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 Almighty 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 and with a multitude of Wild Dogs in that specific area, our beautiful camp self-proclaimed it's Shona name"Mhumhi". It was two years later when a journey 600m upriver would mark the creation of a new campsite and with the grandeur of a giant Jackalberry tree in its centre, our second camp was born!

 

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!