Special Interest Safaris
November through to June
Liuwa Plains ~ December 2008, May and June 2009
A new adventure to a remote Zambian wilderness, Liuwa Plains, with Robin Pope Safaris. With many of your activities guided by Robin Pope, you can explore the Liuwa Plains brimming with birds and home to huge numbers of animals. The landscape is completely flat and the skies vast - here you really are in the middle of wild, remote and isolated lands.
Set departures to Liuwa Plains in December 2008, May and June 2009.
Min 4 per safaris. Max 6 unless a private group then max 8.
Robin will be leading the safaris assisted by another guide.
Details and full itinerary Rates, Dates and Availability Liuwa Plains Photo Gallery
Safari with Robin ~ 05 March 2009
Safari with Robin. Walk a ridge, spot fifty birds in a day and boat to the stork colony. This week gives you 3 days with Robin during the beautiful days of March.
Wild Dog Week ~ 21 March 2009, 27 March 2009
Wild Dog Week – African Wild Dog Conservation (AWDC) has been operating in Zambia since 1998, carrying out conservation and research activities to conserve Zambia’s populations of this highly endangered species. The AWDC team is based with Nkwali camp and will be pleased to accompany you on activities and share their work with you.
You will spend time with AWDC Ecologist Claire Harrison and her team, tracking the fascinating wild dogs, learning about ecological survey techniques in the field including lion identification and prey surveys, attending lectures and visiting AWDC’s education partner Chipembele Wildlife Centre. The schedule is flexible as the wild dogs are unpredictable, only one of the activities will be with AWDC per day. The dogs travel huge distances so sightings are not guaranteed (although both trips in 2006 had sightings, 2008 only had one but the week was thoroughly enjoyed by all), but this trip gives you a chance to gain some exclusive insights into the AWDC conservation program. In addition to the above activities, you will also enjoy game drives and/or walking safaris in the Park with a guide from Robin Pope Safaris.
- ItineraryNkwali 6 nights, Chaminuka 1 night (or 7 nights Nkwali)
- Includedall safari costs, internal flights Lusaka/Lusaka and a donation to African Wild Dog Conservation
- Extra nightscan be added at Nkwali, please ask for rates.
The Shoebill Safari ~ 1 May 2009
Details and full itinerary Rates and availability
This will be an exceptional 14 day safari combining South Luangwa National Park, Bangweulu wetlands, Kasanka National Park and the Lower Zambezi National Park.
One of our leading guides - Keyala Phiri - will lead this trip. Any of our guests who has travelled to Nkwali, will remember Keyala for his outstanding knowledge and infectious laugh.
Want to see a shoebill stork? This is your safari.
- ItineraryNkwali 6 nights, Shoebill, 2 nights, Kasanka 2 nights, Chongwe 4 nights
- Note: Due to the number of charter flights that have to be used on this trip, the costing is based on a min of 4, max 8 guests
Read about the 2007 Shoebill Safari
Digital Photographic Workshop ~ 18 March 2009, 22 May 2009
Rates and Availability Itinerary 18 March 2009 Itinerary 22 May 2009
(Rates include all safari costs, and of course David’s expert advice.)
Following the success of the 2006, 2007 and 2008 workshops David Rogers, the well known wildlife photographer, is coming again to do two workshops at Nkwali in 2009.
(It's Monday stories from 2008 - March and May -, and 2007, plus some photos in Mosi Moments - 2006 and 2007 )
David is the author of several books, including the new Zambia Safari in Style.
A group of max 6 guests will benefit from David’s expertise and improve their digital photography.
David will accompany the guests on all drives, give advice, analyse results and also look at how to best use Lightroom. As well as wildlife, he will look at landscapes, macro work, birds, insects and people.
This is a unique opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of a leading wildlife photographer and see the South Luangwa at its most colourful. Bring your own digital camera!
A note from Dave at the end of the 2006 safari.....
It was a really great pleasure to spend a decent time at RPS. I was so impressed by the depth of the experience. Great service, good guiding, wonderful hosting. It was a truly memorable experience. No wonder RPS has such a great name. Fully deserved. We all had a great trip back together and kissed and hugged at the Airport like old friends. What a blessed job I have.
Dave
And from Jeff, after one of the 2008 workshops...
The trip could not have been any better. First of all, David Rogers is an outstanding photographer and great teacher. The experience of travelling with him for a week was invaluable. Our tour guide, Jacob, was also outstanding. With a keen understanding of photography, Jacob knew when to leave to catch just the right light, where to go and provide an uncanny sense of knowledge of the African geography and wildlife.
Jeff [read his journal]
Kasanka Bat Safari ~ 22nd November 2008
Itinerary Rates and Availability
Come and experience the amazing convergence of millions of “straw-coloured fruit bats” as they descend upon Kasanka National Park to feed on the abundant seasonal fruits. You will also have a chance to glimpse the beautiful sitatunga, and to see the black lechwe as they gather together to calve their young.
The safari will continue at Nkwali Camp, where you will get to relish in the splendours of the Emerald Season in South Luangwa.
7 nights, 4 nights Kasanka, 3 nights Nkwali
10 nights, 4 nights Kasanka, 6 nights Nkwali.