Kasonso Busanga Camp has four tents and takes a maximum of eight guests, set in the middle of the Busanga Plains in the northern reaches of Kafue National Park. It runs from 1 July to 10 November, which is the window in which the plains are dry enough to be reached at all.
Best for
Wildlife photographers and birders who want the Busanga Plains with very few other people on them, and travellers who would rather have eight beds in camp than thirty. The camp sets a minimum age of twelve, so it is not for families with young children.
Location
Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park. The camp is a ten-minute drive from the Busanga airstrip and describes itself as centrally placed on the plains, which it says lets it open earlier and stay open later in the season than others. It shares traversing ground with Shumba, Busanga Bush Camp and Mukambi Plains.
Rooms and style at Kasonso Busanga
Four tents, each en suite with a verandah looking over the plains, taking a maximum of two people each. Eight guests in camp at full occupancy.
Facilities at Kasonso Busanga
A central boma for dining and the bar, a swimming pool, Wi-Fi, daily laundry, charging facilities, mobile reception and card payment. Safari activities run from camp.
Trade-offs and what to know
The season is 1 July to 10 November and no longer. Outside those dates the camp is shut and the plains are under water.
Minimum age twelve.
The camp does not publish whether walking safaris or balloon flights are offered, both of which are available elsewhere on the Busanga. Ask if they matter to you.
Four tents means availability disappears early, and a single booking can take the whole camp.
Getting there and getting around
The normal route in is by light aircraft to the Busanga airstrip, ten minutes from camp. By road it is a long approach through northern Kafue, and the operator suggests breaking the drive from Lusaka with a night at Kafue River Lodge. In camp, all movement is by vehicle with a guide.
Explore the area
The Busanga Plains are the flooded grassland at the north of Kafue National Park, known for lion, for the red lechwe herds and for the birdlife that the seasonal water brings. For the rest of the park, see our Kafue National Park pages.
Before you book
Check your dates against the 1 July to 10 November season before booking flights. Confirm the minimum age if you are travelling with teenagers. Ask which activities are included. And book early: four tents go quickly in the middle of the dry season.
Current rates and availability
We do not publish fixed rates for Kasonso Busanga Camp, because pricing and availability change with dates and demand. Use the Check Availability button on this page to see the current options offered by the independent booking provider. Zambia Travel Guide does not set prices, hold inventory or take payment.