Lolelunga Private Reserve · Experiences

Water Safaris

the clearest river in the collection

Experiences

Water Safaris

Boat safaris on the Lunga's glass-clear waters, among otters, monitor lizards and basking hippos.

The Lunga is a different river to the great Zambezi — narrower, clearer, more intimate. Boat safaris move quietly along its channels, where spotted-necked otters hunt in the shallows, monitor lizards drape the branches and hippos nap in the pools.

The clarity of the water is the reserve's quiet marvel: much of the river life is visible not just at the surface, but through it.

  • When · Morning and late afternoon
  • River · The glass-clear Lunga
  • Included · All professionally guided activities
Canoeing the Lunga River at Lolelunga Private Reserve

Life at Lolelunga

Aerial view of the Lunga River winding through Lolelunga Private Reserve
The Lolelunga deck and rim-flow pool above the Lunga River
The rim-flow pool and guest area at Lolelunga
The Lolelunga main area lit at dusk
A canopied bed in a Lolelunga river suite
Canopied suite opening to the Lunga River at Lolelunga
Light-filled suite interior at Lolelunga
Suite bathroom with river views at Lolelunga

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The clear waters of the Lunga River from above

Citizen Scientist Programme

Join the reserve's research work — camera traps, species counts and river monitoring, hands on.

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Guests beneath the ebony trees at Lolelunga

Community Conservation

Meet the communities working alongside the reserve — the people at the heart of the rewilding story.

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A sleepout on the Ngoma Deck beneath the stars at Lolelunga

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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Breakfast served on the water on the Lunga River

Floating Breakfast

Breakfast served on the clear waters of the Lunga River — the reserve's gentlest ritual.

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A cheetah watching from the long grass

Game Drives

Drive a private reserve in active rewilding — where every sighting is part of a comeback story.

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A lilac-breasted roller in the Zambian bush

Bird Watching

From fish eagles over the Lunga to the specials of the miombo woodland — birding across two worlds.

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Treatment bed at the Lolelunga spa overlooking the bush

Spa & Wellness

Treatments overlooking the bush, a welcome foot ritual and a rim-flow pool above the river.

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