Musekese Camp
Owner-run tented chalets · Central-north, riverine forest over a lagoon off the Kafue River · Classic Zambia Safaris, alongside the Musekese Conservation NGO
High-end
Inside the park
Owner/family-run
The camp serious safari-goers name first in Kafue. It grew out of what was Jeffery & McKeith Safaris, now merged into Classic Zambia, and the attached conservation NGO runs anti-poaching across this sector. Walking is the point here, backed by hides and boat time on the river.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Walking safaris are the house speciality
- Purpose-built hides and a nine-seat boat with floating lunches
- Visits to the anti-poaching base your conservation levy funds
- Over 100 bird species recorded from camp
- Solar power with device charging and hot showers in each room
Cons
- No minimum age found for children
- Self-drive access not described; reached by arranged airstrip
- No published room rate beyond the conservation levy
- Small camp: just five rooms until a sixth is built
What's here
- En-suite bathrooms
- Solar or 24h power
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Birding
Read from Musekese 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 Musekese Camp
Rates on request. A $40-per-night conservation levy funding Musekese Conservation is included in the rate.
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 Musekese Camp
Is Musekese Camp good for families?
We found no published minimum age for children or family room description for Musekese, so ask what age the camp accepts when you enquire. Walking safaris are the house speciality here, which usually carries its own age rule, so confirm that separately if children will be joining walks.
Can you self-drive to Musekese Camp?
The camp's own page does not describe a self-drive route; our record lists access by light aircraft to Lufupa or Chunga, arranged with the camp. Given the remote riverine forest setting, which had no recorded tourist visits before 2012, confirm current road conditions directly with Classic Zambia Safaris before planning to drive in.
What does the rate at Musekese Camp include?
Musekese does not publish a public rate card; a $40-a-night conservation levy that funds the attached anti-poaching unit is built into whatever rate you are quoted. The camp's own page does not spell out meals, drinks or laundry, so ask Classic Zambia Safaris for a full breakdown when you book.
Does Musekese Camp do walking safaris?
Yes, and it is the camp's main draw. Classic Zambia's own page lists walking safaris alongside game drives, boat safaris and visits to purpose-built wildlife hides, plus floating lunches from a nine-seat river boat. It is often named as the Kafue camp serious walking guests mention first.
How many rooms does Musekese Camp have?
Five guest rooms currently, each with an en-suite flushing toilet and on-demand hot and cold shower, according to the camp's own page. A sixth room is planned, taking total capacity to around ten or twelve guests, though our sources differ on exactly when it will open.