Reviews of Musekese Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
36 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Musekese Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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"Musekese guests only!"
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

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Sable antelope
1 sighting

Wild dog
1 sighting

Zebra
1 sighting
"Musekese Camp review"
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

Elephant
4 sightings

Hippo
4 sightings

Leopard
3 sightings

Lion
3 sightings

Sable antelope
1 sighting

Wild dog
1 sighting
"Musekese Camp review"
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

Elephant
1 sighting

Hippo
6 sightings

Leopard
4 sightings

Lion
3 sightings

Wild dog
3 sightings
"Stunning lagoonside camp"
Superb guiding. Wonderful river trip." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia
"Musekese Camp review"
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

Elephant
8 sightings

Hippo
8 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
4 sightings

Roan antelope
2 sightings

Sable antelope
1 sighting

Sitatunga
2 sightings

Wild dog
1 sighting

Zebra
1 sighting
"Musekese Camp review"
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

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Roan antelope
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Musekese Camp review"
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

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Cheetah
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
"Musekese Camp review"
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

Elephant
2 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
3 sightings

Lion
3 sightings

Sable antelope
1 sighting
"Musekese Camp review"
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

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
6 sightings

Lion
5 sightings

Sable antelope
1 sighting

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
1 sighting

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Musekese Camp review"
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

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings
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