Zambia : Kafue National Park

Kafue is the third largest national park in Africa covering 23,000 square km. It is only a 2 hour flight form Victoria Falls but is a blissfully quiet and undiscovered wilderness area totally off the tourist trail. Kafue has an enormous variety of central African mammal and bird species, many of which are not commonly seen further south including defassa waterbuck, Liechtenstein's hartebeest, roan antelope and wattled crane. The Busanga Plains are renowned for herds of hundreds of red lechwe attracting large numbers of lion and cheetah and the central riverine areas with beautiful mature trees are home to elephant, leopard, kudu, puku, wild dog and hyena. It is an excellent area for walking and the birding is exceptional.

Quick links:
Lunga River Lodge	Busanga Plains Camp
Busanga Bush Camp

Lunga River Lodge
Lunga River Lodge is the only lodge found on the broad and twisting stream of the perennial Lunga River. There are 6 round chalets with en-suite bathrooms overlooking the river, each one offers privacy and comfort. There is an elevated dinning room that faces the African sunset while the bar is suspended over the Lunga River. There is an extensive book selection in the reading room and even a steam room and massage facility to help you completely relax after a day's safari. There are many activities to enjoy such as canoeing, walking and game drives, all of which are either led by the experienced Ed Smyth or one of his highly trained guides. The river provides excellent close bird watching and exciting fishing for Pike and Bream.

Please contact us for more details regarding the Lunga Canoe Safari.

click on the photos for a larger version

game	canoe safari	pool

dining room	viewing point	elephant

Busanga Plains Camp
The Busanga Plains tented camp is set in a grove of fig and forest mahogany trees overlooking the seasonally flooded Busanga Plains. It is an eight bedded luxury tented camp with en suite bathrooms with running water and flushing loos. Each of the tents has views of the vast open grasslands surrounding the camp. Lighting is by gas lamps and fine food is served under the stars.

click on the photos for a larger version

tent	tent interior	bathroom

bush lunch	Busanga Plains

Busanga Bush Camp
Busanga Bush Camp is a simple small camp located on an island of fig and sausage trees in the Busanga floodplains. The camp is surrounded by wildlife and the activity is endless in the early season when the water levels are high there is excellent birdwatching and year round there is a healthy population of Red Lechwe, Puku and expectant Lion and Cheetah to name a few. Busanga Bush Camp has 4 chalets, each with views of the floodplains and en-suite 'open air' bathrooms. There is a central tented dinning area and bar where the most delicious Bush meals are served to the standard that many city restaurants would envy. The bush camp is a 3-hour game drive from Lunga River Lodge, past beautiful umbrella woodland and open grassland. You will see many types of antelope and perhaps the protected Wild Dog, who live in healthy numbers in the Kafue.

Busanga Bush Camp offers the classic bush experience.

click on the photos for a larger version

game

aerial view of camp	accommodation