Ila Safari Lodge
Eco-luxury tented lodge · Kafue River, central-south · Green Safaris
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High-end
Outside the gate
Safari company
The camp that brought electric safari vehicles to Zambia, on the bank of the Kafue with an eleven-month season that makes it a rare green-season option. The operator describes it as in-park; other sources place it just outside the boundary.
Why you'd pick it
- Zambia's first electric game-drive vehicle, the e-Cruiser
- A solar-powered e-Boat for silent river cruises
- Runs fully on solar, built 2016
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
From $600 pppn. Fully inclusive; the seven-bed Ila Safari House from $720.
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.