The Mfuwe Lodge, located in Zambia, is an entirely unique vacation experience. Situated in the South Luangwa National Park, the lodge boasts an impressive number of luxury en-suite thatched chalets, each with its very own private decking area overlooking a lagoon populated with a mélange of Africa’s most recognized wildlife.

The Mfuwe Lodge affords visitors the opportunity for up-close and personal interactions with the landscape around them while providing them with a luxurious standard of comfort and service unexpected in the African bush.

Eastern Zambia is home to one of the largest wildlife concentrations in the world and a multitude of tours are available to showcase the country‘s raw scenery. Many of the adventures are of the “walking safari” variety, allowing visitors a more intimate interaction with the world about them. Additionally, birding and more traditional safaris are also available.

The lodges, made famous by a returning herd of elephants that tend to make themselves at home amongst guest and staff, are equipped with refrigerators, ceiling fans, tea and coffee machines, mosquito nets, double vanities, separate toilets and sunken bathtubs. Peering from your windows at all the best Africa has to offer while encased in such luxury is a surreal juxtaposition of creature-comforts and wildlife.

Don’t let those posh amenities fool you though. The elephants, although the most remarkable visitors to Mfuwe (often observed in the hotel lobby or dining room), guests can expect to see the occasional wandering ostrich, herds of impala basking on the lawn, and even midnight visits from nosy hippopotamus families.

Should you ever be fortunate enough to visit, Mfuwe Lodge will surely remind you of how the world once was — man walking amongst beast as equals in an untouched, untarnished, and unforgettable environment. The only difference is you’ll be sleeping in luxury when the adventures end.

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