Zambia Safari with Clare – Lower Zambezi & South Luangwa National Parks
3–12 May 2026 | Zambia Safari | AU$9,371 per person
Small group, personal hosting: minimum 6 – maximum 8 guests with Clare.
Safari first. Yoga if you feel like it.
Join Australian tour host Clare Sullivan — who also calls Zambia home — for a beautifully paced journey through two of Africa’s finest wildlife areas. Mornings and afternoons are classic safari: game drives, river safaris, walks and sundowners. Around that, Clare offers optional, mixed-level yoga designed for travellers — to stretch out hips, backs and shoulders after time in the vehicle, and to help you arrive more fully in the bush.
You don’t have to be “a yoga person” to join. You just have to love Africa.
Travel is as much about an inward journey as it is about an outward one.
Why this trip works
- Two iconic parks: Lower Zambezi (river, elephants, boating) and South Luangwa (big cats, leopards, proper walking country).
- Hosted by Clare: Australian, Zambian resident, 20+ years’ teaching experience, and deeply knowledgeable about the bush, culture and day-to-day life in Zambia.
- Yoga is optional: Offered around the safari rhythm; join as often or as little as your body wants.
- All the good bits included: Lovely lodges (Royal Zambezi + Kafunta), all meals, safari activities, internal flights, laundry.
Trip overview
You’ll start in Lusaka and fly into Lower Zambezi National Park for 4 nights on the river. Expect elephants on the banks, boating, canoeing, birding and classic game drives. Clare will usually offer a gentle yoga session after brunch, in the quiet middle of the day.
Then it’s on to South Luangwa for 4 nights — leopard country, fantastic guides, and a lodge that’s perfect for watching wildlife from camp. Sunrise and late-afternoon drives are the priority; yoga continues to be available for those who want it.
About Clare
Clare isn’t flying in to run a retreat — she lives this part of Africa. She’s an Australian by birth, a Zambian by choice, and has a way of making everyone — solo travellers, couples, and friends — feel welcome.
What does it cost?
AU$9,371 per person sharing. Single supplement AU$1,468.
What is included?
1 night accommodation at Wild Dogs Lodge.
4 nights’ accommodation at Royal Zambezi Lodge.
4 nights’ accommodation at Kafunta River Lodge.
Domestic air flights as per itinerary.
All ground transfers between airports and lodges.
All meals, snacks & beverages, including some alcoholic beverages.
Laundry.
15-minute foot/hand massage at the award-winning Royal Bush Spa.
Safari activities, morning and evening: selection may include Guided game drives; Guided walks; Canoeing on the Zambezi; Birding; Sunrise or sunset cruise on the Zambezi.
Optional daily yoga.
What is excluded?
Flights to and from Lusaka International Airport (Safari starts and ends in Lusaka).
Visas (The Zambian tourist visa is free for Australia, the UK, the USA, and other countries when this was written in March 2025).
Additional activities.
Gratuities.
Travel Insurance.
Any items of a personal nature, and any items not specifically mentioned as included.
All rates are based on current taxes, fees, and costs.
