Activities and experiences
Explore Puku Ridge
Every suite 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 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
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
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
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.
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 Puku Ridge
Game Drives & Sundowners
Day and night drives across the Kakumbi floodplain — closed each evening by a sundowner poured wherever the light is best.
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Walking Safaris
Step off the vehicle and into the long grass — the South Luangwa is where the walking safari was born.
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Bird Watching
From lilac-breasted rollers to fishing parties of storks, the Luangwa birdlife is a spectacle in its own right.
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Eye To Eye Photographic Hide
A sunken hide at the water's edge puts you eye to eye with elephant, puku and whatever else the afternoon brings.
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Bush Brunch
A morning drive that ends at a full brunch laid under the trees, in the middle of the wild.
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Cultural Tours
Visit the communities that neighbour the park — schools, markets and villages that share this valley with the wildlife.
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Stargazing
No light pollution for miles — the Luangwa night sky from the ridge, or from your own star-bed.
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sleep with the valley stirring below
A night on the star-bed, above the Luangwa
Each suite 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.
