A BUSH NYAYA...

Chitembe River Lodge started as one small basic tented camp set in the thick foliage of Mana Pools during the 2019 COVID pandemic. With the world in lockdown, Chitembe was designed to be the picturesque getaway that everyone needed.

 

Our first guests camped along the banks of the Mighty Zambezi amidst a very rugged and untouched wilderness and it was there where Mhumhi would gloriously start to take form. As time went on, the camp was developed and became all it is today. The abundance of Wild Dogs in our area inspired the name for our beautiful camp "Mhumhi" meaning "Wild Dog" in the local language. It was two years later when a journey 600m upriver would mark the creation of a new campsite and with a grand Jackalberry tree in its centre, our second camp was born and named!

 

Both Mhumhi & Jackalberry camp have their own unique story to tell and experience to offer - we know you'll love & treasure this piece of African paradise as much as we do!