Busanga Plains is a wetland area in the far northern region of Kafue National Park. During most of the year the Plains are flooded and make a perfect but inaccessible bird sanctuary. However, during the dry season (normally from July to October) the plains are accessible by four wheel drive and it makes every effort going there doing so very worthwhile. The vast open plains are ideal to spot wildlife and wildlife there is!

Our camp consists of 4 furnished safari tents (sleeping 2 each) complete with en suite bathrooms. The size of the camp means that you will be given the most personal service possible. And it goes without saying that our menu will match our service. Your stay on the plains will be memorable.

We offer package deals that will comprise 3 nights at Mukambi Safari Lodge, 3 nights in our camp on Busanga Plains and will end with another night at Mukambi Safari Lodge. This will make the most of your stay in Kafue National Park. And it will make it a perfect and comprehensive combination of the Real Africa experience from both the safari feeling on the plains and the comfort of Mukambi Safari Lodge.

Busanga Plains are located at about 150 km from Mukambi Safari Lodge. The drive up to our camp takes about 5 hours but it is through some of Africa's most varied game areas. It is one long game drive and an adventure in itself.

If you are interested in our Plains Camp, please send us an email for more information and rates. Our rates are all inclusive (accommodation, transfers to and from the Busanga Plains, meals, drinks, activities and park fees).

Ungulates to be found there include large groups of red lechwe, a semi-aquatic antelope, that are easy to see. Groups of the mighty roan antelope are present, as are huge herds of buffalo (up to 1000), groups of wildebeest, zebra and sometimes even eland. Lions are very abundant, not to mention cheetahs hunting for their prey in the open area or leopards roaming the tree lines bordering the plains.

For the coming dry seasons, Mukambi Safari Lodge will run its Plains Camp from Two Fig, a beautiful location in the middle of the plains. Because it is situated at the heart of the Busanga Plains, you can see big groups of Lechwe for the main boma. But also, because it is perenially wet, it has a big fig tree and a forest of palm trees. During the 4 short months that it is accessible, it ranks as one of Africa's most remote and most beautiful spots.

Our camp consists of 4 furnished safari tents (sleeping 2 each) complete with en suite bathrooms. The size of the camp means that you will be given the most personal service possible. And it goes without saying that our menu will match our service. Your stay on the plains will be memorable.

We offer package deals that will comprise 3 nights at Mukambi Safari Lodge, 3 nights in our camp on Busanga Plains and will end with another night at Mukambi Safari Lodge. This will make the most of your stay in Kafue National Park. And it will make it a perfect and comprehensive combination of the Real Africa experience from both the safari feeling on the plains and the comfort of Mukambi Safari Lodge.

Busanga Plains are located at about 150 km from Mukambi Safari Lodge. The drive up to our camp takes about 5 hours but it is through some of Africa's most varied game areas. It is one long game drive and an adventure in itself.

Our rates are all inclusive (accommodation, transfers to and from the Busanga Plains, meals, drinks, activities and park fees).

Mukambi Safari Lodge does organize several activities from the lodge that will contribute to your bush experience in Kafue National Park. You can explore the wilderness of the park while driving, while boating or even on foot.

Game Drives
On our game drives we take you in a open safari vehicle with a canopy into areas of the park that are good for game viewing. Picture yourself on a high bench in the back of a Landrover enjoying baboons that play, elephants that bath, lions that sleep or cheetahs that hunt. Every game drive is different from the other. Kafue National Park is wild and animals are unpredictable!

However, on our game drives you will have a very good chance to spot puku, impala, zebra, waterbuck, bushbuck, kudu, warthog, elephant, hippo, vervet monkey and hartebeest. With a bit of luck you can add lion, leopard, cheetah, roan antelope, sable antelope, buffalo, wildebeest, wild dog and serval to that list. And at night there is a fair chance of spotting porcupine, different species of mongoose, genets and civets.

Each game drive lasts about 3 hours. But if you spot a leopard it might take longer...

Boat cruises
Mukambi Safari Lodge is positioned right on the mighty Kafue River. What else than a boat cruise gives you a better opportunity to take in the beauty of the Kafue River?

Our boat cruises last about 3 hours and you will definitely see hippo's and crocodiles. The Kafue hippo's are very different from their colleagues in the Zambezi River; these are really wild! Often you will see elephants on the banks of the river or even crossing the river. With a little bit of luck you might also see massive herds of buffalo quenching their thirst, fish eagles catching fish from the river or a leopard dozing in a tree.

Especially our sunset cruises are very popular. And once you have experienced a sunset on the Kafue River you know exactly what we are talking about. Many tell us that it was the most beautiful sunset they have ever seen...

Walking Safaris
Is the car too easy for you or the boat too leisurely? Than a walking safari is exactly what you are looking for. Closer to nature you cannot get. Closer to a Real Africa safari neither.

During a walking safari our guides will explain things to you about the bush that are easily overlooked. They will tell you about the medicinal use of certain trees. They tell you about the creepies and crawlies that bother you so often. And you might encounter some real wildlife. Coming eye to eye with a bull elephant!

A walking safari lasts about 3 hours and is best done in the early morning. With our boat we will take you to the opposite side of the river from where your adventure will start.