Safari accommodations in Zambia

...but the safari accommodations compare very favourably with the best found in Botswana and Zimbabwe - this applies as much to the lodges as it does to the seasonal bush camps and the few mobile-tented safaris that operate in the Luangwa, Kafue and Zambezi regions. 

Experience says that you're far more likely to receive better service from a remote bushcamp of 10 years standing in Zambia, Zimbabwe or Botswana than Victoria Falls Hotel, Meikles Hotel, or the Mount Nelson - of course that's comparing apples with pears...

See our recommendations for this safari season... 

• Kuyenda - Phil Berry's six-bedded reed and thatch seasonal camp on the banks of the Manzi River (June to October only) [...our top camp in 1999, 2000 and 2001...]
• Chamilandu - Andy Hogg's rustic 6 bedded seasonal camp overlooking the Luangwa River and Nchindene hills (June to October only) - relocated 4 km upstream in July 1999
• Tena Tena - Robin Pope's tented camp inside the park in the Nsefu Sector (June to October only)
• Nkwali Camp - twelve-bedded camp on Robin Pope's private land east of the Luangwa (June to December only) - logistics base for all of Robin's operations
• Nsefu Camp - the oldest camp in the Luangwa, restored and re-opened in 1999 under Robin Pope (June to October only)
• Mupamadzi Safari - Robin Pope's 5 day mobile walking safari following the course of the Mupamadzi River (June to September only) Robin Pope Safaris
• Phil Berry's portered walking safari - 7 day portered walking safari (on special request, June to October only)
• Tafika Camp - John and Carol Coppinger's home in the northern sector of South Luangwa - ideal for family safaris
• Kawaza Village - a highly recommended cultural experience in conjunction with Robin Pope Safaris

Lower Zambezi

• Chiawa Camp - caters for 16 guests in luxurious fully en-suite tents - rated in Conde Nast's "Best of the Best" series as one of Africa's Top Ten safari camps (the only award winner from Zambia)
• Old Mondoro - a comfortable but simple 8 bed "back to the bush" camp offering a traditional safari that focuses on wildlife in a remote setting
• Mwambashi River Lodge - an excellent fourteen-bedded lodge best accessed by canoe or on a fly-in basis 
• Sausage Tree Camp - fourteen-bedded tented camp on the banks of the Zambezi opposite Mana Pools
• River Horse Canoe Safaris - Ant Elton's full participation four-day canoe safari from the Kafue to Chongwe Rivers - tackled from Kariba, Zimbabwe
• Safari Par Excellence - offers the best "backed-up" canoe safari on the Zambian side
• Look at all of the canoe safari options (including those on the Zimbabwean shoreline)

The Upper Zambezi and Victoria Falls

• River Club - one of the old "Legends of Africa" lodges, hosted by Peter Jones 
• Thorntree Lodge - "SafPar's" lodge on the banks of the Zambezi, 18 kilometres upstream from the Falls
• The Zambezi Waterfront - convenient and inexpensive complex only 4 kilometres upstream of the Falls - ideal for independent travellers.....
• Tongabezi Lodge - eighteen-bedded lodge 15 kilometres upstream from the Falls - ideal for honeymooners
• Sindabezi Island - an exclusive and private eight-bedded camp on the Zambezi
• Mukolo Island - private eight-bedded tented camp - used on upper Zambezi canoe safaris year round
• Livingstone Island - eight-bedded tented camp on the edge of Victoria Falls - ideally combined with Mukolo Island (June to December only)
• Victoria Falls short-stay specials: available on either the Zimbabwean or Zambian shorelines

Kafue National Park - [tour index]

• Lunga River Lodge - Ed Smythe's luxurious lodge - considered to be the Kafue's most sophisticated
• Busanga Bush Camp - four twin thatched huts in the heart of the Busanga Plains - ideally done in combination with Lunga River Lodge
• Busanga Plains tented camp - eight-bedded tented camp overlooking the Busanga Plains (June to mid-November only)
• Kafue Mobile Safari - combines the Busanga Plains with Myukuyuku Tented Camp in the centre of the park

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