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

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"Kafunta River Lodge review"
On game drives we were able to drive through the Luangwa river into the park proper, thus avoiding having to drive for 30 minutes to the main gate. We had some amazing sightings, and our guide Solomon was superb. We saw lions close up on almost every drive, as well as several leopard sightings. We were lucky enough to see a lion kill of a buffalo, with the herd still sticking around distressed.
The lodge food was on the whole excellent, with the only gripe being the main course of the evening meal which tended to be dry and a little unappealing. All staff were very attentive and efficient, with special mention for Kolo and Betty. Our cabin was perfect - a good size with a veranda overlooking the lagoon where there was plenty of wildlife to watch.
The public areas of the lodge were very attractive looking and very comfortable and welcoming." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia; 6n in Malawi

Buffalo
5 sightings

Elephant
7 sightings

Giraffe
5 sightings

Hippo
7 sightings

Leopard
3 sightings

Lion
8 sightings

Spotted Hyena
5 sightings

Zebra
7 sightings
"Kafunta River Lodge review"
It was a nice mid-range camp. Access to the park via the river was nice.
We had excellent game drives, very happy with our guide. The main lodge area was nice." See all these reviews: 6n in Zambia

Buffalo
1 sighting

Elephant
4 sightings

Giraffe
1 sighting

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
2 sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Zebra
2 sightings
"Kafunta River Lodge review"
We were looked after very well, and were presented with tin water flasks to keep. Other lodges could take a suggestion to do this to stop plastic water bottles. Staff were so friendly, helpful.
First class stay and we were sorry to leave." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 8n in Zambia; 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

Wild dog
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Good as the first lodge but not as the last"
- bigger lodge (10 chalets vs. 5-6)
- different type of guests (loud, obnoxious and smoking guests)
Positive
- nice location by the plains
- Abel our guide was very competent and knowledgeable
- nice surprise on our last day
- great animal sightings with Abel" See all these reviews: 15n in Zambia

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Great place to relax and end the trip"
I have written unsure about the number of sightings per animal, as usually it was many times a day. In average I think it would be around 2-3 times a day for the lions and leopards, elephants at least 10 times a day. Giraffe 2-3 times a day. The antilope we mainly saw were, Bush Buck, Water Buck, Impala, Puku and Kudu
We saw a herd of baboons chasing a leopard during our transfer from Nsefu to River Camp. That was amazing but it went so fast we could not film or photograph it. The leopard did escape!" See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia

Buffalo
1 sighting

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
Multiple sightings

Leopard
Multiple sightings

Lion
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Kafunta River Lodge review"
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"Kafunta River Lodge review"

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
4 sightings

Hippo
4 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
2 sightings

Zebra
1 sighting
"Kafunta Plains View"
The accommodation was superb and very comfortable.
The staff went out of their way to do all they could to make our stay memorable.....changing the lunch venue to a treehouse was a wonderful surprise, the cooked breakfast on the day of departure and even a packed lunch for our travels home.
The staff were all extremely friendly.
The food was wonderful ( except for two mains....the tbone steak and salmon trout were overcooked and tough )
Their muesli is heavenly.
The game drives were heavenly and Chapuma and John were phenomenally knowledgable.
Anelle and Dottie so very friendly, helpful and capable." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia
"Kafunta River Lodge review"
It came as a bit of a disappointment that the vehicles from Kafunta had canopies as the hindered our bird watching and some animal sightings. But we got used to it. Having been spoiled by previously having a vehicle to ourselves we had to adjust to sharing with another couple. it would have been better if guests had been asked beforehand about special interests as not everyone wants to stop to identify birds.
The food at Kafunta for breakfast and lunch was good quality but the main course of some evening meals was slightly disappointing. Our first drive was a bit of a dash around the bush in search of cats and though we found a leopard we would have preferred to go more slowly and just see what we could see. But our fellow guests were happy so we accept that it is hard to please everyone." See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia
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