Reviews of Musekese Camp

"The whole of Musekese camp overlooks a lagoon off the Kafue river. At the end of the dry season when we visited there were just a few puddles though there was plenty of wildlife action particularly birds, antelopes and elephants. Unlike many arrivals we drove there from our previous camp KaingU with quite a substantial part of the journey in the national park. Again we transfer by boat across the river to get to the camp. The Kafue here is very wide and completely different in nature to further south, where it is much more rocky.

The room is large and a deck has a great outlook onto the lagoon area. Bushbuck patrol the grounds. Food was very good with dinner communal but lunch usually at separate tables. Owner Tyrone hosted a couple of meals and talked about Musekese's conservation efforts and the founding of an anti-poaching unit.

The game viewing here was more sparse than later in our trip at South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi but the big advantage at Musekese is that you don't see any vehicles from other camps.

Over our five-night stay our guide is James (the first!) who was excellent: extremely knowledgeable and didn't always have to be asked before supplying information. We see large families of elephants and a briefly a small pack of wild dogs. Lots of lions including a lioness hunting one of the many newly-born impala and two brothers, one of which had been rescued from a snare.

A big male leopard is seen more than once! The evening boat trip on the river didn't yield much and the morning walk was slightly curtailed because it was so hot! On the final morning drive we go to Kamasot, which is a vast open plain with long thatching reed grass: we see reedbucks, zebra, oribi, common duiker and finally hartebeest and sable. A great end to our stay here." See all these reviews: 19n in Zambia

"The camp is located in a remote area overlooking a lovely lagoon which is full of various antelopes and birds. The atmosphere is relaxed and is neither too basic or upmarket.

The guiding was good and we saw a lot of lions and leopards plus a pack of wild dogs. The boat trip on Kafue river was very relaxing, we didn't see any other boats or people, just hippos and birds.

The food was good and healthy although I would have liked a bit more of it such as a dessert at lunch." See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia

"Musekese Camp faces a lagoon which is rich with Puku, Waterbuck and one resident Elephant. We were surprised that both the lagoon and the game drives did not yield either more wildlife diversity and density. However, the area is rich in bird diversity which we both enjoyed.

Our guide, James Duncan-Anderson who is a private guide and safari specialist (under contract to Musekese) was highly knowledgeable in every aspect of wildlife, birds, flora and fauna." See all these reviews: 15n in Zambia

"Beautifully situated camp. Excellent food and facilities.

Superb guiding. Wonderful river trip." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia

"A wonderful bushcamp, close to Eden, indeed!

It would be bliss just to sit quietly on the main deck and watch the spectacle of Nature. Safaris, of course, were the high point. Walking, driving and boating. My husband and I loved to end the day with a boat ride on the Kafue River and enjoy the sounds and smells, the sights of hippos and crocodiles and a furtive leopard on the shore.

Manny, our guide, was an endless source of information, story and humor. We got to share some time with owners, Phil and Tyrone, both passionate about the park ecosystem and its conservation and to visit the installations of the Anti Poaching Unit.

It was a great experience and we highly recommend Musekese Camp." See all these reviews: 16n in Zambia

"our comments "copy-paste" from all other lodges.

the tents here were bigger + more luxury.

[ Ed: the other lodge comments included: "we had again a lot of fun with the staff ... as in all other camps very friendly stuff and excellent food." ]" See all these reviews: 17n in Zambia

"simply put: out of five stars, they have six.

everything is excellent: the guides, the staff, the food, the location, the rooms, the area. This is one of the three best camps I have been to in Africa.

We saw cheetahs!" See all these reviews: 7n in Zanzibar; 5n in Rwanda; 4n in Zambia; 1n in Tanzania

"The camp is fantastic.

Great tent. Great location. Intimate. Passionate owners. Great guiding.

Not much to add that we would return without hesitation." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia

"Musekese was absolutely stunning ! Both with respect to people, accommodation, location and sightings. So glad, we decided to combine it with South Luangwa. The tented chalets are brand new and combine well luxury with the traditional Out-of Africa fealing.
Phil is a great host and our guide Gilbert was one of the best guides we ever had: 6 leopards in only 3 days what could you ask more ! We spotted further a large pride of lions, puku, impala, bush pigs, Lichtenstein hartebeest, sable, kudu, duiker, Defassa waterbuck, scrub hare, mongoose, warthogs, zebra, baboons, hippo, crocs, velvet monkeys, monitor lizard, and came across a huge herd of elephants for sundowner.as well as bush babies, serval and genets at night, and birds of course 😊" See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia

"If you want Wi-Fi this is not the place for you. Its remote and all the better for it.
Tightly run small set up with excellent guiding.
No frills but extremely functional and comfortable
The rains had started so the game was slightly thin and dispersed but every effort was made to find what was there. Some fantastic sightings including leopard kill.
Not sure I will forget the roar of Tripod the 3 3/4 legged lion outside our tent at night." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia