LOLELUNGA PRIVATE RESERVE
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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 · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Each destination offers its own interpretation of the classic safari. From the floodplains of South Luangwa National Park to the remote landscapes of Lolelunga and the wildlife-rich Lower Zambezi, every drive is shaped by the season, the terrain and the animals that call it home.
Night drives reveal a world rarely seen, where predators begin to move and the sounds of the bush take on a different character.
Wildlife
Walking Safaris
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi · 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
Lolelunga Private Reserve
Lolelunga holds an extraordinary variety of birdlife. Some announce themselves loudly and others take a little more patience to find.
Boasting over 340 bird species, including Zambia's national bird, the Fish Eagle, whose haunting call is one of the most iconic sounds of the African bush.
The birdlife along the river is prolific and includes crested eagles, the Pel's fishing owl and many species of kingfishers. Birders can also expect to see Ross's & Schalow's Turaco, orange-breasted bushshrike, African darters, reed cormorants, and migratory birds like the spur-winged goose and saddle-billed stork. The bar-winged weaver, narina trogon, and various birds of prey add to the diversity and thrill of bird safaris at Lolelunga.
Zambia's Waters
Experience Zambia from its rivers.The rivers are the lifeblood 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
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
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 — 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
Chichele Presidential · Puku Ridge · Lolebezi · Lolelunga Private Reserve
Wellness is shaped by the landscape. Spa treatments, private plunge pools, outdoor showers and quiet spaces invite you to slow down and experience the restorative pace of the wilderness.
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 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 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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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.
