Nanzhila Plains Camp, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Nanzhila Plains Camp Overview

Great birding opportunities abound at Nanzhila Plains Camp

Nanzhila Plains Camp is situated in the extremely remote southern section of Kafue National Park. With the next closest camp a three hour drive away Nanzhila Plains Camp is truly a location meant for wilderness explorers. This area does suffer from poaching that occurs during a five month green season but the owners of Nanzhila Plains Camp are making an effort to keep a year round presence to help rehabilitate the wildlife and that is a major reason to support this camp.

The Nanzhila Plains Camp area is not teeming with game as so many popular safari destinations are but that has created a unique off the page opportunity for the old safari hand that wants to go deep into a remote region where you will not see other vehicles, other walkers, even other signs of humans. While it is not a stellar Big 5 destination it is a prime birding location, with around 500 species recorded, including such specialties as the endangered wattled crane, black-cheeked lovebird and Pel’s fishing owl.

You'll find many antelope species at Nanzhila Plains Camp

Nanzhila Plains Camp - Kafue National Park Antelope

Kafue has a huge diversity of antelope species. Around Nanzhila Plains the spectacular sable and roan antelope are seen with Defassa waterbuck, oribi, Litchenstein’s hartebeest, and many others making Nanzhila Plains Camp a great location to focus on some very interesting, beautiful and often over looked animals. Predators are far ranging and this is not an area to focus on them but the plains do provide some of the best habitat in Kafue for cheetah and African wild dog and they are seen on occasion.

Nanzhila Plains Camp Accommodations

A Cottage at Nanzhila Plains Camp

Owner operated by Debbie Peake and Steve Smith, Nanzhila Plains Camp, and even more importantly the parks wildlife benefit from their attention and commitment to growing community based natural resource management through tourism.

A Look at the comfortable interior accommodations at Nanzhila Plains Camp

Accommodation within Nanzhila Plains Camp is built to blend and there are three thatched cottages that are spacious with ensuite bathrooms including hot showers and flush toilets. There are also three ensuite safari tents, comfortably decorated. Holding a maximum of twelve people Nanzhila Plains Camp is an intimate camp that enhances the feel of being in a remote safari location. A stunning view from all of the accommodation along with a well positioned main lodge completes the atmosphere.