Lower Zambezi and Kafue National Park vacation, Zambia

Planet

CARBON REDUCTION
This itinerary has been designed to champion slower travel by only including two different areas across 10 nights, it therefore cuts down on flying and transport as compared to an itinerary which moves to a different camp every 2 or 3 nights.

Both camps in the itinerary run exclusively on solar power.

Human powered activities are available at both camps, including walking safaris and canoe safaris therefore cutting down on the emission produced by safari vehicles.

ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE

Both camps take time to sort their waste and dispose of selected products outside of the wildlife reserves, however before this step they actively procure their produce in a sustainably conscious way, home-grown vegetables, locally sourced meats - all to minimise the impacts of plastic waste and excess.

Musekese Camp, the second camp in the itinerary funds a charity called Musekese Conservation to provide resources and technical support for law enforcement, research and community based natural resource management. The goal is to contribute to the preservation of wildlife and habitat, whilst promoting sustainable livelihoods for the communities living within and around the Kafue National Park.

People

LOCAL ECONOMY
Tusk & Mane the operator behind Kutali Camp is a lovingly owner operated safari operation. It was set up by Kyle Branch and Luke Evans. Kyle is one of Zambia's top guide trainers and Classic Zambia has an internal guide training program ensuring they can up skill local guides to become some of the best in the industry. Luke is from Zambia, speaks the language and been in the industry all his life, mainly behind the scenes, on marketing, reservations, camp building or nurturing young Zambians within the company.

EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY
Tusk & Mane support the Mbeli women’s group. They feel that it is integral to support women empowerment within the local communities and allow women to feel engaged with conservation whilst financially empowering their needs, they currently support the ‘Mbelis’ (meaning ‘moving forward’ in the local language) which is a women’s group in the Chiawa GMA with the aim to develop their skills, create means of an income, take ownership of a business and find a market for their products.