for your transfer to the airport for your flight home. Your guide will be with you all day until you leave for the airport.