Chongwe River House

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Highlights

• Complete exclusivity and flexibility
• Own private staff on hand
• Very family friendly
• Special activities for children

The luxurious Chongwe River House, on the edge of the Lower Zambezi National Park, is about as exclusive as it gets in Zambia. Chongwe House is full of funky design and relaxed luxury. It is one of two Safari Houses built and designed by Neil Rocher who is well known for his previous work in East Africa. It is located on the Chongwe River which forms the edge of the Lower Zambezi National Park.

This magnificent private house, with four large en suite bedrooms, is ideal for a large family party, two families traveling together or a group of friends looking for a little privacy in Africa. Chongwe River House is completely self contained with its own private staff (hostess, ranger, chef and boatman), allowing you complete exclusivity and flexibility. You are free to, not only design your own menus, but also your game-viewing rhythm to make your Zambian safari unforgettable.

Chongwe River House lets you walk into a double volume sitting and dining area which opens out onto a large deck with a curvaceous swimming pool for relaxation from the African sun. Two bedrooms are on the ground floor and two are upstairs (with fairly steep stairs). Every bedroom is individually decorated with its own en suite open flowing bathroom, semi-outdoor bath and four poster beds.

Game viewing takes place on foot, by boat, by canoe or on night drives. As Chongwe River House has both a ranger and boatmen, the house party can sometimes split to enjoy different activities with some people heading off on a game drive whilst others enjoy some relaxing tiger fishing or sundowners, for example. You fly into the Royal Zambezi Airstrip which is approx 15 minutes drive from Chongwe River House so there’s no delay to get to your base for the next few days.

We recommend combining Chongwe River House with Luangwa Safari House in the South Luangwa National Park and/or Tangala House on the banks of the Zambezi River near Victoria Falls.

Families are very welcome at Chongwe River House. The staff are fun, friendly and competent. The Chongwe safari activities will be individually tailored to your family taking your children's ages and temperament into account. Safari packs are given to each child with quizzes, animal books etc. Child minding is on offer and children can eat special children's meals at a time convenient to them. They can also help the camp staff if they wish, making biscuits for afternoon tea or collecting eggs from the chickens etc. Please note that the swimming pool, for cooling off during the heat of the day, is NOT fenced.

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