Northern Namibia
Fly-in Safari

Arrive at the Windhoek International Airport, clear customs and immigrations and continue through to the arrivals hall. Meet your Rupert Africa transfer representative and transfer to the Windhoek Eros Airport. Meet your pilot and commence on your light aircraft flight to the Etosha National Park. Approximately a 1-hour 30 minutes’ flight. From the Mokuti airstrip, you will be transferred to Onguma Tented Camp where you will be accommodated for the next two nights. On the second day, after a leisurely breakfast, enjoy a guided drive into the Etosha National Park for a full day of game viewing.

Today you are off onto your next stop across the border, Zambia. An early morning will see you on a boat transfer to Chirundu, border formalities then a road transfer to Lusaka, Zambia. On arrival at Lusaka International Airport, you will be met by a Rupert Africa representative who assist you check in for your flight to Mfuwe, South Luangwa.

At Mfuwe International Airport a guide from Rupert Africa will meet you for transfer to Mfuwe International Airport a guide from Nkwali will meet you. The drive to Nkwali Camp is 1 hour through colourful local scenes of villages, agriculture as well as bush. Nkwali Camp has a wide view of the Luangwa River.

Nkwali is ideally situated for the start of your safari. The six rooms all look out over the river and have open air bathrooms. Depending on your arrival time in the day you will enjoy a lunch looking out over the lagoon to the back of Nkwali or if in the afternoon for tea and the afternoon and night game drive.

NKWALI CAMP for 2 nights Fully Inclusive Basis

At dawn breakfast is served around the campfire. The porridge heated on the fire and toast cooked by the coals. The morning walk or drive will leave soon after, entering the park by boat from the camp or by the nearby pontoon. The game in the area is excellent – and includes many family herds of elephants and the endemic species of giraffe, the Thornicroft Giraffe.

A mid-morning break of tea, coffee and cake will be taken at a scenic point on a lagoon or the Luangwa River. Return to camp for lunch around mid-day. After lunch you can cool off in the swimming pool or siesta. Following tea you will go out on an afternoon game drive that continues into the early night giving the chance to see the nocturnal world, returning to camp about 20.00 hrs with dinner generally at 20.30.

After an early breakfast, transfer will be a game drive up North to the Nsefu Sector. The Nsefu Sector has been over the years recognized as a phenomenal area and it still is. Robin Pope Safaris owns the only two camps in this sector of the Park. Nsefu was the first game camp in Zambia and dates back to the early fifties. There are six round rondavels, each room has a clear view of the sweeping bend of the Luangwa River through large windows and from the wooden verandahs.

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On arrival you will be shown to your rondavel and then lunch will be served followed by a well-deserved siesta before the afternoon and evening game drive.

NSEFU CAMP for 3 nights on a fully inclusive basis.

After breakfast around the camp fire, your safari will continue with another relaxing day at Nsefu, with morning and evening game activities. Depending on time of year an all day picnic drive to the salt pans that will cover different habitats comes highly recommended and is an exceptional day’s safari.

Nothing is set in stone and your days will be designed and planned with your bearing your interests in mind.

You can mix and match activities to maximize your experience in this game rich and remote area of the Luangwa.

Depending on your flight time we will try and fit in one last activity before you head to Mfuwe Airport (1.5 hours) for the flight to Pumulani, Lake Malawi via Lilongwe. The lodge is set on the Nankumba Peninsula, recognized as one of the most beautiful shores of the Lake and borders Lake Malawi National Park.

This Park was established in order to protect the cichlid fish unique to the area. In 1984 the park was designated a World Heritage Site. Pumulani is exclusively situated here with ten villas scattered around the hillside, each individual in shape and style but all have a spacious bedroom, bathroom and extensive sitting area. The front sliding doors open onto the deck – elevated above the ground giving optimal views.

Pumulani overnight for 4 nights on a Fully Inclusive basis.