Kasonso Busanga Camp
Pared-down tented camp · Central Busanga Plains · Northern Kafue Safaris, part of the Everwild portfolio since 2026
Mid-range
Inside the park
Safari company
A guiding-led camp in the middle of the plains where the money goes into the field team rather than the furniture. For birders chasing the Busanga specials, the in-house expertise is the draw.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Guiding-first camp with one of Zambia's top birding guides
- Ten-minute drive from the Busanga airstrip
- Rate includes meals, drinks, activities, laundry and park fees
- Self-drive is possible if you contact the camp first
- The lowest published entry point onto the Busanga Plains
Cons
- Just four tents, two guests each, so it is small
- Open mid-June to early November only
- No minimum age found for children
- No family room; every tent sleeps two at most
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Birding
- Fishing
Read from Kasonso Busanga 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 Kasonso Busanga Camp
From $540 pppn. A SADC shared rate of $242 including one activity has also been quoted.
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 Kasonso Busanga Camp
Can you self-drive to Kasonso Busanga Camp?
Yes, by arrangement. The camp's own page says to contact them if you would prefer to self-drive in, alongside a charter flight to the Busanga airstrip ten minutes away or a road transfer collected from Lusaka. Confirm road conditions and the current route with Northern Kafue Safaris before setting off.
Is Kasonso Busanga Camp good for families?
We found no published minimum age for children or family room description, and its four tents each sleep a maximum of two people. Ask Northern Kafue Safaris directly what age it accepts and whether two tents can be booked together for a family.
What does the rate at Kasonso Busanga Camp include?
The camp's own page lists park fees, accommodation, all meals, all local drinks, safari activities, bed levies and laundry in the rate, excluding gratuities and international flights. Wi-Fi and charging facilities are also available in camp, generous inclusions for a camp pitched as the plains' most affordable entry point.
When is Kasonso Busanga Camp open?
Kasonso Busanga runs from mid-June to mid-November, according to our record, with the camp's own page naming a similar window into early November. Like the rest of the Busanga Plains camps, it closes for the wet season, when the floodplain around it becomes impassable and the seasonal airstrip cannot be used.
How far is Kasonso Busanga Camp from the airstrip?
About ten minutes by road. The camp's own page puts it a ten-minute drive from the Busanga airstrip, with a charter flight as the fastest way in, alongside a road transfer collected from Lusaka or a self-drive option if you arrange it with the camp in advance.