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Chula Island Camp
Chula Island Camp
Chula Island Camp
Chula Island Camp
Chula Island Camp
Chula Island Camp

Reviews of Chula Island Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jul-2019, 6 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Chula Island Camp.
Lion

80% success

Leopard

67% success

Cheetah

0% success

Wild dog

60% success

Buffalo

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Spotted Hyena

25% success

Aardvark

0% success

Eland

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Sable antelope

0% success

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Stefano
New York

"Chula Island Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 25 May 2025
"Authentic safari under canvas. The tents might not be the most luxurious in Zambia , but they have everything you need . The bathrooms are under the stars and we loved the bucket showers. The food is varied and very tasty. The location on a private island is beautiful, with hippos , elephants, leopards , hyenas visiting the camp . But what really is special about Chula ( and Kutali) is the enthusiasm of all the staff, the extreme competent guiding and the activities available. The most special one is the canoeing in the Discovery channel. It was thrilling ( trying to avoid the hippos) and peaceful at the same time and the guides made us feel very safe." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

3 sightings

Elephant

7 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

7 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

Miss P
London

"Chula Island Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Oct 2022
"Overall, a great experience. I enjoyed the guiding from Ryan and Ritchie, and the manager Robbie was very helpful in arranging to retrieve my battery charger which I'd left behind at Tafika. In the meantime, Ryan kindly lent me his compatible charger.

It should be noted that due to the length of the boat ride to the island, no night drives are offered here, so the game drive ends with sundowners on the boat ride, but this was fine for me to skip night drives for 2 nights. Also, as there is only one scout shared between the two camps, walking needs to be coordinated between the two camps, although I understand they hope to have a scout for each camp next season. Again, this wasn't an issue for me as the camps were quiet and I walked one morning at each camp.

I very much like the simple (but very comfortable) mobile style of both this camp and Kutali." See all these reviews: 15n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr T
Bangkok

"Chula Island Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 29 Jun 2022
"We enjoyed the difference location Chula offered after staying 2 nights in Kutali.

On one afternoon game drive, we saw a pack of 25 wild dogs playing and trying to chase down pretty much everything (warthog, guinea fowl, impala, waterbuck) that they came across. Later one of the dog was chased by an elephant not far from a bull buffalo. It was one of the highlight of our trip.

Similar comment for improvement on organization and service as Kutali Camp but nevertheless a very enjoyable stay." See all these reviews: 14n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Buffalo

3 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Zebra

3 sightings

Mrs P
South Wales

"Wonderful riverside camp"

2 nights Arrived 26 Jun 2022
"Very similar to Kutali.

Excellent in all repects" See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms AA
NZ

"Chula Island Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 10 Jun 2022
"Chula is the sister camp to Kutali and therefore similar in layout and facilities. It is however situated on an island on the Zambesi and so each game drive began with a 15 minute boat ride to where the game vehicles were parked.

If possible, I enjoyed Chula even more than Kutali despite the similarity in food, service and facilities all of which were excellent. The bird life was amazing, but this may have been due to the birders also staying at the camp.

The drives were adrenalin-fuelled. Here we saw leopard and a huge pack (24) of wild dogs attempting to make 2 kills. Our guide Josh was a super guide. He handled the boat and game vehicle superbly and was a gun in spotting and following game. The hours flew by even though the days (from 5.30am to 7.30pm) were long.

I would definitely return to Chula for both the outdoor camping and rich game viewing experience." See all these reviews: 14n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

2 sightings

Elephant

2 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

2 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

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