Zambian Residents Safaris

KAINGU SAFARI LODGE - SOUTH KAFUE

Location: KaingU Safari Lodge is located in the Namwala GMA, park fees do apply if you choose to arrive via the Kafue National Park and to do activities on the river and in the park. We are an easy drive from Lusaka: 4.5 hours; from Mongu: 5 hours; Kitwe, Livingstone or Mazabuka: 7 hours; closest airstrip: Chunga - pick up transfer 1 hour; closest bus stop Hookbridge - pick up transfer 1.5 hours

RATES 2025

Emerald Season: 1 April - 30 June & November 2025

$475 per person per night sharing

Peak Season: 1 July - 31 October 2025

Staying 1 - 2 nights: $660 per person per night sharing

Staying 3 nights: $633 per person per night sharing

Staying 4 nights: $582 per person per night sharing

Staying 5 nights for 4: $530 per person per night sharing

Single Supplement:

This will be discretionary and discussed at time of booking.

At +20%

Child Policy:

Children under 6 years: free of charge if sharing with 2 adults.

Children 6 - 12 years: 50% off if sharing with 2 adults.

Children 13 - 18 years: 25% off if sharing with an adult.

To participate in game drive and river activities the minimum age is 6 years old.

Please be aware that the higher pitch of children's voices can cause reactions with certain dangerous game (lions, leopard, Elephant) and your guide may well choose to not approach such animals if children are on board.

Unless you have booked a private vehicle, then it is at the management and guides discretion if children from 6 - 12 will be joining game drives, if other guests will be present on the vehicle.

Includes:

Accommodation, activities, all meals, hot & cold drinks from the bar, snacks and laundry service, as well as Kafue National Park fees for activities in the park, Kafue conservation and community levies, tourism levy and service charge and VAT.

Excludes:

Premium drinks (e.g. Veuve Clicquot, Glenfiddich, etc.) International airfares, departure taxes, entry Visas, travel insurance, medivac

Activities:

• River Cruise Safaris - Children age limit 4 years. Take a cruise on the most stunning stretch of the Kafue River; look out for hippos and mammals coming to the edge of the river; great photographic opportunities for birders
• Canoeing
• Morning/afternoon and all-day game drives
• Nature & rock walks - Children age limit 6 years - Mpamba Rock Guided nature walk through Miombo forest and along dambos on which our Guide will explain animal tracks and signs you come across, as well as plants and trees and their properties. The walk up the Mpamba Rock is easy, and you will have a great view and experience an African sunset over the Kafue National Park; the walk takes about 1½ hours (one way); if done towards sunset we will pick you up by car; wear good footwear.
• Drive to parrot spectacle or boat to white-fronted bee-eaters colony (seasonally)
• Visit to the KaingU Trust school or a rural and authentic African village - KaingU village is the home of most of our staff members. Expect real African villages, still quite traditional, nothing staged; kindly respect people’s homes; The Community School was built by the KaingU Trust
• Island breakfasts and rapids dinners - Island Breakfast: Enjoy a full English breakfast on an island, a short boat cruise away from the lodge. Rapids Dinner (GMA): Enjoy a delicious three course lantern lit dinner prepared on site by our chefs below the rapids.

Good physical condition is recommended for the nature walks and canoeing.

Activities for Young Adventurers: (Age limits apply)

• Spoor & droppings identification - from 4 years
• Hippo-bread making - from 3 years
• Bow & arrow making - from 4 years
• Archery - from 4 years
• Traditional fishing rod making & fishing
• Seed jewelry making - from 6 years
• Rock hopping - Children age limit 5 years. (good physical condition required) Explore the rock formations below the rapids, climb over and on top of giant boulders and discover & refresh in natural pools.
• Guided nature walks
• Talk about Zambian history, Chitenge, the Kafue & antipoaching

Tonga Tree-Basket sleepout: (mid-June - October)

$85 per person

$85 single supplement

Seasonally available and weather dependent.

Add an overnight sleep out, on an island or on Mpamba Rock, to your stay at KaingU. Sit by the fire and listen to the nocturnal creatures with the stars so close you feel you can almost touch them. The facilities and menu are kept simple to reflect the experience but are comfortable and the food delicious. Wake up to a spectacular sunrise and the early morning chorus of birdsong.

PACKAGES:

5 Nights - Intimate Honeymoon (May to November)

Accommodation at Kaingu

$3120 per person at two persons sharing

Kaingu Canoe Trail - Including sleepout (June - October)

4 Nights at Kaingu

$2943 per person at two persons sharing

Includes:

Accommodation, two activities per nights stayed, meals & snacks (breakfast, brunch/lunch and dinner per night stayed - except at Lilayi Lodge), local hot & cold drinks from the bar (except at Lilayi Lodge & Flatdogs camp), laundry service, as well as National Park fees, conservation and community levies, tourism levy and service charge.

Excludes:

Premium drinks (e.g. Veuve Clicquot, Glenfiddich, etc.), international airfares, departure taxes, entry Visas, travel insurance, etc.

Private guide & Vehicle & Boat:

$420 per night, please enquire with booking

Road Transfers:

Rates are for one way - per vehicle - maximum 3 passengers

Between Kaingu Safari Lodge and Transfer time - one way Rate

Lusaka 4 1/2 Hours $470

Lusaka International Airport 6 Hours $470

Livingstone 7-8 Hours $780

Please note that all transfer rates are an indication of cost and understand that sudden increase in fuel prices could be reflected over the season.

These rates include park fees for the driver and vehicle

Park fees will have to be added if not covered by stay already.

Pilot / Guide / Driver:

Driver / Pilot:  $55 per person per night

Include: Staff accommodation and meals only.

Exclude: Drinks & Park fees

Tour leader/Guide: $95 per person per night

Include: guides dome tent accommodation, accompanying clients on activities and meals.

Exclude: Drinks & park fees

Why should you come to KaingU?

Friendly service, support the local community, delicious meals for all dietary requirements, great variety of activities, stunning location with boutique accommodation perched on the banks of the Kafue River, speckled with rocks and islands. Perfect for kids.

At KaingU your whole family is welcome, and specialized activities guarantee that young adventurers have a great time. The day’s programs can be custom tailored to suit all interests and are designed so there is no disturbance to other guests. Many activities can be done with the whole family, but we also offer exclusive activities for children and youngsters. Please note age limits for safety reasons on activities.

Nature walks are a great way for the whole family to explore the untamed wilderness around us. Our specialist guides will explain how to read the spoor of animals, identify insects and birds and explain which plants are useful for survival in the bush. Boat cruises and fishing on our magnificent part of the Kafue River are memorable. Rock hopping on our trail to the rapids is great fun (and also a good work out!). In the hotter month a visit to our natural plunge pool in the rapids near camp provides refreshment. Kids and youngsters will learn how to make a rope of tree fiber and their own bows and arrows, which can then be used to practice their shooting skills by protecting our straw antelopes from ‘poachers’. Our chefs are delighted to have hands on assistance in baking fresh ‘hippo rolls’ or preparing for stick bread to be baked around the fire pit in the evening.