Zambia — an authentic adventure in nature

Zambia stands out as an extraordinary wildlife destination. It is home to some of Africa's most important reserves, offering the chance to observe an extraordinary variety of endemic species, magnificent predators, and even the continent's second-largest animal migration. It's a must-see for anyone with a passion for nature.

Game drives in Kafue National Park are a true adventure. It's unlike fenced parks, where animals live in cramped quarters and vehicles drive in single file. Here, the natural area extends over approximately 22,000 km², and the animals are wary and behave naturally.

The ground is still dry, but rains will soon arrive, flooding the region, prompting many animals to migrate and transforming the landscape into a living mosaic of water, mud, and lush vegetation.

We're lucky. We spot elephants, hippos, kudus, antelopes, waterbucks, wildebeests, wild dogs, hyenas, crocodiles, vultures, eagles, and countless other bird species... and I haven't even finished listing all the animals that inhabit this extraordinary landscape. In the water—or rather, in the mud—the hippos lie down to cool off.

We stay at Busanga Camp and Musekese Camp, sleeping among lions, hippos, and all the wildlife.

I realize that humans can coexist harmoniously with wild animals. Neither needs fences. Sure, for human safety, it's advisable, but if you know how to behave, read animal signals, and respect the rules, coexistence is possible. There are no guarantees—yet traffic in my city remains more dangerous.

Humans are not prey for lions; they don't watch us from behind every tree. Vultures, eagles, and a multitude of other bird species soar over the landscape, silent witnesses to this wild harmony.

Exploring these wonders on foot and aboard the jeep, I feel that freedom does not belong only to animals: it is also clear to those who know how to observe, listen and let themselves be guided by the rhythm of nature.

In that silence, between the mud, the waters, and the sky that opens above us, every boundary between man and the wild world seems to dissolve.

For me, this was the most intense and authentic experience of the entire trip.