Explore Lochinvar National Park, best bird paradise - 3 days
ID: GYG442182-796588
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Country: Zambia
Description
Bird-watchers will simply go crazy here! The Lochinvar National Park make rewarding destination for bird enthusiasts seeking to delve deeper into Africa’s little known birding area with 400 species
Day 1: Day of travelling from Livingstone to Lochinvar National Park
07:00 am: You will be picked from the reception of your Lodge/Hotel in Livingstone in a comfortable and air-conditioned transfer vehicle by our driver and tour guide
Thereafter, you will leave for Kalomo travelling by road up north on T-1 the main tourist road of Zambia (Livingstone – Lusaka T-1 road). It is a good tarmac road and you will cover a distance of about 128 kms.
10:00 am: Arrive in Kalomo town, the first colonial capital city of the then Northern Rhodesia, current Zambia. You will visit and tour the first state house of Zambia and the site of the first standard chartered bank. You will take breakfast here at any good Restaurant within Kalomo.
13:20 pm: Arrive in Choma: Visit and tour Choma museum and craft centre around lunch time. Take your delicious lunch at good restaurant within Choma.
16:30 pm: You will arrive in Monze, and take light snacks. Thereafter, you will leave Monze town and pass through the Samu Lya Moomba national heritage site outside Monze town just along the road to Lochinvar National Park.
18:30 pm: Arrive at Lochinvar National Park. Spend the first night at the camp site and eat dinner.
20:00 pm: Enjoy yourself around a born fire and listen to some old African tales from a wise men of Lochinvar Village
21:30 pm Retire to bed to sleep.
Day 2: Activities in Lochinvar National Park, bird-watching paradise of Zambia
07:00 am: Wake up, bath and then take breakfast
07:30 am: Go to the Park: You will be driven and enter the Lochinvar National Park through the main park gate: Our experienced Tour Guide will take you inside the Park to areas of huge bird concentration of bird species.
Narration: Game viewing: The wildlife population in Lochinvar National is small due to induced human activities. However, you will not miss seeing the Kafue Lechwe, a rare lechwe subspecies.
-Start by passing through Gwisho Hotsprings, -Then drive to Baobab tree and drums. Then drive to Chunga Lagoon.
Commence the exciting birdwatching and wilding activities on foot as guided by the tour guide.
Lunch will be provided in-between activities.
16:30 pm: Start returning back to exit the Lochinvar Park through the main gate.
18:30 pm: Have a delicious diner
20:30 pm: Entertainment of cultural traditional dances by the locals.
21:30 pm: Retire to bed.
Day 3: Transferred back to your Lodge/Hotel in Livingstone
07:30 am: Wake up, take bath and eat your breakfast
08:30 am: Depart for Livingstone.
09:30 am: Pass through Family Safari Lodge to see some resident wild animals
12:00 pm: Choma and take your lunch. Thereafter depart for Livingstone
15:30 pm: Arrive in Livingstone and you will be dropped off at your lodge/hotel.
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Please note that the time reflected above are purely approximated and may differ to the actual times during the tour
Highlights
- Tour the world's best bird-watching paradise, the Lochinvar National Park
- Visit and tour some interesting heritage sites
- Transfer in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle from Livingstone to Lochinvar
- See of the rarest lechwe subspecies, the Kafue Lechwe
- Do an exciting walk safari inside the Lochinvar National Park
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Guaranteed Group Travel Departure.
We do not wait for tour seats to fill up to the required number. All our departure dates on this tour are 100% guaranteed to take off on the stated date regardless of the number of people that have booked. The set base default arrangement is “Group Tour Arrangement" where other people will join you in this safari tour.
Very important information:
This safari tour is not available during the Zambian rainy season. This is the period from December right up to March of the following year as the roods inside the park are inaccessible
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
To ensure that we offer you the best service, kindly assist us with the following information:
1. At least one or two days before the commencement of the activity, please provide us with the physical address and possibly the cell phone number of the lodge/hotel in Livingstone where we will pick you from.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
