From the South Luangwa, where the walking safari was born, to the Lower Zambezi, the vast Kafue and the Busanga Plains, Zambia offers remarkable diversity. A well-designed journey can combine walking, game drives, night drives, canoeing and boating. The South Luangwa is renowned for leopard and superb guiding, while the Lower Zambezi pairs elephant-rich floodplains with river safaris.

Choosing Zambia Camps

Zambia offers everything from rustic, walk-in bushcamps to beautifully designed riverfront lodges. The key is not simply choosing the most expensive property, but selecting camps that work together—contrasting habitats, activities, guiding styles and levels of comfort.

For the highest level of luxury, Safari Guru can create exceptional itineraries showcasing a combination of Time + Tide, Wilderness and African Bush Camps properties for the most diverse experiences. For guiding-led and walking safaris, we work with The Bushcamp Company and Robin Pope Safaris, amongst others, all hand-picked. Each offers distinct strengths, from private plunge-pool suites and seasonal Kafue camps to intimate bushcamps, legendary guiding and exceptional value. The Bushcamp Company's Mfuwe Lodge is famous for the elephants that stroll through reception during mango season.

Plan with Safari Guru

Safari Guru brings the right Zambia camps, operators and regions together into one seamless journey. We can pair Luangwa walking camps with a Lower Zambezi canoe safari, add Busanga Plains predators, finish at Victoria Falls, or tailor a family, photographic, private-guide or high-end luxury safari around the way you want to travel.

There is no single best Zambia camp or season. Many bushcamps open only in the dry season, rivers rise and fall, and some camps welcome guests into the lush green season. Contact Safari Guru to request a guide to the best time to visit Zambia, then let us recommend the combination that is right for you.

Zambia also pairs beautifully with Victoria Falls, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

EMAIL SAFARI GURU WITH YOUR DATES, GROUP SIZE AND SAFARI WISHLIST—AND LET US DESIGN YOUR ZAMBIA JOURNEY.

Before you book a Zambia safari, there is a short list of things every traveller should think through — visas, malaria cover, seasonal camp openings, light-aircraft luggage limits and how tipping actually works on the ground — and Safari Guru's Zambia Safari Requirements fact sheet covers each of them, drawn from our own years planning journeys into the Luangwa and beyond.