King Lewanika Lodge

King Lewanika Lodge overlooks the seemingly endless vistas of Liuwa Plain. The lodge is ideally located to bear witness to Africa's second largest wildebeest migration and the park's diverse array of other species.

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Nestled beautifully in the wild

Ker & Downey Zambia’s King Lewanika Lodge is located in Liuwa National Park, which spans an enormous area of 3,369 square kilometers (1,301 square miles) known as Zambia’s finest grassland safari experience. The lodge is built on the edge of a rare, ancient forested woodland, on the fringe of the seemingly endless vistas of Liuwa Plain and is ideally located to bear witness to Africa’s second largest wildebeest migration and the park’s diverse array of other species.

The award-winning lodge architecture effortlessly celebrates the golden hues of the Plain from every vantage point, the spacious, open-fronted main lounge and dining area encourage immersion into one of Africa’s truly wild places, where a forgotten migration defines and drives an entire ecosystem.

The Luxury Safari Tents

Five Luxury Safari Tents

Open Dates Now open from March to December annually, aligning travel for guests with the rest of Zambia’s peak season of travel.

Size 100 square meters (1,076 square feet). Each Safari Tent is 60 square meters in size, together with an additional 40 square meter veranda and outdoor shower. All luxury safari tents are nestled on the edge of the woodland with uninterrupted views over Liuwa Plain.

No. of guests 5 luxury tents and 1 family tent Maximum 15 Guests. Each Luxury Safari Tent is set up either as a twin or double.

Access Flights on our Cessna 210 Aircraft, this ease of access directly to Matiamanene Airstrip (6 minutes from camp) on a daily basis, from both Livingstone and Lusaka. The flight schedule seamlessly aligns for domestic and international flights.

The spacious luxury safari tents have been tastefully designed to offer unrivalled luxury, whilst championing the beauty of the Liuwa Plain from every vantage point. As you open your door and enter the room, you feel as if you are walking directly into The Plain, as the open fronted rooms effortlessly draw the beauty of outside, in.

Your eye is immediately tempted to scan the expansive panoramic view unfolding in front of you. Each luxury safari tent offers multiple seating areas, a large sofa is the perfect spot to sit with your binoculars and see what comes to drink during the heat of the day, or soak up the sun on your lounger chairs on the expansive veranda. The earthy tones of leather, steel and grass are wonderfully incorporated into the tasteful colour palette that reflects the golden hues of the grass that surround you. The luxury safari tents offer a choice of an indoor, or an outdoor shower, for the adventurous, a shower under the remarkable Liuwa night sky is the perfect way to end the day.

The Luxury Family Safari Tent

1 luxury family safari tent

Size 120 square meters (1,291 square feet). Each Luxury safari family tent is 80 square meters in size, together with an additional 40 square meter veranda.

Aspect The luxury family safari tent is nestled on the edge of the woodland, with uninterrupted views over Liuwa Plain. It is situated closest to the main area.

No. of guests The Luxury Family Safari tent can accommodate 5 guests with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathroom.

Fine food, amazing sights, incredible people

Ease of Access

Liuwa Plain is delighted to now have the arrival of our Cessna 210 Aircraft.

From 1 March 2026, this assures guests ease of access directly to Matiamanene Airstrip (6 minutes from camp) on a daily basis, from both Livingstone and Lusaka.

Importantly, the flight schedule seamlessly aligns for domestic and international flights, linking other iconic areas such as Kafue, Lower Zambezi and the South Luangwa.

Game drives

Game drives allow for exploration of the expansive Liuwa Plain, which teems with a stunning variety of plains game and their attendant predators, not to forget hundreds of bird species and large flocks of crowned and wattled cranes.

The vehicles also boast roof top "vista" seats which, together with the under roof game drive seats ensure the ideal vantages to spot, observe and photograph Liuwa's wildlife and landscapes.

Follow the Northern Migration

As the migration moves North from King Lewanika Lodge, in late May, we have enhanced our guest offering with an innovative, fun and adventurous full day trip & sleep out experience, which is available to all guests on a complimentary basis.

The activity allows guests to track the migration on its Northern range loop, hopefully encountering them and spending time exploring between the herds in near exclusivity which spans an enormous area of 3,369 square kilometers (1,301 square miles).

Cultural immersion trips

Visit local communities inside the park, to see and experience their generational traditional fishing methods. Learn the rich history and culture which continues to be celebrated today, a stronghold culture which continues today in an authentic environment.

Cuisine

Enjoy our fresh and nutritious cuisine, with much sourced locally. Perhaps sample some wonderful local Liuwa delicacies. Signature experiences include bush brunches, starlit dinners, remote plain picnics and Champagne sundowners.

Spa and Wellness

Indulge and unwind in the caring hands of a spa therapist between activities, with a treatment of your choosing, enjoyed while imbibing the tranquility and bush sounds as a backdrop.

A wildlife success story

King Lewanika Lodge offers guests the opportunity to enjoy front-row seats to an incredibly diverse eco-system, rich with an abundance of wildlife, without the crowds. The lodge is situated in a game dense area of the National Park, perfectly positioned to showcase majestic lions, menacing clans of hyena up to fifty-strong and pans teeming with rare aquatic birdlife. It is the safari destination that truly has something for everyone.

To visit Liuwa Plain National Park means to be part of the incredible success story that continues to unfold. A Park that was once on the brink of total destruction, now thriving with a variety of mammal and bird species thanks to the unwavering efforts of African Parks in partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife.

Liuwa Plain

A safari like nowhere else, a national park exclusive for only 15 guests.

• Off the beaten track, exclusive safari experience
• Africa’s hidden migration, the second largest wildebeest migration on the continent.
• Over 350 species of birds, including Africa’s largest wattled crane population
• Variety of predator species including Hyena, Lion, Cheetah and Wild Dog
• Annual wildflower blooms that carpet the Plain floor
• No tsetse flies
• No hippos and crocodiles inside the Park, making for safe water activities
• Incredible night skies due to extreme remoteness
• Rich cultural heritage – Liuwa is home to the Lozi people, with traditional practices and heritage influencing the park’s management and community engagement.
• Annual (water-level dependent) Kuomboka traditional ceremony
• Conservation success story for African Parks, Department of National Park and Wildlife and the Zambian Carnivore Programme bringing a park from the brink of annihilation to a flourishing eco-system
• Photographers paradise due to the spectacular landscapes, ever-changing vistas and expansive, dramatic skies.