Protea Lodge

After golf there was an opportunity to visit the Protea Safari Lodge. Located about 40 kms north of Lusaka, the lodge is surrounded by a small game park. Over coffee and a meal we watched a bushbuck and kudu graze while a couple of waterbucks lazed.

After lunch a short game drive took us to the lion enclosure where we stayed for a little while and watched as the lions did their stuff - principally just lying around in the bush.

Our journey then took us past some hartebeest and a few other deer varieties.

One lonely male elephant was also in the park....this once gentle elephant is now a touchy teenager and we needed to keep our distance.

The only other animal we saw on the drive was a lone tsessebe - and that was hidden away in the scrub. Couldn't see much at all, be he was there!

Back at the lodge at the end of the drive the female kudu was happily grazing on the grass and shrubs around the the dining area.

It was amazing to see this large and elegant member of the antelope family at close range.

What a day...and what a way to spend our last full day in Zambia.