Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nanzhila Plains Camp $$$
( 0977 212302;
www.nanzhila.com
; campsite per person ZMW100, chalet per person
incl full board ZMW900; Jun-Oct)
In the very southern section of the park this isolated
camp is beautifully situated on a large
dambo.
Four thatch and two Meru-style safari tents
are very comfortably furnished. This area, once depleted of wildlife, has seen its return,
including sables, roans, kudus, hartebeests, wildbeests, cheetahs and several lions, after
conservation work done by this camp in conjunction with ZAWA and the Nature Con-
servancy. It is accessed from the Dundumwezi Gate or is a two-hour drive south from
Lake Itezhi-Tezhi.
CHALET
Konkamoya Lodge $$$
(
www.konkamoya.com
;
all-inclusive per person ZMW1820; mid-Jun-mid-Nov)
Easily
the best accommodation on the southern shores of Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, Konkamoya has five
enormous and luxurious safari tents with wicker furniture raised on wooden platforms and
stunning lake-facing views. Morning and afternoon walks and wildlife drives are part of
the daily schedule.
CHALET
New Kalala Camp $$
( 0213-263179;
www.newkalala.com
; campsite per person ZMW76, s/d ZMW457/711,
s/d incl full board ZMW607/1016; )
Just outside the park boundary, this old-school
place has large, bland chalets in a rocky setting overlooking beautiful Lake Itezhi-Tezhi.
There's a bar and a restaurant serving breakfast (ZMW30) and other meals (around
ZMW70). The campsite is separate from the lodge in a patch of shady trees. Fishing, boat
rides, wildlife drives and village visits can all be arranged.
CAMPGROUND, CHALET
Getting There & Away
Some guests of the top-end lodges/camps fly in on chartered planes (this includes all
guests of Wilderness Safari properties in the northern part of the park).
For drivers, the main route is along the road between Lusaka and Mongu. It's about
200km from Lusaka to Nalusanga Gate, and then 30km west of Nalusanga Gate a road
leads southwest towards Lake Itezhi-Tezhi. The road is in very bad condition, with a small
part graded only. The rest is terrible - it's only accessible by a 4WD with high clearance.
Note the tsetse flies are bad down here, too - so air-con is a big comfort. Just past
Itezhitezhi village is Musa Gate, from where the road crosses Lake Itezhi-Tezhi to the
New Kalala Camp.
