Activities and experiences
Explore Lolelunga Private Reserve
The reserve was fenced so the land could heal, and the lodge was built so you could watch it happen.
- Game Drives
- Walking Safaris
- Canoeing & Fishing
- River Safaris
- Ngoma Deck Sleep-Out
- Community & Conservation Experiences
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 Lower Zambezi and the remote wilderness of Lolelunga Private Reserve, every landscape reveals the wild in its own way.
Wildlife
Game Drives
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Traverse South Luangwa's Valley of the Leopard, the Lower Zambezi's Winter Thorn forests, and the Lunga River in open game-viewing vehicles, with guides 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
Walking Safaris
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolelunga Private Reserve
The walking safari was born in Zambia, and stepping into the bush on foot remains the purest way to meet it. With an expert armed guide leading the way, the wilderness opens at eye level — tracks, birdsong and the small details a vehicle passes by.
Walks are paced gently and shaped around what the bush is doing, from short morning excursions to a full immersion in the wild.
Wildlife
Family Experiences
Chichele Presidential · Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Chichele Cubs and Lolebezi Cubs introduce guests aged 4 to 11 to the wonder of the wild through all five senses, playful and hands-on, while at Lolelunga, younger explorers head out on a one-hour safari of their own.
Wildlife
Birding Safaris
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Birding runs through every experience in the collection. Chichele Presidential and Puku Ridge share South Luangwa's range of around 400 species, with Puku Ridge's eye-to-eye hide set right at its waterhole. At Lolebezi, the Zambezi's banks and channels can be birded by boat or vehicle. Lolelunga's Lunga River supports over 340 species, including the African Fish Eagle and Pel's Fishing Owl.
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
Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
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
Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Choose your river. At Lolelunga, river safaris on the Lunga offer the chance to see Red Lechwe and Sitatunga, then settle in for catch-and-release bream fishing as the light softens. At Lolebezi, ride the Zambezi's current past elephant and hippo, cast a line for tiger fish along the way, and let a sunset cruise close out your day in style.
Stargazing
Where the day ends beneath the stars.As daylight fades, another wilderness emerges. Stargaze from camp or spend the night beneath one of Africa's clearest skies with an unforgettable sleep-out experience.
Sleep-Out Experiences
Puku Ridge · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Fall asleep with nothing between you and the African sky. At Puku Ridge, the star-bed waits above the floodplain; at Lolelunga, a night on the Ngoma Deck ends with sunrise over the Lunga River.
Both are prepared with every comfort, with a guide always nearby, so the wildest night of the journey is also among the most restful.
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
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Wellness is shaped by the landscape. Treatments follow the healing rhythm of the valley and the river, with stillness, space, and the natural world working quietly on body and mind.
Spa & Wellness
Gymnasium
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Wherever you're staying, staying active is never far from reach. Chichele Presidential, Lolebezi and Lolelunga each offer an equipped gymnasium, weights, cardio and space to stretch, with the bush or river just beyond the walls. At Puku Ridge, a Gym-in-a-Bag is provided in every retreat, so a workout is always within arm's reach, wherever you are.
Celebrate the endless wonder of the African skies
A night of intimate wonder. Sleep under the open African skies.
The Ngoma Deck sits alone above the river. Book it for a private dinner, or stay the night in a bed made up beneath the stars with nothing between you and the sky.
Your guide stays within call, the lanterns burn low, and the reserve carries on around you until first light.
