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KaingU Lodge
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Reviews of KaingU Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

14 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited KaingU Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Sep-2018, 7 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at KaingU Lodge.
Lion

29% success

Leopard

29% success

Cheetah

17% success

Wild dog

0% success

Elephant

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Sable antelope

43% success

Buffalo

29% success

Zebra

29% success

Aardvark

0% success

Eland

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Roan antelope

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

Wildebeest

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
J & J
York

"KaingU Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 18 Oct 2023
"Location was great, the river was beautiful and we saw a wide variety of birds and game particularly antelope.

Hosts were good as was the food.

Not giving excellent rating because one of us fell from deck when the railing came off almost into the river!" See all these reviews: 20n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Mrs W
UK

"KaingU Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2023
"We only stayed 2 nights arriving late and leaving early but a lovely camp . Great location, spacious tents and most importantly the staff were great . The owner managers very much around and leading a great team. The game is much less here so go mainly for the scenery , canoeing and walking in a lovely setting and you won’t be disappointed. Food was excellent with a special meal on our last night. Hopefully over the coming years the game will improve making it a superb camp in every respect .
One lovely touch was we were a group of 6 and ended up on a short flight in a 4 seater so 2 journeys to our next camp .We were asked if we minded if one of their guides who had never been on a plane could do the return trip - it was a delight to see his excitement , his big smile said it all and to us showed how much care they took of their staff. Worth a visit for sure." See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

1 sighting

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Mr J & Ms D
UK

"KaingU Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 13 Sep 2023
"Great location on the beautiful Kafue River. Very peaceful location with good rooms brilliant staff. gill and Julia were great hosts and very happy to share their experiences of running the lodge.

Excellent, happy, smiling staff who were always happy to help.

The preparation of food was excellent but the quality of meat not quite as good as at some lodges.

Wildlife was good and the river trip and a surprise brunch a highlight" See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Mr & Mrs B
Singapore

"KaingU Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Aug 2023
"Lovely stay at KaingU, especially liked the warm hospitality at the camp. Location by the Kafue River is awesome, and you can enjoy a short boat ride before each game drive.

Meals on the veranda are in a beautiful setting. Stayed only two nights and could therefore only do a few games drives but those produced great results. We managed to even see a cheetah which was the main reason for us to come to Kafue NP.

What we did not know yet, this one cheetah would be the only one to show up during the entire Kafue trip including a later visit to the Busanga Plains. So, the Cheetah experience will always be linked to KaingU." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

3 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

1 sighting

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Mr & Mrs C
Berwick

"Spectacular location"

2 nights Arrived 19 Oct 2022
"The highlight here is undoubtedly being right by the Kafue river and enjoying the wildlife (especially birds) that it attracts. You cross by boat to get in and out of camp, there are longer boat trips and (memorably) we had a wonderful surprise brunch on one of the islands.

The scenery is spectacular with huge granite boulders being a challenge to navigate. The dining area is right by the water with bee eaters to accompany daylight meals. All the guest accommodation faces the river and rooms are well appointed with a covered verandah for relaxing.
All the owners are very hands on and very, very personable. The food was exceptional and the staff excellent.

It was a last-minute decision to bolt on two nights here at the beginning of our trip so just one full day for game drives so difficult to give an informed opinion on the variety of wildlife. However there were lots of antelopes including puku, which was a first for us.

Guide Israel was informative and entertaining." See all these reviews: 19n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

1 sighting

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs H
Lisvane

"KaingU Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 15 Sep 2022
"We did not choose KaingU for the density of game so we were not disappointed! The location on the river and the river itself is quite stunning. The area is also rich in bird diversity. Our guide, Israel, was both knowledgeable and good company on all our activities.

We opted for morning game drives and afternoon activities on the river.

It takes approximately one hour before you leave the "Spine Road" to explore the topography and landscape which will not disappoint." See all these reviews: 15n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

5 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

NH
Rickmansworth

"KaingU Lodge - Exceptional Experience"

3 nights Arrived 17 Oct 2019
"KaingU lodge is located on the banks of the Kafue river in the Game Management Area, however, it is a short boat ride to the park and the vehicles. The location on the banks of the river is stunning and it is not to the detriment of the lodge to in the GMA.

My guide, John D, was extraordinary. He has a knowledge that is second to none and appears to have an instinct for finding things. John was able to traverse the park off road moving from one pride of lions to another, finding 12 different lions at 3 different sightings in one morning. An afternoon on the river with John was another great experience where we were able to find and photograph many incredible species including Fin-foot.

Gil was kind enough to take me out at night to help me take photographs of the Milky-way. It was an incredible experience standing on an island in the middle of the Kafue river in the pitch black taking sensational photographs of the stars thanks to Gils's teaching and great company.

I found that the Tsetse flies were keen to bite me at KaingU, however, this was offset by sheer enjoyment of every moment. The lodge was exceptional as was the food and hosting. One incredible dinner was taken in the bush besides the rapids. The rooms have hot water and lighting and charging is available at a central location.

I thoroughly enjoyed KaingU and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone, amazing! Lusaka is also accessible by road." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
P and S
Chilterns

"KaingU Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 4 Oct 2018
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
Hindhead

"KaingU Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 27 Sep 2018
"We loved this lodge. Beautiful location, rooms and central areas.

This is a very well managed camp and everything ran smoothly and we were made to feel valued guests. All staff were friendly and couldn't do enough for you.

The food was excellent and we were treated to a surprise lunch on an island in the river and dinner in the bush on the last night.

John D was an excellent experienced guide supported by trainee guide Daniel. We enjoyed the river trips and guided walk up to the rocky outcrop for sundowners." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

1 sighting

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Mr & Mrs K
UK

"Kaingu Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 11 Oct 2016
"Luxurious lodge, which very welcoming hosts. Our preference is for the simpler bush camps, but Kaingu works well for those who like a little more comfort. The large tents are spacious and have beautiful views over the river.

The setting of the Lodge on an amazing stretch of river is the highlight of this lodge, and the birdlife during the little boat trips between the park and the lodge was excellent. Made a refreshing change from the hotter, drier South Luangwa Park where we travelled from.

We flew with the Wild Dog Charter plane from Mfuwe to Chunga and then were driven to the Lodge. We were slightly nervous of taking such a small plane but it was a smooth, excellent flight and would be happy to do it again.

Our guide was good, but it takes quite a while to drive to areas with game from the Lodge. Making the most of the birdlife on the river is definitely a highlight.

Breakfast Island was a real surprise and a treat!

It was unfortunate that we both suffered some stomach trouble whilst at Kaingu. It wasn't serious, but lasted some time. We don't know the cause, but this was the only Lodge that wasn't getting water from a borehole, so we wished we had just been drinking bottled water." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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