Lake Wakawaka campsite | Wild Camping

September 25th, 2023 by Cheetah73

A very beautiful place despite facilities are run down. There is one long drop and several fireplaces. Also plenty of the little Mopane flies which are after your eyes and ears. We were the only visitors and it was very peaceful. A caretaker from the nearby village appeared after several hours on his bicycle and asked for ZKW100 per per person per night. His English skills were very basic and we were not able to negotiate the price. There is no mobile reception at this place.

September 10th, 2023 by Thomas Fertek

Except for a pit toilet nothing here is working. We stopped to have lunch and two men appeared and wanted to charge us for having a picnic 50kw, Camping 100kw pPn. Not friendly as usual in Zambia. The kept lingering around, talking loudly and disturbing the atmosphere of the place, when we told them we are leaving, the began to beg us for food. We didn't feel this is a safe place. No lake access for swimming.

July 21st, 2022 by ruitermijke

We arrived at 13.30 and there was an attendant. He wanted to charge us 70 kwacha per person just to have a picknick. We decided to leave. He also charged 70 kwacha p.p.p.n. for camping.

June 4th, 2022 by Cyclobirds

The spot at the see is wonderful, we had a very calm night far from human activities we didn't see anybody.
The place is totally run down and has no more facilities, most of it has been destructed or burned.
The road coming from Chalilo is very sandy we struggled a lot with our bycicles, and on the next day the road to the great north road wasn't better. In that direction the road on maps.me or osmand is run down and replaced by another one which wasn't on our map...

December 6th, 2021 by fuselcombo

Nice and quite spot, fisherman’s around but very friendly! Long drop with nice view. Wild camping,no fees

October 23rd, 2021 by The.furry.overlanders

Very beautiful and quiet spot

We arrived in late afternoon finding friendly fishermen on the lake.
Few little flies in this season, but mosquitoes in the evening.

in the morning a person traveling back to the village said he was the watchman and that another person should have informed us about the "rules".
We bought him 2 watermelons (20 k)and it ended the story!

July 13th, 2021 by h_wuensche

As described before, the campground is abandoned now.
In principal a good place for wild camping, but an infestation of Mopane flies, which attack eyes and ears, made it impossible to camp.

June 2nd, 2021 by BigGreen

Another abandoned campsite, but perfect as a wildcamp when going to Bangweulu Wetlands, since it is accessible from the road to Chipundu, there is plenty of plain space to park, and lots of firewood around. There is a fisherman's shelter, but no-one there, also, there is no houses close by, we only met a car full of men who stopped here to pee and fill up water.

June 19th, 2019 by dieda-unterwegs.net

very lovely spot direct at the lake, but unfortunately run down.....
when we arrived nobody was there but a woman. She told us that some guys "clean" here every now an than and maybe will come or not.
As we would not pay much for, we asked her to tell one of them to come as we expect she will tell them anyway.
After 15min a guy came and asked for 50Kw pppn.
50Kw for both of us would also work, and that price is worth it just for the view I think
But as I made a oilchange we give him our old oil and he was happy with that also.
Only a "toilet" no more. So take all you need with you and pay a little for a bushcamp and stay direct at the lake and enjoy the view.

October 8th, 2018 by PaPe

At the time we arrived 4 "workers" (?) were there. Maybe they want to renew the place? The pittoilet seems OK, the rest rundown. We did'nt stay and bushcamped a 1km in the forest. 18 years ago the place was very nice, now ...

October 20th, 2017 by Only the Wind Knows

There were no attendants here during our stay, and we camped for free. (Friends who stayed in August had the same experience). The camp may be abandoned. The long drop is functioning, and there's a thatched roof platform which is in good condition by the lake.
Just one person came down to the lake at dusk. We waved to him, but he didn't approach us. There are no villagers for several kilometers in either direction from the lake. Beautiful, peaceful setting.

July 27th, 2017 by jenni.gannaway

Beautiful quiet spot in the lake. Jo and Oscar will provide the wood and light the fire. Cost is K60 pppn. Easy to find and get to in a 4x4 in the dry season.

January 20th, 2015 by Great Migration

Very basis campsite next to a lovely quiet lake. Takes some effort to get there, especially during the rainy season, but you'll get rewarded with a tranquil spot.
Beautiful surroundings, very helpfull staff. They provide log fires, a clean long drop toilet and fresh water from the lake.
Haven't seen any hippo's or crocs, but not to sure about actually swimming in the lake.
You need to be absolutely self-sufficient.