“Explore Zambia’s most diverse park in one trip”
6 Day Long Stay Special Package Zambian Safari Holiday in Kafue National Park
Kafue River Lodge, Zambia
Safari Holiday in Zambia
Enjoy a wide variety of activities and make some memories as you relax into the slower safari pace. Whether you’re the tried-it-all-traveler or on your first safari, you will find a home away from home and the welcome of family.
Key information
- Group size: 1-8 persons
- Group safari
- Starts and ends in Kafue
- Children of all ages can join
- English-speaking lodge manager / guide
- Park fees and bed levies included
Highlights
- 2 safari activities per day
- Choice of staying near Kafue River, Busanga Plains, or Lunga River
- High density wildlife viewing
- Experienced guide team with a renowned birding guide
- 5 nights accommodation
- All meals and local drinks included
- Park fees included
- Different camp / lodge activities available
Styles
5 activity days
Airport transfer available:
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (US$ 2,690 per person)
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (US$ 2,690 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
11:00
Check-out Time:
10:00
Facilities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Laundry
- Wireless internet
Kafue River Lodge
You can design and tailor-make your experience at Kafue River Lodge. With safari cycling, game drives, boating, birding, or simply enjoying the view over the river from the deck, you can choose to be as active or relaxed as you like. It has spacious chalets that are ideal for people wanting to relax, take their time, and enjoy the wilderness on offer.
You'll be received by a combination of specialist guides to make the most of your activities during the day as well as the hospitable lodge team that will make sure that you will feel at home with them.
- Accommodation level: Luxury
Facilities
- 4 cottages
- Wi-Fi in communal area
- Solar electricity
- Mosquito nets
- Ensuite bathrooms
- Laundry service included
- Plug-points in rooms
- River-facing cottages
Kasonso Busanga Camp
Kasonso Busanga Camp is in the Busanga Plains. With dinners on the deck and striking sunsets, Kasonso Busanga is the perfect combination of warm hospitality and great guiding. It will provide you with incredible close-up lion encounters and stunning scenery.
Located in the heart of the plains, it is an authentic bush camp that provides all the important fundamentals of a comfortable camp but still focuses on the outstanding guiding and wildlife experience.
- Accommodation level: Luxury
Facilities
- 4 tents
- Wi-Fi in communal area
- Solar electricity
- Mosquito nets
- Ensuite bathrooms
- Laundry service included
- Plug-points in rooms
- Plains-facing tents
Lunga Kikuji Camp
Kikuji Camp is Northern Kafue Safaris's most secluded and exciting new camp in the portfolio! Tucked away in the riverine vegetation on the banks of the Lunga River, this wilderness is waiting to be explored.
Ideal for the keen birder, water lover, and lovers of time and space, Kikuji complements the more intense Kasonso and more accessible Kafue River Lodge very well.
- Accommodation level: Mid-range
Facilities
- *4 tents
- Wi-Fi in communal area
- Solar electricity
- Mosquito nets
- Ensuite bathrooms
- Laundry service included
- Plug-points in rooms
- River-facing tents
Program
When coming to any one of the three Northern Kafue Safaris camps, you can expect to find a landscape untamed, an abundance of wildlife and birdlife, and the beauty of Zambia on full show. Remote, untouched, and unspoiled wilderness awaits your exploration along with warm hospitality and the best guides in the Kafue.
Enjoy the highest standard of guiding throughout
Kafue National Park is one of the biggest parks in Africa, with incredible diversity in both wildlife and birding. With so much to see, wouldn’t you want the best guides in the Kafue showcasing this magnificent park?
Northern Kafue Safaris' experienced guide team is currently made up of Idos “King of the Kafue” Mulenga (formerly of Wilderness Safaris), renowned birding guide Ferrison Kalembelembe, and Everisto Kambobe who has been guiding in the Kafue for more than 20 years.
Daily routine at Kafue River Lodge
Once you arrive at Kafue River Lodge, you will meet with the lodge manager who will brief you on what to do and not to do while you stay there. You will then proceed to your chalet to freshen up then return for lunch.
At around 15:30, you will be treated to high tea, after which you will proceed onto an afternoon activity - either a game drive or a boat cruise, depending on your preference. After your afternoon activity, you will return for dinner and then later be hosted by the manager before you retire for the night.
On your full days in camp, you will wake up for some coffee or tea, or even breakfast if you wish for one, and then proceed for an early game drive or boat cruise at around 06:00. After the drive or cruise which usually lasts between three to four hours, you will be treated either to brunch or lunch, depending on your preference.
After lunch you will have a siesta and can relax around camp. At around 15:00, you will be treated to some high tea before you leave for the afternoon activity, which is a game drive / boat cruise starting at 16:00. At a point during the drive or cruise, you will stop to have a sundowner and then proceed with the trip.
Once you return from the drive or cruise, you will then proceed to freshen up before returning for dinner. After dinner, you will be hosted by the lodge manager or guide before you retire for the night.
Location
Kafue National Park
This is one of the biggest parks in Africa, with incredible diversity in both wildlife and birding.
Kafue River
Kafue River Lodge is located inside the Lunga Luswishi Game Management Area, bordering Kafue National Park. The incredible diversity of mammal and birdlife on offer means that no two days are ever the same in Northern Kafue. The location also lends itself to a wide range of both land and river-based activities.
Lunga River
Lunga Kikuji Camp (90 minutes from Kafue River Lodge) is located on the Lunga River. There, you can go on river-based boat cruises for wildlife and birding, which is a wonderfully peaceful way to spend a morning or afternoon.
Also, an ever-improving wildlife encounters around Kikuji are on offer in this remote corner of Kafue National Park.
Busanga Plains
The sheer diversity and untouched beauty of the Busanga Plains will be enough to draw you in and leave you breathless. Add to this the vast herds of antelope, elephant, and the prolific birdlife and you will have enough to satisfy even the most enthusiastic of safari goers, without even mentioning the magnificent lions.
Northern Kafue Safaris' guides have been tracking the prides for years and can fill you in on new contenders to the alpha male and how old each cub is. As the season progresses and the water dries up, the animals move closer together, making for spectacular viewing.
The lions of Busanga are a highlight of the region and the encounters of these cats moving around the floodplains is something to behold. The water, fig tree islands, and floodplains also make for superb birding and the Busanga has an incredible birding list to experience.
Food
All meals and all local drinks are included in the package.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- 2 safari activities per day
- Park fees
- 5 nights accommodation
- All meals
- All local drinks
- Bed levies
- Laundry
What's not included
- Gratuities
- External transfers
- Airfare
How to get there
Recommended Airports
LUN
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
225 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 2,690 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in Lusaka. Clients will need to arrive at least between 10:00 and 11:00 at Lusaka international airport for Northern Kafue Safaris to organize charter flights or road transfers to camp for them.
The option of a road transfer upon arrival at this airport is available only for those who will be staying at Kafue River Lodge and Lunga Kikuji Camp. If a client arrives at the airport later than 11:00 am we would have to book a charter flight for them. For those visiting Kasonso Busanga, charter flights are available between Lusaka and Busanga Airstrip and for those visiting Kafue River Lodge and Lunga Kikuji Camp, charter flights are available from Lusaka to Hippo airstrip.
Arrangement of charter flights and road transfer to camp has to be done in advance before the clients arrive in Zambia. Driving time from Lusaka to Kafue River Lodge is approximately five to six hours.
Driving directions to Kafue River Lodge from Lusaka via Mumbwa:
- From Lusaka, head in a westerly direction on the M9 tar road for 150km. Take the turn-off to Mumbwa.
- After approximately four kilometers, you will reach a traffic circle, turn left at the first exit.
- Set your odometer to 0km from the traffic circle, drive past the Total Garage on your right for approximately one kilometer, and turn right onto the first gravel road (D181).
- Drive approximately 34km to where the road forks, then take the left fork.
- At approximately 66km, you should reach Kabalushi Gate (entrance into Kafue National Park).
- At 87km, the road will fork again, with the sign to Hippo Bay Lodge on your left. Keep right.
- Drive on this road for approximately eight kilometers until you reach the Lubungu Pontoon Crossing (Pontoon hours: 06:00 - 18:00; payment to cross the pontoon: 20 USD per vehicle).
- From the pontoon, continue straight and you will pass a sign to Leopard Lodge at 100km.
- At 107km, you will pass a big dambo. Continue past the dambo for another four kilometers until you come to Kafue River Lodge.
Note: If you are self-driving, fill up at the Total Garage as this will be your last fueling point until you reach the lodge.
Airport: Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (US$ 2,690 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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