At Nkonzi Camp you will experience an extraordinary safari deep in the heart of Zambia’s exceptional South Luangwa National Park. A stylish and straightforward bush camp, where you can fall asleep under canvas to the sounds of the African night, showering under the stars, and sip steaming mugs of coffee brewed over the campfire as the sun rises.
A truly personalized experience: with only eight guests at any one time, you will connect with our fantastic Zambian team, learn about their lives, and share your own experiences with us. Incredible safari experiences, like walking through the dusk-tinged African bush as a curious giraffe’s peer at you from behind nearby bushes.
Sharing cold gin and tonics as the sun sets behind the ancient Luangwa River. And after dark, feeling the thrill as a hyena slinks into the beam of the spotlight on your long-anticipated night drive. A Zambian Bush Camp provides an Authentic Wilderness Safari: Island Bush Camp offers immaculate wilderness and walking safaris in the center of South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. An authentic Zambian bush camp is established under the cool shade of old mahogany trees on the banks of the Luangwa River.
With views that extend from the Chindeni hills to the Muchinga escarpment in the West of the park. You are given with the complete natural boundary of this remote and achingly beautiful wilderness. Every day is provided with new experiences and never the same. Island Bush Camp is found around 3 hours South of Kafunta River Lodge. On the way to lead this safari bush camp, you drive through the South Luangwa National Park, passing through woodland and open plains.
Bush Camp Chalets: Island Bush Camp has five bush chalets tastefully decorated in a simple, chic bush style. They are open to the front with beautiful views over the river and let the sounds of the bush to drift through. Every chalet is built out of natural elements and sits on a platform high off the ground. Comfortable beds are turned down each night behind tented mozzie nets. Each chalet has an en-suite bathroom on the identical level as the rooms also facing the river. The bathroom open to the sky, with a stylish canvas bucket shower, that is filled with hot water once a day. There are cold running water and flush toilets.
Game Drives (Morning and Night Drives)
Walking Safari
Photographic Safaris