Lwenge River Camp
Private-use exclusive camp · Northern Kafue River · Classic Zambia Safaris
Top-end
Inside the park
Owner/family-run
A sole-use camp on the northern Kafue for groups who want the river to themselves. You take the entire camp with its own guide and vehicle, which for a family works out closer to mid-range per person than the exclusivity suggests.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The whole camp is yours: guide, boat and vehicle included
- Classic Zambia's first new camp in a decade
- A stretch of the northern river with nobody else on it
- 12 beds, built for families, friends or photo groups together
- Pool and Wi-Fi included at this sole-use camp
Cons
- No minimum age found for children
- Rate and what it includes are not published
- Self-drive access is not described; fly in by arrangement
- No minimum group size stated for exclusive use
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Night drives
- Birding
- Fishing
Read from Lwenge River 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 Lwenge River Camp
Rates on request. Booked on a whole-camp basis for families and small groups.
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 Lwenge River Camp
Is Lwenge River Camp good for families?
Yes in principle. Classic Zambia's own page describes Lwenge as aimed at exclusive-use bookings, whether families, friends, photographic groups or couples, with 12 beds across the whole camp. We found no published minimum age for children, so confirm what age the camp accepts when you enquire.
Can you book Lwenge River Camp for exclusive use?
Yes, that is how the camp is designed to be booked. Our record and the camp's own page both describe Lwenge as a whole-camp, sole-use property with its own guide, boat and vehicle included, sleeping up to 12 guests. No minimum group size is published, so ask Classic Zambia Safaris what applies.
Can you self-drive to Lwenge River Camp?
Classic Zambia's own page does not describe a self-drive route for Lwenge; our record lists access by light aircraft to Lufupa, arranged with the camp. Given the remote northern river setting, confirm current road conditions directly with Classic Zambia Safaris before planning to drive in.
What does the rate at Lwenge River Camp include?
Neither the camp's own page nor our record publishes what meals, drinks, activities or laundry a stay includes, beyond the guide, boat and vehicle that come with the whole-camp booking. Ask Classic Zambia Safaris for a full breakdown before you book, since no public rate card exists.
How many people can stay at Lwenge River Camp?
Up to 12 guests. The camp's own page lists 12 beds in total, booked as a sole-use property rather than by individual room, which for a family or small group can work out closer to mid-range per person than the exclusive-use label suggests.