After several safari visits to Africa we had never actually been lucky enough to see an African leopard.  So hopes were high on this trip to Zambia.  The Lower Zambezi was in particular our biggest hope for that elusive African leopard sighting.  Well, we need not have worried, in our experience, the Lower Zambezi was a veritable haven for a healthy, breeding, thriving leopard population, and almost immediately it felt like we were tripping (almost literally) over these beautiful, most majestic of animals.

After Busanga Plains in Kafue National Park, our next Zambian destination is the highly regarded South Luangwa National Park.  While not as well known as reserves in Botswana and South Africa, the South Luangwa is generally considered a great unsung safari destination, with incredible game viewing, superb guiding and a small number of exceptional safari camps.

Our first destination in Zambia is the Busanga Plains, part of Kafue National Park in Western Zambia.  The Busanga Plains are a hidden gem of Zambia, a remote and pristine wilderness of floodplains, wildlife and stunning scenery, only accessible for a small part of each year.