Old Mondoro Bush Camp
Lower Zambezi National Park
FROM $825
per person per night sharing
*The rates are indicative only and subject to seasonality and availability
Rates Include: Transfers from Jeki/Royal airstrips, accommodation, meals, beverages, professionally-guided
game viewing drives (day & night), canoe trips, bush walks, boat trips, angling and daily laundry.
Rates Exclude: $100 pppn Tourism Levy/Park/Conservation/Community Fees,
air/river transfers to/from the Lower Zambezi, Park Angling Permits, private guiding, gratuities or visa fees, lost/broken fishing tackle.
The best walking safaris
About an hour east downstream by boat from sister camp Chiawa, Old Mondoro is located in the wonderfully open area of Faidherbia Forest. The camp is a far simpler affair than Chiawa yet the guiding levels, activity choice, service and excellent home-cooking remain on par.
The comfortable rooms are strung out along a hippo-friendly channel off the Zambezi, enjoying great views with their half-height walls and timber decks. Activities at Old Mondoro focus on game drives, walks, canoeing and boating, though the elephant and hippo activity around camp are enough to encourage a lodge-based safari!
Delicious meals are served fireside or in the open-sided thatched dining room, and star-gazing in this remote spot makes a perfect pastime.
Combine a couple of nights at Old Mondoro with a few nights at Chiawa Camp, via the Best of Both Worlds 5 night or 7 night specials for the very best, best value and most varied safari experience on offer on the the Lower Zambezi.
CAMP INFORMATION
Location: Situated 10 kilometres downstream from Jeki Airstrip, near the Chakwenga River confluence, Lower Zambezi National Park.
Access: By boat and air charter.
Accommodation: 4x screened in reed chalets with canvas roofs, left open during the day and canvas blinds with window screens are lowered for privacy and security at night.
Activities: Day and night game drives, walking safari’s, Canoeing and fishing safaris.
Season: Open 15 April–15 November. December to March is rainy season and the camp is closed.
Age Restriction: Children 8 years and above are welcome.
Why we love this camp:
- A secluded yet intimate camp in one of, if not the best, safari walking area in Zambia.
- Extensive safari activities including 4×4, walking, canoeing and catch and release fishing.3
- 3 guides for 8 guests enabling guests to enjoy their safari with a personal touch.