LOLELUNGA PRIVATE RESERVE
ROOTED IN EXPERIENCES
Activities and experiences at Lolelunga Private Reserve.
Activities and experiences
Explore Lolelunga
Thirty thousand hectares held for one small camp. The reserve is the amenity — the forest, the swamp, the plain and thirteen kilometres of clear river.
- Game Drives
- Walking Safaris
- Water Safaris
- Ngoma Deck Sleepouts
- Spa Treatments
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
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
Walking Safaris
Chichele Presidential
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
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.
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
Lolelunga Private Reserve · Puku Ridge
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 - and a guide nearby - so the wildest night of the journey is also among the most restful.
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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.
In detail
Every experience at Lolelunga
Citizen Scientist Programme
Join the reserve's research work — camera traps, species counts and river monitoring, hands on.
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Community Conservation
Meet the communities working alongside the reserve — the people at the heart of the rewilding story.
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Ngoma Deck Stargazing
An evening — or a whole night — on the Ngoma Deck beneath one of the darkest skies in Zambia.
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Floating Breakfast
Breakfast served on the clear waters of the Lunga River — the reserve's gentlest ritual.
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Game Drives
Drive a private reserve in active rewilding — where every sighting is part of a comeback story.
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Water Safaris
Boat safaris on the Lunga's glass-clear waters, among otters, monitor lizards and basking hippos.
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Bird Watching
From fish eagles over the Lunga to the specials of the miombo woodland — birding across two worlds.
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Spa & Wellness
Treatments overlooking the bush, a welcome foot ritual and a rim-flow pool above the river.
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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.
