Activities and experiences
Explore Puku Ridge
Every Safari Retreat is lifted above the Kakumbi floodplain, so the game viewing never really stops — it simply moves from the vehicle to your deck.
- Game Drives
- Walking Safaris
- Photographic Hides
- Star-Bed Sleepouts
- Birdwatching
- Sundowners
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
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
Waterhole Viewing
Puku Ridge
Some of the best wildlife encounters happen without leaving the lodge.
From the deck at Puku Ridge, the waterhole draws a procession of animals throughout the day, offering an ever-changing safari from the comfort of camp.
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.
Spa & Wellness
Outdoor Yoga
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi
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
Wash off the day under open sky. At Chichele Presidential, Lolebezi and Puku Ridge, each suite has its own outdoor shower with the bush or river in full view.
sleep with the valley stirring below
A night on the star-bed, above the Luangwa
Each Safari Retreat has its own star-bed. Have it made up after dinner and sleep out above the floodplain, with lion calling somewhere along the river and the Milky Way overhead.
Breakfast arrives on the deck as the valley wakes.
