In South Luangwa, the walking safari was born — a raw, ground-level encounter in a land with one of Africa’s highest leopard densities. Night drives here reveal a whole new cast of characters. Along the Lower Zambezi, safaris unfold by boat, jeep, and on foot — hippos bellow, elephants wade through channels, and the river itself sets the rhythm. And at Victoria Falls, the “Smoke that Thunders” delivers a sensory spectacle of mist, rainbows, and adrenaline — the perfect finale to a Zambian journey.