McBrides' Camp
Rustic thatched riverside camp with satellite bush camp and campsite · Central-north, at the Kafue-Mushingashi confluence · New management; founded by Chris and Charlotte McBride
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Mid-range
Inside the park
Owner/family-run
Founded by Chris and Charlotte McBride and now under new management. The setting does the work: a river confluence, a hot spring, the ruins of Zambia's oldest copper mine and a sector of the park where you will rarely see another car.
Why you'd pick it
- A natural hot spring on the property
- The ruins of Hippo Mine, Zambia's oldest copper working
- Specialist birding with almost no other vehicles around
What's here
- Campsite
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Birding
- Fishing
Read from McBrides' 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
From $360 pppn. Published 2027 international rates: $449 high season, $360 green season; SADC and Zambian tiers are lower.
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.