Zambia
Busanga Bush Camp
Intimate, Untamed Safari
Enchanting Wilderness Busanga Bush Camp in Zambia’s Kafue is one of the most remote and intimate safari camps in Africa.
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Wilderness Busanga Bush Camp
Wilderness Busanga Bush Camp
An off-the-beaten-track experience in the remote wilds.
Wilderness Busanga Bush Camp epitomises an authentic and intimate, luxury safari in remotest South-Central Africa: Kafue National Park’s Busanga Plains. Tucked under sycamore fig trees on an island in the heart of the Busanga Plains, this exclusive four-tent camp is the ideal base for watching an unparalleled wildlife extravaganza unfold.
Busanga Bush Camp moments
If you’re looking for an authentic safari experience in the wild, Busanga Bush Camp delivers beyond your wildest dreams. Witness epic territorial exchanges between the famous prides of lions that make its 750 square kilometres of annually inundated grassland home. Go on thrilling game drives with our knowledgeable guides and learn about the animals that this vast land hosts.
Busanga Bush Camp moments
If you’re looking for an authentic safari experience in the wild, Busanga Bush Camp delivers beyond your wildest dreams. Witness epic territorial exchanges between the famous prides of lions that make its 750 square kilometres of annually inundated grassland home. Go on thrilling game drives with our knowledgeable guides and learn about the animals that this vast land hosts.
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THE DETAILS
Wilderness Busanga Bush Camp
Busanga Bush Camp is as remote as it gets on safari. Open for only five months a year, it reveals magical wild moments. Wake up early to watch the sun rise through the mist, behind grazing herds of puku and red lechwe. Crowned cranes pick their way through the drying grass as you nurse a steaming cup of freshly brewed coffee, imagining the wonders that await on your game drive.
Reason for being (in Busanga)
Busanga Plains teems with charismatic wildlife. And for more than half a year, we don't get to see it. Yet it thrives silently in the background. Our presence is critical for the protection of this fragile ecosystem, through the support of anti-poaching activities and creating employment.
Wi-Fi
Connect to friends and family back home, and share your sightings.
Pool
Relax by the glorious pool overlooking the Busanga plains.
Massage
Massage treatments offered by our in-house therapist.
Lion
Famed for their wetland hunting prowess.
Hippopotamus
Abundant here in Busanga, found in large pods.
Puku
An elegant antelope found in grasslands.
Wattled crane
At 1.75 cm it’s the largest crane in Africa.
Vast, staggering beauty
Charming Busanga Bush Camp is hidden away within the heart of the Busanga Plains, in one of Zambia’s oldest wildlife sanctuaries, Kafue National Park. Here in this vast, virgin land you get front-row seats to untamed, unfenced wildlife encounters. Watch lions leaping across channels, elephants picking fruit from the fig tree near camp and snorting hippos safe in their aquatic habitat.
Game drive
Thrilling game drives observe predators and prey.
Boating
Explore the birdlife and hippos on a boat cruise.
Birding
With over 500 species, this is birding paradise.
Stargazing
Stargazing is a spectacular evening activity.
Purpose
Reason for being (in Busanga)
Busanga Plains teems with charismatic wildlife. And for more than half a year, we don't get to see it. Yet it thrives silently in the background. Our presence is critical for the protection of this fragile ecosystem, through the support of anti-poaching activities and creating employment.
Facilities
Wi-Fi
Connect to friends and family back home, and share your sightings.
Pool
Relax by the glorious pool overlooking the Busanga plains.
Massage
Massage treatments offered by our in-house therapist.
Wildlife
Lion
Famed for their wetland hunting prowess.
Hippopotamus
Abundant here in Busanga, found in large pods.
Puku
An elegant antelope found in grasslands.
Wattled crane
At 1.75 cm it’s the largest crane in Africa.
Area
Vast, staggering beauty
Charming Busanga Bush Camp is hidden away within the heart of the Busanga Plains, in one of Zambia’s oldest wildlife sanctuaries, Kafue National Park. Here in this vast, virgin land you get front-row seats to untamed, unfenced wildlife encounters. Watch lions leaping across channels, elephants picking fruit from the fig tree near camp and snorting hippos safe in their aquatic habitat.
Activities
Game drive
Thrilling game drives observe predators and prey.
Boating
Explore the birdlife and hippos on a boat cruise.
Birding
With over 500 species, this is birding paradise.
Stargazing
Stargazing is a spectacular evening activity.
Busanga Bush Camp experiences
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Explore camps in the Kafue
Wilderness Busanga Bush Camp in Zambia is located in the north-west of the vast Kafue National Park, in the pristine Busanga Plains. It’s considered one of Zambia’s most important wetlands, with a wealth of plains game, predators and over 500 avian species. Birders know to look for specials like Fülleborn's longclaw and the endemic Chaplin's barbet.
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