Luxury Guide

Luxury Travel in Zambia 2025

Experience the finest hotels, dining, and exclusive experiences in Zambia.

Zambia offers some of Africa's most pristine wilderness experiences, from the thundering Victoria Falls to the wildlife-rich South Luangwa National Park. Known for pioneering the walking safari, Zambia combines exceptional game viewing with authentic cultural encounters and warm hospitality.

Luxury Hotels

The finest accommodations in Zambia.

Ultra-luxury riverfront

Royal Livingstone Hotel by Anantara

$650-$900/night ★ 4.9

Zambia's most iconic hotel sits on the banks of the Zambezi River with direct access to Victoria Falls through the national park. Giraffes and zebras roam the colonial-style grounds while guests dine with views of the Zambezi spray.

Signature: Private butler service, infinity pool with falls views, high tea beside the river
Exclusive bush camp

Tongabezi Lodge

$850-$1,200/night ★ 4.9

Seven uniquely designed cottages and houses perched above the Zambezi River upstream from Victoria Falls. Each dwelling is open to the river and bush with private decks, outdoor baths, and exceptional personalised service.

Signature: Sandbar picnic dinners on the Zambezi, private island dinners, outdoor river bathing
Luxury safari tented camp

Thorntree River Lodge

$780-$950/night ★ 4.9

Six spacious tents with private plunge pools overlook the Luangwa River in South Luangwa National Park. This intimate property offers some of the continent's finest leopard and walking safari experiences.

Signature: Private photography hides, personal guide assignments, pool-side elephant viewing
Remote luxury camp

Busanga Bush Camp

$850-$1,100/night all-inclusive ★ 4.9

A seasonal camp on the Busanga Plains in Kafue National Park offering exceptional cheetah, wild dog, and lion viewing across vast open grasslands. One of Africa's most pristine and exclusive safari locations.

Signature: Sunrise fly-camp experiences, predator-focused game drives, canvas-and-teak en-suite tents
Luxury river camp

Sausage Tree Camp

$820-$1,050/night ★ 4.9

Seven elegant tents on the banks of the Lower Zambezi River, accessible only by small aircraft. Renowned for exceptional guiding, gourmet cuisine, and unique canoe safaris through hippo-dotted channels.

Signature: Canoe safaris with professional guides, fly fishing for tiger fish, bush spa treatments

Fine Dining

Exceptional culinary experiences.

Contemporary Zambian tasting menu

Kubu Crafted Dining at Royal Livingstone

$95 per person for 12-course menu

Zambia's finest dining experience, the 12-course tasting menu at the Royal Livingstone showcases indigenous Zambian ingredients through modern techniques. The intimate setting with Zambezi views makes every dish a sensory event.

Modern Zambian

Sungani Restaurant, Livingstone

$85 per person chef's tasting menu

A 22-seat intimate restaurant celebrating Zambian culinary heritage through innovative preparations. The chef's tasting menu changes with seasonal ingredients, featuring ingredients like mopane worm, kapenta, and wild mushrooms.

International fine dining

The River Club at Tongabezi Lodge

$80-120/person

Gourmet cuisine served in an elegant river-facing dining room at Tongabezi Lodge. Seasonal menus highlight locally sourced ingredients including Zambezi bream, Karoo lamb, and bush fruits, paired with a carefully curated wine list.

African fusion

Marula Restaurant, Lusaka

$40-60/person

Lusaka's most sophisticated restaurant offering African fusion cuisine with European influences. Signature dishes include crocodile medallions and kudu loin with red wine reduction, in a refined Addis Ababa Drive setting.

International

The Brasserie at Latitude 15 Degrees, Lusaka

$35-55/person

Upscale contemporary dining at Lusaka's premier boutique hotel. The menu focuses on excellent steaks from South African beef, fresh seafood flown in regularly, and creative vegetarian options with premium wine service.

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Exclusive Experiences

VIP access and private experiences.

Exclusive

Devil's Pool swim at Victoria Falls edge

$130 per person

The ultimate Zambia bucket-list experience: swimming at the very edge of Victoria Falls in a natural rock pool, peering over the 108-metre drop into Batoka Gorge. Available only September-December during low water season. Includes Livingstone Island breakfast tour.

Exclusive

Helicopter flight over Victoria Falls

$165-285 per person (15-25 min)

A 'Flight of Angels' helicopter tour over Victoria Falls provides the only way to appreciate the full scale of the world's largest waterfall. The spray creates permanent rainbows and the gorge system stretches for kilometres below.

Exclusive

Private walking safari, South Luangwa

$200-350 per person per day

Walk the African bush with a private professional guide and armed scout in South Luangwa, birthplace of the walking safari. Track leopards, elephants, and buffalo through miombo woodland in one of the world's premier wildlife areas.

Exclusive

Zambezi canoe safari, Lower Zambezi

$250-400 per person per day

Multi-day canoe safari down the Zambezi River in the Lower Zambezi National Park, camping on islands and river banks. Wildlife includes enormous elephant herds swimming the river, hippos, and huge Nile crocodiles.

Exclusive

Livingstone Island private breakfast

$195 per person

A private breakfast served on Livingstone Island — the very island from which David Livingstone first saw Victoria Falls in 1855. A white-linen breakfast beside the roaring falls with a champagne toast is entirely unforgettable.

Exclusive

Tiger fishing, Lake Kariba

$350-500 per person per day (boat + guide)

Zambia is regarded as the world's premier destination for Nile tigerfish, one of the most aggressive freshwater game fish. Expert guides work the Zambezi and Lake Kariba's channels for these extraordinary fighters.

Private Transportation

Travel in comfort and style.

Car

Private Car & Chauffeur

Private chauffeur-driven vehicles from $150/day in Lusaka and Livingstone; available through Latitude 15 Degrees hotel or dedicated concierge services

Air

Private Aviation

Charter flights between Lusaka, Livingstone, and safari airstrips from $600-1,200/hour through operators like Proflight Zambia Charters and ProFlight's Wild Africa Air; helicopter transfers in Livingstone from $350

Transfer

VIP Airport Services

VIP meet-and-greet and fast-track immigration service at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, Lusaka, from $80 per person through premium travel operators

Spa & Wellness

Premium relaxation and rejuvenation.

Spa

Anantara Spa at Royal Livingstone Hotel

Zambia's most acclaimed spa offering African-inspired treatments including shea butter body wraps, bush-herb massages, and Zambezi mud therapies. The outdoor treatment pavilions overlook the river for an immersive experience.

Spa

Latitude 15 Spa, Lusaka

The capital's premier urban spa offering a full menu of international and locally inspired treatments, including hot stone massages, deep tissue therapy, and traditional African herbal steam treatments. Professional therapists and tranquil setting.

Spa

Bush Spa, Sausage Tree Camp

Open-air bush spa treatments in the Lower Zambezi wilderness. Massages and body treatments are delivered in thatched riverside pavilions with elephant and hippo sightings a regular accompaniment to your therapy.

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