Plan Your Zambia Safari Holiday With Us

  The fully equipped car with camping tents were working just fine the first week but the next two weeks the car had a lot off issues and spend five days… read more in repear for oil and radiator leak, brake failure, starter and battery failure, turbo and fan failure and overheating. Not fun breaking down in the middel if nowhere when travel with kids. The cars need a major service

  We contacted a lot of transfer companies before we chose Bushride. From the first contact, Kay was responsive, courteous and highly professional. He had excellent references from within Zambia. Kay… read more went out of his way to structure our transfers to suit us and provided a reasonable price. So after researching, calling references and negotiating the trip and the price, we chose Bushride and we were very happy we did. The first great experience with Bushride in Zambia was when we arrived at Nkonzi Camp in South Luangwa National Park, Kay drove out to our camp to meet us and to review our plans At our first leg of the trip, Obie our driver was there waiting for us at Lusaka airport to drive us to a lodge on the Lower Zambezi River. He was helpful and energetic and most importantly an excellent driver, with a wonderful disposition. When a challenging and unexpected part of the trip occurred, he addressed the situation with humor and patience. A few days later, he was waiting for us an hour early to take us the long way back to Lusaka airport. He drove with care and precision. He found a good shopping mall to buy water, lunch and find a clean WC. We felt safe and taken care of. Even though we had had a delay forced on us on the first leg of the trip, Kay did not charge us extra for the extra service that Obie provided. Kay had also taken the step of contacting our Lodge on the River to confirm the address, the directions (which sometimes are not exact in Zambia), approximate driving time and heads up to any road issues. This was another professional step that went beyond what I expected. Quite an excellent experience and customer service. During my search for intra-country transportation, I learned that most camps and resorts have their own designated drivers or transfer companies. Often these designated services are extremely expensive and they try to all charge the same prices. When I looked at the mileage, the condition of the roads and the cost of gasoline, I could see that the charges were exorbitant. So I looked extensively for an alternative. I wished I had found Kay for the other legs of my journey in Zambia. I would certainly have used him for all the different transportation parts. His prices were reasonable, his automobile was appropriate to the road conditions and his driver experienced and excellent at what he did. Bushride is not beholden to the owners of the facilities, but to the customer. Gillian Moorhead USA

  I dealt with Kay, the owner, from the beginning in 2019 when I booked transport from Lusaka airport to the remote Mvuu Lodge near Lower Zambezi National Park. His… read more drivers provided transport to there. It’s a long journey, and especially slow when night falls given the roads. We made it there at 9 pm after leaving airport around 3:30. The lodge gave us a water transfer on the Zambei River, hooking up with Bushride’s drivers again at Chiawa for the return journey. This cut down about an hour total travel time. We were involved in an accident on return. Thankfully no one hurt. But this is where I must say Kay and his team moved mountains to be sure we got back to Lusaka airport in time for our domestic flight to Mfuwe (S. Luangwa Park area) at 4:30. Our driver called Kay and he got the lodge’s manager Nibby (who incidentally was nearby en route home for a little time off). Nibby showed up with his brother and we took a Toyota Corolla back to the airport after just a 30 minute delay. When we got to Mfuwe, Kay came to our lodge to check in with us. (He is based there.) We saw Kay daily in between game drives as we tried to salvage some kind of Africa program after learning we could not fly to S. Africa. We stayed an extra night in Mfuwe at Marula Lodge and had decided to try a nice Malawi program, including 2 nights on an island in Lake Malawi. At the very last minute on last day I got several e-mails saying "get first flight out now." So at 7 am on March 21, we booked the last 2 seats on a flight from Lilongwe, Malawi back to the USA. Kay’s drivers got us to the Malawi border in just over 2 hours and we seamlessly transferred to his new guide there, Franciwell. He got us to LLW airport in just over 2 hours, in time for our flight. We only had to pay credit card for transport, not for any unused hotel stays. I thank Kay for working hard to be sure we got evacuated and for his time, effort, and research in trying to give us alternate plans. But the worldwide crisis was too much, even though there was zero virus problems in Southeastern Africa. I recommend contacting Kay from Bushride Travel by e-mail. He was the only company with good reviews to ever even reply. He replies promptly when contacted. He also has connections with some lodges, though we had already booked direct before we arranged transport.

  We had a wonderful time in Zambia with Bushride and their drivers. They were very friendly and felt like family right from the start when they picked us up at… read more the airport. They took us from Lusaka to various parts of Kafue and back to Lusaka and provided water and snacks for the

  We used Bushride for a trip from Lusaka to South Luangwa and then on to Lilongwe and highly recommend this company. From the get-go, Kay was on top of… read more our situation and did things to make sure my family was well cared for and all of our questions were answered. We had concerns about protests happening in Malawi just before our arrival and Kay contacted several people in the country and kept us appraised of the situation and their recommendations. We highly recommend their services and would definitely use them again. A professional/personal follow-up: Several weeks after we left Malawi, Kay followed-up with a text to tell us about someone who really helped us in South Luangwa (John, our game driver) whose wife had given birth to their firstborn child. We had asked John and Kay to tell us when the baby was born and Kay remembered and kept us informed with pictures and texts. That was very meaningful to my family and showed his professional and personal standards. …

  Bushride is a perfect company to spend a few days in south luangwa in the self drive way. Kay is totally flexible awardness to adapt your trip with your request.… read more We rent a car during 8 days. The car was strong well maintened and kay is always available for any problems. We began our first days trip with andrew a local guide to discover the park get back advice information to drive easily in the park and find animals. The next day alone was very cool in the self drive way very intense ! Kay found a perfect chalet not so far of the park and for the food we made the choice to eat dinner and breakfirst in the restaurant managed by the wife of andrew. The food was delicious local and international. Sometimes we took take away lunch to stay all the day in the park. Don't hesitate to contact kay and bushride !!! …

  In july of 2018 we had an awesome safari trip in Zambia, with the Hilux and the Harrier from Bushride. The cars were excellent, the service from Kay also. After… read more the safari in Zambia we went on with the Harrier to Malawi. Kay had someone to help us with the papers at the borders, very happy with that. Kay delivered and later picked the cars up in Malawi, very customer friendly! We surely would do business with Bushride again. John & Linda, Netherlands

  Bushride is a perfect company to spend a few days in south luangwa in the self drive way. Kay is totally flexible awardness to adapt your trip with your request.… read more We rent a car during 8 days. The car was strong well maintened and kay is always available for any problems. We began our first days trip with andrew a local guide to discover the park get back advice information to drive easily in the park and find animals. The next day alone was very cool in the self drive way very intense ! Kay found a perfect chalet not so far of the park and for the food we made the choice to eat dinner and breakfirst in the restaurant managed by the wife of andrew. The food was delicious local and international. Sometimes we took take away lunch to stay all the day in the park. Don't hesitate to contact kay and bushride !!!

  In july of 2018 we had an awesome safari trip in Zambia, with the Hilux and the Harrier from Bushride. The cars were excellent, the service from Kay also. After… read more the safari in Zambia we went on with the Harrier to Malawi. Kay had someone to help us with the papers at the borders, very happy with that. Kay delivered and later picked the cars up in Malawi, very customer friendly! We surely would do business with Bushride again. John & Linda, Netherlands …

  I dealt with Kay, the owner, from the beginning in 2019 when I booked transport from Lusaka airport to the remote Mvuu Lodge near Lower Zambezi National Park. His… read more drivers provided transport to there. It's a long journey, and especially slow when night falls given the roads. We made it there at 9 pm after leaving airport around 3:30. The lodge gave us a water transfer on the Zambei River, hooking up with Bushride's drivers again at Chiawa for the return journey. This cut down about an hour total travel time. We were involved in an accident on return. Thankfully no one hurt. But this is where I must say Kay and his team moved mountains to be sure we got back to Lusaka airport in time for our domestic flight to Mfuwe (S. Luangwa Park area) at 4:30. Our driver called Kay and he got the lodge's manager Nibby (who incidentally was nearby en route home for a little time off). Nibby showed up with his brother and we took a Toyota Corolla back to the airport after just a 30 minute delay. When we got to Mfuwe, Kay came to our lodge to check in with us. (He is based there.) We saw Kay daily in between game drives as we tried to salvage some kind of Africa program after learning we could not fly to S. Africa. We stayed an extra night in Mfuwe at Marula Lodge and had decided to try a nice Malawi program, including 2 nights on an island in Lake Malawi. At the very last minute on last day I got several e-mails saying "get first flight out now." So at 7 am on March 21, we booked the last 2 seats on a flight from Lilongwe, Malawi back to the USA. Kay's drivers got us to the Malawi border in just over 2 hours and we seamlessly transferred to his new guide there, Franciwell. He got us to LLW airport in just over 2 hours, in time for our flight. We only had to pay credit card for transport, not for any unused hotel stays. I thank Kay for working hard to be sure we got evacuated and for his time, effort, and research in trying to give us alternate plans. But the worldwide crisis was too much, even though there was zero virus problems in Southeastern Africa. I recommend contacting Kay from Bushride Travel by e-mail. He was the only company with good reviews to ever even reply. He replies promptly when contacted. He also has connections with some lodges, though we had already booked direct before we arranged transport. …