Zambia-Liuwa Plains Wildebeest Migration

The adventure

Our route takes us from Katima Mulilo in Namibia, where we catch our first glimpse of the mighty Zambezi, and back again. Following the course of the Zambezi past the Sioma Falls, we cross the Barotse Floodplains and on through the town of Kalabo. From Kalabo, we enter the Liuwa Plains National Park where we will encounter the second biggest wildebeest migration in Africa.

The team

Your tour leader is an experienced nature conservationist and adventure guide. He will be in radio contact with you at all times. Three meals a day will be prepared by our bush chef. The coffee pot will brew on the fire from six till late. Our logistics crew will pitch and take down the camps at all the overnight stops we visit. Tents and tables are supplied by Bhejane Adventures.

Adventure itinerary DAY 1

We meet at Namwi Island Camp near the Namibian town of Katima Mulilo. The evening will be spent socialising around the fire and getting to know each other as the sun sets over the Zambezi River.

DAY 2

Making an early start after breakfast, and after you have all been issued with handheld two-way radios, we take to the road and leave for Katima Mulilo in Namibia. After refuelling our vehicles in Katima, we cross the border into Zambia. As the border post procedures here can take a while, we will only be travelling a further 115 km to our next overnight stop at Kabula Lodge campsite. Before dinner we enjoy an evening sundowner boat cruise on the Zambezi River.

DAY 3

Today your destination is Liuwa Plains National Park. Our route takes us via the town of Mongu, where we refuel and restock. Then we move west onto the 50 km-wide flood plain of the Zambezi. We cross the mighty river again via ferry and then make our way to the town of Kulabo. We have an interesting manual ferry crossing from Kulabo into the national park. Out campsite for the next four nights is as centrally located in the park as possible and has flush toilets and cold-water showers.

DAYS 4, 5 & 6

After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, we make our way into the endless expanse of the park. We break our convoy into smaller groups to facilitate better game viewing. We spend our three days in Liuwa Plains enjoying panoramic landscapes, wildebeest in their thousands and, with luck, the predators that prey on them.

DAY 7

Sadly today we have to bid farewell to the Liuwa Plains National Park. We retrace our steps back via the ferry to Kulabo and on to Mongu and back to Kabula Lodge campsite.

DAY 8

Today we visit the Ngonya Waterfall. It is not as big as the Victoria Falls but wilder and a thousand times less commercialised. We spend our last night in Zambia at the Kabula Lodge campsite.

DAY 9

Retracing our steps via Katima Mulilo, we make our way back to Namwi Island Camp. We spend our last night together around the campfire.

DAY 10

After a lavish breakfast, we must sadly part ways.