Activities and experiences
Explore Lolebezi
One kilometre of private Zambezi frontage, a fleet of boats and canoes, and a floodplain that changes with the light. Days here begin and end on the water.
- Game Drives
- Walking Safaris
- Canoe Safaris
- River Cruises
- Spa Treatments
- Ngwana Club for Children
Wildlife
Where Zambia's greatest safari moments unfold.Follow ancient game trails on foot, venture out on game drives or watch wildlife gather at the water's edge. From South Luangwa National Park to the remote wilderness of Lolelunga Private Reserve and the Lower Zambezi, every landscape reveals the wild in its own way.
Wildlife
See the Big 5
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi
Lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo move through the valleys that surround the lodges — the great game of Africa, at home in two of the continent's finest national parks. Drives leave camp in the soft light of early morning and again as the day cools, guided by people who know each territory, each crossing and each season intimately.
Wildlife
Game Drives
Chichele Presidential
Traverse the Valley of the Leopard in open 4×4 vehicles, guided by rangers who read the bush like a second language. Mornings begin with coffee and the cool hush of first light; evenings end in cocktails and the quiet drama of a red-filtered spotlight revealing the night's secrets.
Wildlife
Birding Safaris
Lolelunga Private Reserve · Lolebezi
Birding runs through every experience in the collection. Lolelunga's Lunga River supports over 340 species, including the Fish Eagle and Pel's Fishing Owl. Chichele Presidential and Puku Ridge share South Luangwa's near 400-species range, with Puku Ridge's eye-to-eye hide bringing waterbirds close at dawn. Lolebezi's Zambezi birding peaks in the dry season, when falling water concentrates life along the banks.
Zambia's Waters
Experience Zambia from its rivers.The rivers are the life blood of Zambia. Paddle by canoe, cruise at sunset or drift through the wilderness on a floating breakfast as wildlife gathers along the banks.
Zambia's Waters
Canoeing
Lolelunga Private Reserve · Lolebezi
Experience Zambia from the water. Paddle quietly along the Lunga River or the channels of the Lower Zambezi, where wildlife gathers at the water's edge and every bend offers a different perspective on the wilderness.
Zambia's Waters
Boating & River Safaris
Lolelunga Private Reserve · Lolebezi
The river reveals a different side of safari. Cruise past elephant crossing the shallows, watch birds move through the reeds and discover the landscape at a pace set by the current.
Spa & Wellness
Wellness inspired by the wilderness.Open-air yoga, spa treatments, private plunge pools and outdoor showers create space to pause, restore and embrace the slower rhythm of safari.
Spa & Wellness
Spa Treatments
Lolelunga Private Reserve · Lolebezi · Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge
Wellness is shaped by the landscape. Treatments are shaped around the healing rhythm of the bush, stillness, space and the natural world working quietly on body and mind.
Spa & Wellness
Gymnasium
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Fully equipped gymnasiums keep the rhythm of home within reach of the wild — weights, cardio and space to stretch, with the bush or the river just beyond the canvas. Train early before the morning drive, or wind the day down as the light softens over the water.
Spa & Wellness
Outdoor Yoga
Chichele Presidential
Morning yoga on an open deck, paced to the sounds of the waking bush. Sessions can be gentle or invigorating, guided or entirely your own, mats, space and stillness are always ready
Spa & Wellness
Outdoor Shower
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Every lodge pairs its indoor bathing with an open-air shower - stone, timber and sky. Rinse off the dust of the day's adventures with the wilderness in full view, one of safari's simplest and most memorable pleasures.
In detail
Every experience at Lolebezi
Game Drives
Track elephant, lion and wild dog through the Lower Zambezi's winterthorn forests and river channels.
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Walking Safaris
Read the Lower Zambezi on foot — tracks, birdsong and winterthorn shade with an armed guide leading.
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Bird Watching
The river braids and riverine forest of the Lower Zambezi hold a dazzling, ever-changing bird list.
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Fishing
Catch-and-release fishing for the Zambezi's famous tigerfish, guided from the lodge's own boats.
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Canoeing
Paddle the Zambezi's quiet channels by canoe — silent, low to the water and utterly absorbing.
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Water Safaris & Sunset Cruises
Boat safaris along a kilometre of private river frontage — closed, whenever possible, with a sunset cruise.
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Indulgent spa treatments, a gym and an infinity pool — restoration with the Zambezi in view.
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A night of intimate wonder on the banks of the Zambezi
Dinner under the winterthorns, an open-air cinema beneath the stars, and the sound of hippo working the shallows all night long.
The lodge does not close down after dark — it simply changes register.
