About the Collection

Africa's last great secret

Four conservation-led lodges in South Luangwa, the Lower Zambezi, and on the Lunga River, each rare, raw and deeply alive

Untamed luxury, immersed in the wild

Zambia Luxury Lodge Collection brings together four distinctive lodges in some of Zambia's most remarkable landscapes.

Each offers its own way into the wild, shaped by its setting, its people and the rhythm of the seasons. What connects them is a genuine Zambian warmth, a deep respect for place and a commitment to protecting the wilderness that makes these experiences possible.

ZambiaLuxury Lodge Collection

Four lodges, one story

A collection designed to show you Zambia's Wild Heart

Every lodge in the collection is looked after by people who know its land and its seasons, from guides tracking leopard in the Luangwa Valley and on the waters of the Lower Zambezi to the teams helping the land along the Lunga River recover. We see our work as care, for these places and for everyone who shares them with us.

Your safari sanctuary awaits
Aerial view of forest and river in wild Zambia
This is pure untamed luxury and Africa at its finest

Rare · raw · deeply alive

Africa's last great secret

What we hold to

Three things that shape every stay

Lion cubs on a fallen tree in the Zambian bush
where wilderness returns

Conservation at our core

Our lodges are built to sit lightly on the land, and at Lolelunga, cheetah and lion are returning. Every lodge in the collection plays its part.

Morning coffee on a private suite deck at Lolelunga
the rhythm of this place

Slow, sensory days

Nothing asks anything of you, and yet everything invites it. Before you realise, you are no longer visiting — you are part of it.

Canoeing past an elephant on the Zambezi at Lolebezi
the wild, within reach

Land and water safaris

Game drives, walking safaris, river excursions and photographic hides — the wildlife takes centre stage and is almost always within reach.

Meet the team

The Faces of Zambia Luxury Lodge Collection

The people behind the places. A team connected by a love of Zambia and a shared commitment to doing things well.

Sales

Jennifer Beattie

Jennifer Beattie

Director of Sales & Marketing

dosm@zambialuxurylodges.com +27 83 679 3980

Bridget Thompson

Senior Sales Manager

bridget@zambialuxurylodges.com +27 82 881 7316
Heidi Dos Santos Simoes

Heidi Dos Santos Simoes

Sales Coordinator

heidi@zambialuxurylodges.com +27 83 410 0023

International Sales

Matthew Keeney

Sales — North America, South America & Canada

matt@zambialuxurylodges.com +1 303 564 4106

Renette Hartridge

Sales — UK & Ireland

renette@zambialuxurylodges.com +44 7487 386 871

Reservations

Kim Coopman

Kim Coopman

Reservations Manager

kim@zambialuxurylodges.com +27 82 802 5098
Palesa Shole

Palesa Shole

Reservations Consultant

palesa@zambialuxurylodges.com +27 10 598 8320

Thuli Zulu

Reservations Consultant

nokuthula@zambialuxurylodges.com +27 10 598 8320

Operations & Ambassador

Jopie van Rooyen

Jopie van Rooyen

Group Operations Manager & Quality Control Manager

jopie@zambialuxurylodges.com +27 84 585 6687
Wesley Hartmann

Wesley Hartmann

Wildlife and Conservation Ambassador

wesley@zambialuxurylodges.com +27 62 131 8286

Chichele Presidential

Grant Parker

General Manager

gm1@chichelepresidential.com +27 72 861 5560

Annemie Parker

General Manager

gm2@chichelepresidential.com +27 83 412 4658

Puku Ridge

Michel Bouic

General Manager

gm@chichelesafaris.com +260 97 226 7812

Lolebezi

Lieana Swanepoel

General Manager

lolebezimanager@africanbushcamps.com +27 79 141 9557

Trevor Swanepoel

General Manager

lolebezimanager@africanbushcamps.com +27 82 773 1974

Lolelunga Private Reserve

Heinrich van Blommestein

General Manager

campmanager@lolelungasafaris.com +27 83 740 0536

Looking ahead

One collection, rooted in Zambia

Each lodge true to its own character. From our first lodge to our newest, our purpose has stayed the same: share this land responsibly, and leave it better than we found it.

your journey into wild luxury starts here

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