Busanga Bush Camp
Rustic-luxury tented camp · Busanga Plains, sycamore-fig island · Wilderness
Top-end
Inside the park
Safari company
The intimate sister to Shumba: four tents on a sycamore-fig island with an unshared slice of the plains around it. Smaller, quieter and a shade less formal, and the one Busanga camp where the whole guest list fits around a single fire.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Boma dinners under a chandelier of hurricane lamps
- Walking groups capped at just six guests
- A game-drive area shared with no other operator
- All meals, two activities a day and park fees included
- Only four tents, so the whole camp fits around one fire
Cons
- Reached by light aircraft; no self-drive route published
- Open June to October only, closed the rest of the year
- Just four tents, so peak months book out early
- No minimum age or family room details found
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
- Spa or massage
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Night drives
- Birding
Read from Busanga Bush Camp's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Kafue National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryThere is no self-drive surcharge here.
- $20per person, per day
- VehicleForeign-registered vehicle under 3 tonnes.
- $15per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $165 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Kafue National ParkRates at Busanga Bush Camp
From $1,300 pppn. All-inclusive. Four tents only, so it books out early for August to October.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative 2026 rates from operators' own rate cards and published tariffs, gathered July 2026. Many Kafue camps quote on enquiry only. Watch two things when comparing: whether park fees are included (Mayukuyuku and Konkamoya include them, most others do not), and conservation levies of $30 to $40 a night at some camps. A caution on older guides: Lufupa River Camp, Lufupa Tented Camp, Leopard Lodge and Puku Pan all appear closed or dormant, Mukambi Plains Camp is simply the old name of Busanga Plains Camp, and the Jeffery & McKeith brand merged into Classic Zambia Safaris. We list none of them as live options.
Questions about Busanga Bush Camp
Is Busanga Bush Camp good for families?
We found no published minimum age or family room description for Busanga Bush Camp on Wilderness's own page, unlike its sister camp Shumba. With only four tented suites and no child policy found, ask Wilderness directly what age it accepts and whether a tent can be configured for a family before you book.
Can you self-drive to Busanga Bush Camp?
The camp's own page does not state a self-drive route; it describes transfers by Wilderness Air between camps and sits on a remote sycamore-fig island in the Busanga Plains. Treat it as a fly-in camp and confirm directly with Wilderness if a road option exists for your dates.
What does the rate at Busanga Bush Camp include?
Wilderness's own page lists accommodation, all meals, two camp activities a day, park fees, laundry and local drinks, excluding premium imported brands and champagne. Wi-Fi is available in camp. Confirm the current per-person rate directly with Wilderness, since published figures vary between sources.
When is Busanga Bush Camp open?
Busanga Bush Camp is open from June to October. Wilderness's own rates table shows it closed from 1 November to 31 May each year, when the Busanga floodplain around the camp is underwater and the seasonal airstrip cannot be used.
How many tents does Busanga Bush Camp have?
Just four rustic en-suite tented suites, sleeping eight guests in total, according to Wilderness's own page. That is why the camp feels intimate enough for the whole guest list to share one fire, and also why its short August to October season books out early.