Chunga Safari Camp & Campsite
Basic chalets and campsite · Central, on the Kafue River near the M9 · DNPW
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (DNPW)
Chunga now functions mainly as park headquarters and airfield, and the old DNPW camp beside it is the one state-run facility we could identify. Nothing about it is bookable online; ask at the gate or through DNPW, and have a fallback plan.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The only genuinely government-run beds in Kafue
- Right next to the park's northern operations base and airfield
- As cheap as sleeping in Kafue gets, if you can book it
Cons
- Nothing is bookable online; ask at the gate or DNPW
- No published rates, facilities list or opening confirmation
- Whether it is currently bookable at all could not be verified
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 Chunga Safari Camp & Campsite
Enquire. No published rates, and we could not verify whether the chalets are currently bookable.
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.
Something this page does not answer?
This camp does not publish a rate, so the only way to a real number is to ask them or us.
This one is run by the park authority or its concessionaire, so the booking goes to them and not through anyone else. We are happy to help you work out whether it fits your route, which month suits it and what else sits near it.
Nothing on this site sits behind the form. Every figure we have is already on the page.
Questions about Chunga Safari Camp & Campsite
How do you book Chunga Safari Camp?
There is no online booking route we could find; Chunga has no working website. Our record suggests asking at the park gate or contacting DNPW, Zambia's wildlife authority, directly. Since we could not verify current availability, have a fallback lodge or campsite in mind before you rely on this one.
Is Chunga Safari Camp open?
We could not verify this. Chunga now functions mainly as the park's northern operations base and airfield, and the old DNPW camp beside it is the only state-run facility we could identify in Kafue, but nothing confirms it is currently taking guests. Ask at the gate or through DNPW before planning around it.
What does Chunga Safari Camp cost?
No rates are published anywhere we could check. Our record lists five chalets plus a campsite, and the camp's position as the only genuinely government-run beds in Kafue suggests it would be among the cheapest options if it is bookable, but confirm pricing directly with DNPW rather than assuming a figure.