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Lodging in South Luangwa National Park

Unless otherwise noted, all rates below are per person per night and include all meals, two game drives per day, park fees and airport transfers.
  • Wildlife Camp, [email protected], +260 216 246026, . Provides affordable rustic en-suite chalets, a secluded en-suite tented camp, a Bushcamp for overnight walking safaris and a campsite, all situated on the banks of the Luangwa River. Guides lead all the activities and, as they are all Zambian, they give a true insight into their own South Luangwa Park. A full board option is available at $220(peak) and includes accommodation, three hearty meals every day, all game drives or village tours, room cleaning & laundry as well as airport transfers. Open all year.
  • Kafunta River Lodge, tel. +260-6-246046, . Wonderful safari lodge with friendly service, knowledgeable guides, stunning views of the Luangwa River and the Luangwa Valley. Not only does it have a pool but a natural hot spring tub as well. Kafunta River Lodge has its own pontoon 5 minutes from the lodge taking you to the more remote areas of the park and providing a shortcut to the the main gate 10 km North of the lodge. Rates US$430/300 peak/off-peak.
  • Mfuwe Lodge, tel. +260-6-245041, . The oldest and largest operation in South Luangwa, running since the 1960s but privatized and completely rebuilt in 1998. The chalets are built in an old-school colonial style looking out onto the lagoons and watering holes, meaning great viewing from your own balcony. Even the bathtubs have views! Excellent location in the heart of the park, but a little impersonal due to the size.
  • Thornicroft Lodge, . Classically African on the banks of the Luangwa River overlooking the South Luangwa National Park. An intimate lodge with just 9 chalets and a Zambia shaped swimming pool. Rates: $205 low season and $255 high season per person per night including two four hour safaris per full day stayed, breakfast, lunch and dinner and transfers, based on two people sharing.
  • Mushroom Lodge. Can be found as you enter the main entrance to South Luangwa National Park, travelling 2 kilometres until you see a sign to the right. It is a unique site on the Mfuwe Lagoon inside the South Luangwa Park, and was originally built in the early seventies to accommodate the Head of State and his VIP guests. The main Lodge area boasts an expansive verandah that overlooks the lagoon, meals are taken here. The Mushroom Pub is a great social meeting area. The Lodge features twelve double chalets, each with bathroom en-suite and wireless broadband internet. Each luxury chalet is equipped with twin or double bed options and a spacious lounge complete with mini bar. Tel: +260–216–246-116 or 246-117. Fax: +260–216–245063. Mobile: +260-977-397-900 or +260-977-758-056
  • Shenton Safaris, . Offers two bush camps and six photographic hides that are used regularly by National Geographic, BBC and Discovery channel for numerous photographic shoots and the making of wildlife documentaries. Visitors in these hides will have a unique up-close-and-personal view into the lives of these animals, enabling you to watch them undisturbed in their natural environment. Tel: +260 216 246064
  • 'Croc Valley Camp', Experience the South Luangwa in our rustic on-suite chalets on stilts or in our unique luxury safari tents with bush bathroom on the banks of the Luangwa river.Experience the African bush with its daily visitors on your doorstep.Visit the national park in open 4x4 vehicles where our experienced guides will take you to their "special" spots.Feel the adrelanin as you venture into the park on foot.Fullboard option available at $220 or just accommodation at $30 to $55.Seeing and feeling is believing tel +260 216 246074 E mail [email protected]

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