Ila Safari Lodge

Ila Safari Lodge was the first camp in Zambia to run entirely electric safaris: its game-viewing Land Rover and river boat are both solar-charged, silent enough that wildlife barely registers them passing. Opened in 2024 on the banks of the Kafue River in Kafue National Park, Zambia's largest and least-visited park, the lodge has ten tented suites, two of them larger Family Suites, connected by raised walkways to a central deck and infinity pool overlooking the water.

Each tent has a rainfall shower, double vanity and private deck facing the river. Meals draw on produce from local markets and the lodge's own farm, and guests can join a fishing trip, walking safari or a visit to the Ladies Club in nearby Chunga village for a traditional meal and conversation about community life. Kafue's remoteness and low visitor numbers mean game drives and boat cruises often run without another vehicle in sight, past lion, elephant, and Kafue specialities like roan and sable antelope.