Day 01
Lusaka to Kafue National Park and Mwamfushi Safari Lodge
- Meet your tour guide, who will pick you up from your lodge or hotel. Travel westward on the Lusaka - Mongu (M9) Road toward the central region of Kafue National Park, a distance of 310 km.
- You will stay in a specially arranged safari tent with special and comfortable floor mattresses at Mwamfushi Safari Lodge. This lodge is located in the Namwala Game Management Area, directly opposite Kafue National Park.
- Reach Nalusanga Main Gate of Kafue National Park after travelling for close to 1 hour and 40 minutes. You will have entered Kafue National Park at Nalusanga Station, where there is a wildlife barrier across the road. However, the formalities of entering the park at this point are somewhat relaxed and not strict. You will not be required to pay any park entry fees or show your passport. Only the driver will be required to sign in the logbook before being allowed to enter the partial park.
- Arrive at Chunga Main Gate in the central region of Kafue National Park. After driving for close to 40 minutes, you will pass through the iconic and spectacular Kafue Hook Bridge across the Kafue River, which offers a beautiful view of the river. Shortly afterwards, you will arrive at the main entrance to the park at Chunga Gate, where you will present yourself to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife officers to process your entry into Kafue National Park.
- After the gate formalities, you will enter Kafue National Park and drive on the smooth gravel Chunga road all the way to the shores of the Kafue River.
- Go to the banks of the Kafue River inside Kafue National Park. Here, you will disembark from the transfer vehicle and offload your personal belongings onto the riverbank. The operations staff of Mwamfushi Safari Lodge will arrive by speedboat to pick up you, the tour guide, and the driver and take you across to Mwamfushi Safari Lodge. You will then check in to your tent accommodation with a comfortable mattress on the tent floor. Afterwards, you will have your meals and meet the Mwamfushi Safari team.
- If time permits, you will do your first activity in the form of a walking safari or another activity in the Namwala Game Management Area, accompanied by a tour guide and an armed scout from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife.
- Take your evening dinner. Afterwards, you may use the internet to inform your loved ones that you arrived safely in Kafue National Park. You will enjoy sitting around a bonfire with friends on the banks of the Kafue River. There is a cash bar onsite at Mwamfushi Lodge that sells a variety of local lagers and wines, which you may buy at your own cost.
- Nalusanga Station is the last place of "civilization" before entering the wilderness of Kafue National Park. In the hinterland of the park, there are no shops to buy anything, as it is pure reserved forest and a game park reserved for wild animals. There is limited to no cellular phone network service available in this area.
Please use this opportunity at the Nalusanga lay-by station to buy your last-minute personal requirements, such as fresh fruits and other goodies.
The good news is that Mwamfushi Safari Lodge has Wi-Fi available for you to communicate with the outside world. Please expect interrupted Wi-Fi service at certain intervals, especially during the rainy season.
Fees: We shall pay government park entry fees amounting to $60 for a three-day stay if you are a foreign national.
