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oxbow lagoon only 2km from the Mfuwe Gate, this lodge, one of the largest, is also cer-
tainly one of the nicest and most well run. The 18 separate cottages (12 face the lagoon
and six the hippo pool) are imaginatively designed with private verandahs (and hanging
wicker 'basket chairs') and colourful bathrooms with big windows.
From the back porch of the suites or from the huge outdoor deck with a restaurant, bar
and swimmming pool it's like having front row seats to, well, The Lion King. Giraffe and
buffalo wander about below, unconcerned by people polishing off a dessert of banana tof-
fee pie with a biscuit crust after a candlelit dinner. You can settle into one of the leather
armchairs in the old colonial-style library with your wildlife guide, checking off the vari-
ous species you spotted on the morning drive. Or you might be lucky to be in residence
when elephants Wonky Tusky and Winston (one of her sons) plod their way through the
lobby to eat from a huge mango tree. Every room has solar panels for water and all food
waste goes to the worm farm to be converted to compost and delivered to area farmers.
Besides operating as the base for its own six bush camps in the southern section of the
park, it's also the site of the recommended Bush-Spa (
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)
.
KAWAZA VILLAGE
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This
enterprise
(
www.kawazavillage.co.uk
;
day visits ZMW181, s incl full board ZMW362)
run by the local Kunda
people gives tourists the opportunity to visit a real rural Zambian village while helping the local community. Four
rondavel
(round, traditional-style hut; each sleeps two) with open-air reed showers and long-drop toilets are re-
served for visitors, who are encouraged to take part in village life such as learning how to cook
nshima
(maize por-
ridge), attending local church services and visiting local schools. Other activities include visits to the local healer or
to the chief's palace, and bushwalking. Traditional meals are eaten in the chitenge (a thatched, open-sided shelter
with traditional wooden chairs and reed mats); and evenings are filled with dancing, drumming and storytelling
around the fire. Transfers can be arranged from camps around Mfuwe village; if you have your own wheels, inquire
as to the state of the track to the village before heading off.
Flatdogs Camp $$
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( 0216-246038;
www.flatdogscamp.com
;
safari tent from ZMW240, chalet ZMW405;
)
This large, leafy property along a kilometre of riverfront is one of the best of the
midrange options. Eleven safari tents of varying features - all are well-kept and have out-
TENTED CAMP
