Zambia - Miombo in Summer 2025

03 Dec 2025 - 18 Dec 2025 (16 days)

USD7,895 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Daniel Danckwerts

Tour price (Per person): EUR7,544 * GBP6,233 * USD7,895 * AUD12,409

Single Supplement: EUR951 * GBP786 * USD995 * AUD1,564

Zambia - Miombo in Summer 2026

02 Dec 2026 - 17 Dec 2026 (16 days)

USD8,200 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Reece Dodd

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): EUR7,835 * GBP6,474 * USD8,200 * AUD12,888

This exciting tour concentrates on the highlights of one of Africa’s most remarkable countries, offering vast areas of pristine wilderness and a great diversity of habitat. The tour visits several incredible sites within the country, and we will dabble in all the most important of habitats including the rich miombo woodlands, mushitus (riverine forest) and dambos (seasonally inundated wetlands). Key sites include the fabulous Victoria Falls – rightly considered one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World.

From there, we head to the Choma region where we can expect to enjoy a wonderful selection of birds such as the endemic Chaplin’s Barbet together with Racket-tailed Roller, Red-capped Crombec and Fülleborn's Longclaw. Next, we drive to the Zambezi Valley, specifically the thickets along the Mutulanganga and Mbendele Rivers, where the highlights might include Barred Long-tailed and African Emerald Cuckoos, African Pitta, River Warbler, and the endearing Livingstone’s Flycatcher.

We then start making our way northwards, having an excellent crack at Black-necked Eremomela and Chestnut-backed Sparrow-weaver. Finally, we will visit two sites in the north: the vast Mutinondo Wilderness and Kasanka National Park. Here we hope to find the rare Bar-winged Weaver, Anchieta’s Barbet, Anchieta’s Sunbird, Bocage’s Akalat, Böhm's Flycatcher, Blue Quail, Chestnut-headed Fullftail and Souza’s Shrike. Who knows – we may even see a Shoebill or, should our timing be right, witness the breath-taking sight of approximately 10 million African Straw-colored Fruit Bats leaving their roost in the world’s biggest mammal migration! We are excited to share this incredible adventure, though one of Africa’s upcoming destinations, with you!

Top Birds

African Pitta; Souza’s Shrike; Shoebill; Chaplin’s, Miombo Pied & Anchieta's Barbets; Racket-tailed Roller; Red-capped Crombec; Fülleborn's Longclaw; Barred Long-tailed, Thick-billed & African Emerald Cuckoos; River Warbler; Livingstone’s & Böhm's Flycatchers; Black-necked Eremomela; Chestnut-backed Sparrow-weaver; Bar-winged Weaver; Chestnut-headed Flufftail; Anchieta’s & Western Violet-backed Sunbirds; Bocage’s Akalat; Blue Quail; Schalow’s & Ross’s Turacos; African Spotted Creeper; Fawn-breasted Waxbill; Rock Pratincole; African Finfoot; Half-collared Kingfisher; Collared Palm Thrush; Shelley’s Sunbird; Sooty Chat; Pennant-winged Nightjar; African Broadbill; Pel’s Fishing Owl; Orange-winged Pytilia.

Top Mammals

Sitatunga; African Straw-colored Fruit Bat

Habitats Covered

Miombo woodlands, mushitus (riverine forest), dambos, marshes, dense thickets, wetlands, mopane forest, grasslands, swamps, mavunda forest, Brachystegia woodland

Expected Climate

Sub-tropical, hot and humid with rain showers

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

Moderate. Some very long travel days combined with several low-density target species. Not suitable for dedicated photographers; inexperienced birders; or anyone with mobility or health challenges.

Accommodation

Comfortable, some safari tented camps.

Ease of Birding

Moderate to demanding. Some species density is low, particularly in miombo woodland, forest birding present typical challenges.

Other Attractions

10 million African Straw-coloured Fruit Bats,

Photographic Opportunities

Worthwhile to good but limited by time constraints. No dedicated hides or feeders.

What our clients say about us

Daniel Danckwerts
DE & NE, Zambia 2018

Daniel Danckwerts was a delight; we very much enjoyed being with him. His bird skills are excellent and he does a good job getting people "on the bird." He was consistently pleasant, polite and upbeat. A highlight of the trip was the visit to his family's farm and meeting his family.

Gregory de Klerk
PL - Zambia 2019

I enjoyed the trip… a nice mix of birds and other animals. Greg de Klerk did a great job. I hope there will be another trip that I can travel with him.

Gregory de Klerk
TH - Zambia 2019

Greg de Klerk could not have done more, he was very good particularly when I lost my luggage and I just couldn’t make a lot of decisions that needed to be made particularly in the limited time available for shopping and he helped me through that.

Daniel Danckwerts
RB, Zambia 2018

Daniel Danckwerts is a fine young guide, excellent and devoted birder, and can get people onto the specials - he is very personable, always optimistic and constantly professional, working to get the most possible out of the trip.

Gregory de Klerk
MM & EM, Zambia

Greg is an excellent guide with great people skills. We appreciated him very much.

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