Zambian Residents Safaris

CHUNDUKWA RIVER LODGE

RATES 2025

Zambian Residents & SADC

Low Season: 1 January - 31 March 2025 & 1 November - 14 December 2025

High Season: 1 April - 31 October 2025 & 15 December 2025 - 15 January 2026

RIVER CHALETS

FULLY BOARD RATES:

$395   $440 per person per night, sharing.

$495   $660 per person per night, single rate

INCLUDES:

• ONE in-house activity per day from a selected list
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily with bottomless teas, coffees
• Choose your daily activity:

        A Sunset or sunrise boat cruise

        Horse-ride (1h30) AM or PM

        Birding or Bush Walk (1h)

        A mountain bike tour or our horse ranch, nearby villages and farmlands

        A Riverside or River Float picnic

        Fishing in our dams for children or use of our boat/pack your own fishing rods (1h30)

EXCLUDES:

• Please note all rates exclude Victoria Falls Day Trip with a private guide and vehicle. $80 per person, minimum 2 pax.
  
• All other drinks and meals
• Additional optional activities (experiences) and Airport transfers.

CHUNDU COTTAGE - SELF CATER

Offers a private, luxury, family-friendly, thatched home overlooking the Zambezi River for up to six guests. Look forward to your own tranquil retreat, complete with a private pool.

Low Season: 15 January - 31 March 2025 & 1 November - 14 December 2025

High Season: 1 April - 31 October 2025 & 15 December 2025 - 15 January 2026

(Min 2 Nights applies)

$300 $450 per night for the entire cottage (max 6 guests).

Facilities:

Wi-Fi, A Fully equipped kitchen with a gas stove and electric oven, deep freeze, fridge and dishwasher, Walk-in mosquito nets, quality linen & towels, outdoor terrace, BBQ facilities, swimming pool, daily housekeeping service (2h).

Laundry is not included but is available at $10 per load.

Dining: We regret that the main lodge does not offer public restaurant facilities and caters solely for private guests staying in the lodge, therefore meals are not available if you are self-catering.

Activities: You can book in-house or outsourced activities, at an additional cost.

CHILD POLICY:

Riverside Chalet - Child Policy

• Are not suitable for children under 10 years old, unless in the case of reserving the Lodge on an exclusive-use basis.
• Children aged 10-12 years pay 50% when sharing with two adults.
• Teens aged 13 years and above pay 80% when sharing with two adults.
• Persons from 18 years and older are considered adults and will therefore require their own chalet at the applicable rates.

Chundu Cottage - Child Policy

• Is an appropriate family-friendly solution for families with young children.
• Children 0-5 years stay free, 6-12 years pay 50% when sharing with four adults.

Your guide is available to offer you a variety of experiences depending on your interests. For example:

• A Guided Tour of Victoria Falls with a private guide and vehicle. Make your day a pleasurable experience. The Victoria Falls Entrance Fee is not included and is payable direct - it is currently $20 per person)
• A guided Tour of Livingstone Town (which was a frontier town in its day) or take a journey into the non-tourist local markets to see how Zambian people live, what they eat and an insight into local culture.
• The option for a Guided Historic Tour of Livingstone Town and a visit to the fabulous Livingstone Museum, Railway Musuem or Jewish Museum (note Entrance fees are not included for these and are payable direct).
• Further options for our driver to swing by some local art galleries and various community projects.
• Or simply utilize the driver as a free transfer service - as the vehicle and guide comes free of charge for the WHOLE day ... perhaps you would simply prefer to do your own thing!

EXTRAS:

• Proof of medical insurance is compulsory when staying at either Chundukwa River Lodge or Zambian Horseback Safaris.

Sustainable Tourism

The Chundukwa Enviroment Animal and nature lovers, we have grown up in this beautiful country and would like to do as much as we are able to conserve and protect this area. We aim for this to be conveyed throughout our lodge, from the structures we build and the food we serve, to the training and support we give our community, and assistance to wildlife and domestic animals found in our area. Chundukwa River Lodge is built by Doug with his team of local artisans. We ensure no habitat loss on the shores of the Zambezi River, thus our stilted chalets have little interference with the river bank – we haven’t cut away reeds or trees, allowing birds and wildlife such as hippos and otters to move freely between land and water. All building materials and furniture are produced in the area. From locally burnt clay bricks, to sustainable local reeds, Kalahari sand, recycled wood and steel and in recent years, zero use of indigenous hardwoods. Our local artisans of weavers, thatchers, tinsmiths, tailors, welders and carpenters from the nearby villages work their magic and benefit directly from having a busy and productive lodge. The décor is an inspired measure of traditional printed fabrics bought in our local markets. These fabrics are worn and utilised daily by men and women here.

In season, our veggie patch produces wonderful crops of organic cherry tomatoes, strawberries, aubergines, marrows, rocket, lettuce, coriander, parsley, basil and other herbs, all nourished with our compost waste from the kitchen and our farmyard. There are some excellent local suppliers of chicken, beef, pork and vegetables whom we support. We provide spring water stations in the lodge where guests can top up their own water bottles or have the use of our own appointed re-usable bottles to reduce the impact of plastic on the environment. Chundukwa River Lodge also uses no pesticides, herbicides or chemicals on our land. All materials provided and used in the lodge are environmentally friendly. We separate our rubbish and waste, and work with a refuse company that recycles much of this matter. Chundukwa River Lodge is not only a haven for people but also a sanctuary for all animals – wild and domestic. Historically, this area has been a crossing point for elephants, as they move along their ancient migration routes between Zimbabwe and Zambia. We have kept the lodge free of fences, so as not to impede the movements of these giants and allow for much needed access to water. Similarly, hippos are somewhat limited by encroaching developments along the Zambezi River. Having to consume up to 40kg of grass a day we are here to ensure that they are free to come out of the river and graze on our lawns at night. If there has been little rain as is the case in the past few years, we have refrained from mowing our beautiful lawns so as give them adequate food supply. It is not unlikely that that once you are in bed that the hippos will make their way up the riverbanks to feed.

The Chundukwa Community Most of our team live in the nearby Muke or Simonga village. We are immensely proud of our small team of dedicated staff who have been (for the most part) with Chundukwa for many years, many having started on the farm and stables before working their way into key positions in the lodge. Some members of the team are second generation having learned and harnessed hospitality skills following in footsteps of their parents.

Chundukwa supports a small feeding scheme for the youngest members of Muke Community, so that the little ones are guaranteed a meal a day, which is often an extra incentive to go to school. We also support a newly established orphanage in Simonga Village. A visit to the village is a guest highlight.