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placid stretch of the river. Hot water is delivered to rooms for early morning coffee before
wildlife drives are taken across the river. As it's outside the national park there are no park
fees associated with a stay here. Ask about camping which is soon to be available nearby.
And it might be interesting to check out the Dutch reality TV series 'Van Amstelveen naar
Afrika,' which chronicled the owner and his family's travails in building Mukambi and its
sister camp in the Busanga Plains.
Head west along the main road from Lusaka until about 10km before Kafue Hook
Bridge (or 82km from Nalusanga Gate) and look for the signposted turn-off to the south.
Mayukuyuku $$
( www.kafuecamps.com ; campsite per person ZMW78, full board US$150; year-round)
A rustic bush camp, small and personal, in a gorgeous spot on the river with a well-land-
scaped camping area and four tastefully furnished thatch-roofed safari tents. Each of the
latter have hammocks, chairs and table out front and great outdoor bathrooms (even
campers get open-air toilets and showers). If you don't have your own gear, you can even
rent tents (ZMW78/130 small/large tent). It's possible to self-cater, have meals prepared
with advance notice (dinner ZMW150) or to stay full board, or even on an all-inclusive
deal in a safari tent (accommodation, meals, wildlife drives and walks, park fees and laun-
dry are included); a six-night package is US$1800 per person.
Mayukuyuku is accessible by 2WD and is only 5km off the main highway on decent
gravel; the camp does pick-ups (ZMW160 per vehicle) from the nearby bus stop (jump off
from any Lusaka-Mongu bus or minibus) or transfers from Lusaka (ZMW2650 round
trip).
CAMPGROUND, TENTED CAMP
NORTHERN SECTOR
Other than one highly recommended property, Wilderness Safari Company (Busanga
Bushcamp, Lufupa Bushcamp, Shumba Camp) has a monopoly on accommodation in the
Busanga Plains (guests are ferried in by a charter flight and a short hop on a helicopter),
perhaps the most beautiful part of the park. Several other lodges/camps are in the center
and northeastern section and one, Delai Camp, is outside the park proper in the Mushin-
gashi Conservancy, a GMA/hunting concession owned by the son of the assassinated Le-
banese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri; patrolled with almost military efficiency, poaching
here is rare and wildlife thrives.
To get to these camps by road, you pass through the small bustling town of Mumbwa
(the Zambian air force is based nearby), your last chance to refuel. The discovery of rich
mineral deposits around Hippo and McBrides might threaten the area's preservation.
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