4 days - Explore Lochinvar National Park: birding & Culture
Offered by - Lochinvar Safari Tours
Tour Features
Bird-watchers will simply go crazy here! The Lochinvar National Park is a bird-watching paradise of the world with exceptional beauty. It is an exciting bird and game sanctuary that make rewarding destination for bird enthusiasts seeking to delve deeper into Africa’s little known birding areas. There is a staggering variety of over 400 bird species inside this park which has one of the highest concentration of bird population in Africa. The wattled crane is the crown jewelry of Lochinvar National Park which is easy to spot. Birding Hotspot Area The Chunga Lagoon is the lifeblood of Lochinvar National Park. You will do most of your bird-watching and wildlife viewing activities around this beautiful Chunga lagoon. Game viewing: Though wildlife population in Lochinvar National Park is limited, you will not miss seeing the Kafue Lechwe, a rare lechwe subspecies. The Chunga Lagoon and the beautiful expanse Kafue Flats provides rich grazing for large herds of Kafue Lechwes. Walking Safari: You will enjoy casual walking along the Chunga Lagoon riverine spotting out a variety of bird species. Culture Tour: The Batwa people of the Kafue Flats on Nyimba Island are the indigenous people.
Budget tour | This budget tour includes camping and tented camps. |
Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
Shared tour | This tour will be shared with other travelers. Maximum 10 people. |
Not for solo travelers | Solo travelers cannot book this tour. |
Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
Transportation | This tour uses: Normal 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Zambia
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Day | Accommodation | Meals |
Day 1-Day 3 | Lochinvar Bush Camp No images available | All Meals Included |
Day 4 | Budget Accommodation No images available | Meals included as per itinerary |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day Day 1 - Arrive in Monze town, nearest place to Lochinvar National PaMid-day: You travel from your respective place by your preferred means of transportation and arrive in Monze town, the nearest place to Lochinvar National Park. After our agent meets you in Monze town, you will immediately be transferred by our transfer vehicle to the Lochinvar Safari Lodge camp site (or) to Chunga Lagoon campsite inside the Park, covering a distance of about 60 kms. Details of the transfer tour from Monze town to Lochinvar National Park After leaving Monze town, you will pass by the Samu Lya Moomba national heritage site outside Monze town just along the road to Lochinvar National Park. This is in Bweengwa area, Chief CHOONGO’s chiefdom to see Zambia's deep and rich cultural heritage at Samu Lya Moomba. Narration: Samu Lya Moomba holds a special place in Zambia's history as it was the location some freedom fighters from across Zambia would meet to strategize on the attainment of Zambia's political independence. Enter the Lochinvar National and proceed to Lochinvar Bush Camp inside the Lochinvar National Park. Time allowing you will visit tyhe Gwisho Hot Springs and the Baobab tree. 18:30 pm: Take your dinner 19:30 pm: Relax by the born fire 21:30 pm: Retire to bed to sleep.
Main Destination: Lochinvar National Park
Accommodation: Lochinvar Bush Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 2 - Day of activities in Lochinvar National Park, bird-watchingDay 2 is the main day of bird-watching and game viewing activities. Below is the program of the day. 07:00 am: Wake up, take a bath and eat your breakfast. 07:30 am: At the Chunga Lagoon. Narration: Game viewing: Though wildlife stock is limited at the moment in the Lochinvar National Park, you will not miss seeing the Kafue Lechwe, a rare impala subspecies. 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
Main Destination: Lochinvar National Park
Accommodation: Lochinvar Bush Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 3 - Full day of Batwa Cultural Tour at Nyimba IslandOverview Today is a special cultural day as you will travel by boat from Chunga Langoon to Nyimba Island to meet with Batwa people, Zambia's first and indeginous people. Historically, the name Batwa is often associated with small, marginalized groups that tend to take on the language and culture of the larger neighboring group Narration (information tip): The Batwa people may be one of the smallest and least regarded language groups in Zambia. In the Kafue flats outside Lochinvar National Park, they live on Nyimba Island and their main source of livelihood is fishing. However, today the Batwa have fully integrated and adopted the same lifestyle as any other Bantu group. They own vehicles, farm and plow with oxen and plant maize as do their neighboring Ila and Tonga tribesmen. Sequence of events You will be welcomed by the Batwa people with songs and dances from the men and women. Feel free to join them in dancing. 11:30 am: You will straight away be taken to the senior headman who looks after the entire island for formal welcome and introduction. 12:00 pm: You will take your lunch. Thereafter, you will go around touring Nyimba Island Village to see how the local people live. 14:30 pm: You will go back to the senior headman’s residence where you will be entertained to various Batwa cultural activities including traditional dances. 16:00 pm: Bid farewell to the first people, board your engine boats and return to camp 18:30 pm: Take your evening dinner. 19:30 pm: Enjoy some light evening entertainment. 22:00 hrs Retire to sleep.
Main Destination: Lochinvar National Park
Accommodation: Lochinvar Bush Camp
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
- Day Day 4 - Transferred back to Monze (End of Tour).07:30 am: Take your breakfast, 10:30 am: Transferred back to Monze town to connect with other means of transport to travel either to Lusaka or Livingstone.
Main Destination: Livingstone
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Feb 29, 2024 - Jan 31, 2030
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
Zambia's main airport is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), found 14km from the capital, Lusaka. From Lusaka, you can fly or drive between reserves. When your safari is joined with a visit to Victoria Falls, you will undoubtedly fly in or out of Livingstone Airport (LVI), right outside of Livingstone and near the falls. In most cases, your local tour administrator will orchestrate pick-up from the airport and arrange further transportation as a feature of your safari package.
This tour starts in Livingstone and ends in Livingstone, Zambia
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have minimum of three blank pages
- Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
- When arriving from a country in Africa or the Americas where yellow fever is present, a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- If you are visiting Zambia and Zimbabwe, there is a joint visa for both countries available at all major ports of entry into Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Getting There
Zambia's main airport is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), found 14km from the capital, Lusaka. From Lusaka, you can fly or drive between reserves. When your safari is joined with a visit to Victoria Falls, you will undoubtedly fly in or out of Livingstone Airport (LVI), right outside of Livingstone and near the falls. In most cases, your local tour administrator will orchestrate pick-up from the airport and arrange further transportation as a feature of your safari package.
This tour starts in Livingstone and ends in Livingstone, Zambia
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have minimum of three blank pages
- Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
- When arriving from a country in Africa or the Americas where yellow fever is present, a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- If you are visiting Zambia and Zimbabwe, there is a joint visa for both countries available at all major ports of entry into Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Lochinvar Safari Tours


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