Nanzhila Plains Camp
Rustic-comfortable bush camp with a teak deck lounge · Nanzhila Plains, far south, on a dambo edge · Nanzhila Safaris, Steve and Cindy Smith
Mid-range
Inside the park
Owner/family-run
The southern sector's game-viewing heart, marketed as the home of the predators and delivering the park's best small-carnivore night drives. Counter-intuitively it runs the shortest season in Kafue, mid-June to mid-October, because season length here tracks ground conditions rather than latitude.
Pros and cons
Pros
- 27 mammal species recorded in just two game drives
- The best small-carnivore night drives in Kafue
- The best value of the southern camps
- Wi-Fi, en-suite rooms and power, unusual at this price
- Five and a half to six hours' drive from Livingstone
Cons
- Shortest season in Kafue: mid-June to mid-October only
- Site down for maintenance; no minimum age found
- A long drive or flight to reach either way
What's here
- Wi-Fi
- En-suite bathrooms
- Solar or 24h power
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Night drives
Read from Nanzhila Plains 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 Nanzhila Plains Camp
From $275 pppn. The best value of the southern camps.
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 Nanzhila Plains Camp
Is Nanzhila Plains Camp open right now?
We could not check the camp's own site, which currently shows a maintenance page rather than live content. Our record lists the season as mid-June to mid-October, the shortest of any Kafue camp, since it tracks ground conditions on the dambo rather than a fixed calendar. Confirm current dates directly with Nanzhila Safaris.
Is Nanzhila Plains Camp good for families?
We could not confirm a minimum age or family policy: the camp's own site is down for maintenance, and our record does not cover this either. Ask Nanzhila Safaris directly what age it accepts, since the camp's small-carnivore night drives usually carry their own age rules.
Can you self-drive to Nanzhila Plains Camp?
Not confirmed from what we could check: the operator's site is currently under maintenance, and our record lists only an airstrip at Ngoma rather than a road route. Given it is five and a half to six hours' drive from Livingstone by our record, ask Nanzhila Safaris directly about self-drive access.
What does Nanzhila Plains Camp offer for night drives?
Our record calls it the best small-carnivore night drives in Kafue, with serval, genet and civet all regular sightings, backed by 27 mammal species recorded across just two game drives. That record makes it the southern sector's game-viewing heart, despite running the shortest season of any camp in the park.
Does Nanzhila Plains Camp have Wi-Fi?
Yes, according to our record, along with en-suite rooms and power, facilities that are not a given at this price point in Kafue. The camp's own site is currently down for maintenance, so confirm current connectivity directly with Nanzhila Safaris before you travel.