by Bodil Sörensen
Camping in Zambia is easy and cheap. Most lodges have additional camping sites to their fancier chalets and luxury tents. When camping you still have access to everything the lodge offer like, restaurant, game drives and boat cruises.
On our first (and only so far but not the last one for sure!) we went with friends to Mvuu Lodge located on the river side in Lower Zambezi. The assigned camping site, one out of three, had a beautiful view over the river, a fireplace, ‘kitchen area’ with a sink, water toilet and hot water shower.
The staff at the lodge helped with putting the tents up, lit the fire three times a day, provided lanterns and made the dishes! This was called ‘luxury camping’ and we paid 25 USD/pppn, children half price. Usually the price for camping varies between 10 and 15 USD/pppn compared to ‘chalet price‘ 150-400 USD/pppn.
Before you go camping make sure what is included and what you have to bring. On our trip we had to bring chairs and tables, all food (because the lodge was actually not yet open for the season), charcoal and all cutlery. For two nights it was no problem bringing all nice food we wanted. We had a lovely time! The kids loved sleeping in tents and it was a somewhat new experience to hear the elephants roaming the area just outside the thin fabric tent wall.
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Camping in Zambia is easy and cheap. Most lodges have additional camping sites to their fancier chalets and luxury tents. When camping you still have access to everything the lodge offer like, restaurant, game drives and boat cruises.
On our first (and only so far but not the last one for sure!) we went with friends to Mvuu Lodge located on the river side in Lower Zambezi. The assigned camping site, one out of three, had a beautiful view over the river, a fireplace, ‘kitchen area’ with a sink, water toilet and hot water shower.
The staff at the lodge helped with putting the tents up, lit the fire three times a day, provided lanterns and made the dishes! This was called ‘luxury camping’ and we paid 25 USD/pppn, children half price. Usually the price for camping varies between 10 and 15 USD/pppn compared to ‘chalet price‘ 150-400 USD/pppn.
Before you go camping make sure what is included and what you have to bring. On our trip we had to bring chairs and tables, all food (because the lodge was actually not yet open for the season), charcoal and all cutlery. For two nights it was no problem bringing all nice food we wanted. We had a lovely time! The kids loved sleeping in tents and it was a somewhat new experience to hear the elephants roaming the area just outside the thin fabric tent wall.
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