Chirundu Gwabi Lodge | Established Campground

February 8th, 2024 by Gwabi River Lodge

We are the owners wanting to add information. We love our Campsite and believe it is one of the better ones in the area.
We have workshop facilities for any repairs you may require on your vehicles. The lodge attached offers a fully stocked bar and Al a carte restaurant. Boats are available for hire for cruises or fishing for the infamous Tiger and other fish and we offer canoe safaris overnighting on islands should you so desire. Also available are game drives in the national park and other sustainable type activities. Bat caves. Baobab Forest and village walks. Birding is a popular past time with over 170 resident species.
Our website is www,gwabiriverlodge.com and we are on Facebook Twitter and Instagram. Paula is reachable on +260950089068 for more details. We look forward to welcoming you.

February 7th, 2024 by andy

Lovely shaded grassy campsite. Great bar with fabulous view over the River and pool which campers can use. Friendly staff and owners. Open throughout the year. Restaurant open for breakfast through to evening meal. what's app managers Paula
and Ken +260950089068. Owners Tony and Ann. Staff and owners very friendly and are a mine of local information. Also mechanic workshop on site. Short drive from Chirundu crossing .

November 1st, 2023 by greta-does-africa.com

A green patch down by the river, we stayed here for a night before heading up the river for a few nights. The pitch is very nice but the ablutions are very tired and need a refresh. But the bar is excellent and the manager and staff are very friendly.
They also offer secure parking per night if heading up the river like us.

August 10th, 2023 by Thomas Fertek

Nice and peaceful campsite next to the river. Ablutions would need a bit of maintenance, but on the plus side you get access to the bar and pool of the lodge with gorgeous views over the river.

May 31st, 2022 by byctour

fees in june 2022 for campsite : 180 K/pppn
Nice place , clean but old ablutions
wifi not free : 50K/250mb

May 6th, 2022 by cd

Very Nice camping under big trees right next to Kafue river. Boat trips available to Zambezi river.

November 14th, 2021 by samgdickinson

lovely grassy, shady campsite, which was welcome in the Nov heat. pool was really clean with nice bar and decking overlooking the river. food was decent as well.

October 11th, 2021 by b.player

Lovely grassy camps with power and there are a few taps around (not sure if drinkable). Lots of shade. Mostly a fishing retreat but they have a nice bar and restaurant too. A bit noisy at night over the weekend due to a local bar near them. Can rent rods and do fishing tours there at about K1000K for an afternoon. If looking to stay near the lower Zambezi park, suggest going closer to Mvuu.

August 27th, 2019 by our_african_odyssey

Just to add, we paid 130 kwacha pp for one night, 20 kwacha for a bundle of firewood and 5 kwacha for worms to use as bait.

August 27th, 2019 by our_african_odyssey

Beautiful setting on the Kafue river - you can park your car with RTT right on the riverfront, or set up a ground tent a few metres behind on the grass. Bathroom facilities are about a 6/10 - but on the plus side the shower is hot and decent pressure and the toilets are flush and there is toilet paper. We couldn’t see nor did we use the dishwashing facility (we just filled up our bucket with water from a nearby tap). Ablutions block is a bit far from the riverfront though if that’s where you set up camp. There is loud music in the evening from a bar across the river which was a bit annoying for us.

July 26th, 2019 by XT Adventures

Its 130kwa per person to camp and internet 50 for 200mb and 2 devices. very nice staff and owners. food is great and the deck to watch the sunset amazing! no kitchen just dishwashing facility and braii place.

May 22nd, 2019 by Khayaonwheels

I came back to drop someone off and decided to stay, despite not liking the place last year but now in the campsite with my campervan and it is nice actually, except for the music in the distance from a local bar and the early roosters but the place is otherwise quiet as the only camper and shady with stands along the river under trees or on the green lawns. Fantastic Bream fillets for kw100 on the menu!

March 28th, 2019 by fernwehafrica

Have to disagree with the last review. Having read this we were worried, however, it was much better than anticipated. They have two ablution blocks on the campsite both were very clean and with plenty of hot water. The campsite is large and shady with a great view of the river. There are numerous power points and lights. It’s a short walk to reception and the bar, but just means the campsite is nice and quite, not that the bar was loud. A great pool too! Everyone was very friendly and helpful. They even let us use there guys in the work I shop for a 15 minute job for free. We also did a canoe safari for two days/two nights from here. We joined a small drifters groups and paid the 6 person rate of $202 dollars pp everything included, tents, food, water guide etc. It was one of the best things we have done in Africa! Also the best price we were given. Camping is 130zk pppn. Is highly recommend this place. From the main road there is a new shop rite and it’s well stocked and from there it’s about another 20 minutes to the camp.

October 19th, 2018 by Khayaonwheels

Not a place for me as an independent traveler. Pretty run down and unmaintained for the price but the fishing is what people come for I guess, Kw700 for half day for the boat and kw18 per liter of petrol used, life bait for Kw5 each. They overcharged the petrol and generally left an feeling of only being after making a buck then caring about guests or quality of their facilities. Our Boat guide was knowledgeable enough but not friendly at all and was unprepared. Food was good in the restaurant at least but surely not a place I would recommend. Mostly South Africans living in Zambia who come to fish and get drunk, not my crowd. Maybe the campsite is nice...

January 12th, 2018 by zinkali

As already described, nice grassy large campsites at the river! The toilets and showers were shockingly dirty and clearly haven’t been cleaned in a long while. Even though we were told, there was no hot water. Might be because it’s off season, but we thought it’s not fair then for the price.
Food in the restaurant was pretty good though and the bar, pool area overlooking the river is nice! Friendly staff. Internet was terribly slow, yet they asked for ZMW 50.
Camping ZMW 100 pppn.

August 8th, 2017 by jenni.gannaway

Beautiful grassy camp sites under big trees, with braai and clean ablutions on the Kafue river banks. Shower gets 10/10 for hotness and wetness, but only 4/10 for duration... Place is mainly used by South Africans for fishing, and we were the only campers. Bar is loud in the evening, but farg enough away from the camp sites that it's not a real problem. Friendly staff who were surprised that we didn't have a fishing rod and offered to rent us one. K100 pppn. Good value. Excellent full English breakfast at K75.