It’s the day we all wait patiently for: when water levels and the current are considered safe enough to open Devil’s Pool at the Victoria Falls to the public. The pool officially opened on 20 August 2023 with a waiting [...]
The Elephant Charge Trail Run is a trail-running event in which teams of two are required to hit 10 checkpoints - in any order - in the shortest time across dense Zambian bush. You have to decide whether to use [...]
It’s one of Zambia’s most iconic and challenging 4x4 races: 10 checkpoints, eight hours, one winning team. Seems simple, right? Except the emphasis is not on speed; it’s on bushcraft and finding the shortest way between the team’s home checkpoint [...]
Will you be part of just a handful of trail runners to take part in the exclusive inaugural Kafue Wild? This 21km / 10km race has been opened for the first time after informal trials in 2021 and 2022 with [...]
May 2023 has been a bumper month for the carnivores of Liuwa Plain National Park, with some fantastic sightings that show how nature can bounce back, given the chance. The alpha female of the wild dog pack has likely given [...]
Every time you see a lion, leopard, wild dog or pangolin, one of the main reasons for its survival is a ranger. Unseen and unsung, wildlife rangers across Zambia work day and night to protect the country’s incredible biodiversity. They [...]
Soaring demand for travel to Zambia means that several existing routes have been revived with increased flight frequencies, and a major new route added. Proflight Zambia’s Lusaka-Durban route returned in April 2023, linking the capital with the popular seaside city [...]
By Stan Clark Zambia has been hailed by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) as one of the safest places to travel worldwide. In 2019, around 1.27 million tourists visited Zambia, providing the country with USD820-million in revenue. The [...]
Short answer: No. Longer answer: Sort of. Self-drivers to Zambia have always been advised to fill up every time they pass a fuel station and to carry extra diesel. But that is slowly changing as the first electric vehicle charging [...]
On 21 March 2023, the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) announced that all remaining travel restrictions relating to the coronavirus would be lifted with immediate effect. This means that you will not have to: Show proof of vaccination Show [...]
Travelling in groups or with parents, children and grandchildren all together is getting more and more popular. A new private safari house – earmarked to open in September 2023 – will be able to accommodate up to nine people in [...]
Tongabezi Lodge supports education in Zambia. Did you know about 70 percent of Zambians are under 30 and around 46 percent are under 15? This is a very young population without a significant older cohort to show the [...]
Phelida, Clera, Grace and Peggy at the Mulberry Mongoose workshop. Mulberry Mongoose, a Mfuwe project that turns brutal snare wire into beautiful jewellery for men and women, has been nominated for an Earthshot Prize in the Protect and [...]
Aerial law enforcement patrols with CSL. 3 March is World Wildlife Day and the theme for 2023’s celebration is, ‘Partnerships for wildlife conservation’. In Zambia, conservation is the life’s work and calling of thousands of people who often [...]
For keen anglers, fishing season can’t come soon enough. The official fishing season opens on 1 March 2023 after closing on 1 December 2022 to allow stocks a chance to recover and for breeding to take place uninterrupted. [...]
