Track and Trail River Camp

We stayed at Track and Trail for 6 nights in July 2024 with our daughter (12) . We are self drivers but not campers and Track and Trails was the perfect place for us. The family chalet are large and very comfortable with a nice view over the river, and the food is …out of this world; really the best we had during our 5 weeks in Zambia. The camp is very close from the gate, very important in the morning when you want to enter early in the park. The area of the lodge was incredible with many animals roaming everywhere and so were the staff. All of them were treating us as we were family members and it was really hard to leave this wonderful place. We had great sightings in the park as well, which is a dream for photographers. We can’t wait to come back ! Warm regards, Sybille, Tom and Romane

Great alternative to the upscale lodges I can’t understand why this lodge was not fully booked, as I truly loved the design and the value for money. Even factoring in game drives and national park fees, I paid about half what some of the more upscale lodges would have cost. The pool is amazing with a lovely river view; I enjoyed the outdoor gym and the manager was super friendly and ensured that I could go on game drives with the neighboring lodge when the minimum wasn’t met to send the Track and Trail vehicle. The latter is the most comfortable I have come across in South Luangwa, by the way. That said, if you are on a budget, factor in that the meals are somewhat expensive for the portion sizes and you will need to pay 25 USD in park fees per day on top of the game drives. Plus, for a solo traveler, the transfers from the airport are very expensive. On the other hand, water is free, which is great. I woke up to elephants and hippos walking through the camp…unfortunately, I missed the leopard. The game drives take place in the main area which was a little bit more crowded than I would have thought expected, but Vic, the camp’s excellent guide, always did his best to avoid the crowds. Plus, I saw 5 leopards in 2 days - way more than around the more exclusive camps I visited afterwards. I really hope the camp will be fully booked in the future as it’s a truly lovely place.

After having visited Zambia several times before , Track an Trail Camp was really a different experience. Apart from the beautiful scenery and the special sightings ( I always felt excited when seeing a leopard, but here we had encounters every day!!) the hospitality of Kirsten, Chichi and Peter was like coming home and being part of the family. The chalet was big and tasteful with view on the river. In three days with Peter on a photosafari he taught me many tricks to use my camera better . The other guides were very knowledgable and friendly like all of the staff . I’ll be back! Pien Grootveld