Lebala Camp

Summary

Lebala means ‘wide open spaces’, and the camp is located in 2,320 sq.km of private unfenced wilderness area in the Kwando concession. The southerly flowing Kwando river tracks along the Kwando concession and Lebala is situated in the open floodplains close to the river. The camp’s location in this unique ecosystem is home to a wide variety of Africa’s plains game such as zebra, wildebeest, impala, giraffe, and tsessebe. The wonderful variety of wildlife also includes elephant, hippo, buffalo and the ever present predators of lion, cheetah and hyena.

The camp itself has eight custom designed tents, with mosquito net walls, allowing an unobstructed flow of cooling breezes and stunning views. Each has its own viewing deck and spacious bathroom with double outside showers. One of the tents has an additional adjoining twin room for family use. The main areas of the camp include an elevated viewing hide, small swimming pool, a communal fire place and dining room, a curio shop, bar and lounge area complemented with a small library.

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Rooms

En-Suite Tent (s)

There are eight spacious custom designed tents set on raised Zimbabwean teak decks with access via a front verandah. Each tent is surrounded by shade cloth walls, and is open plan, comprising of a large bedroom area and a bathroom which includes double basins, a claw-foot bathtub, separate toilet and an outside double shower. One of the tents has an additional twin bedroom within the unit for family use. The rooms are kept cool with a combination of ceiling fans and the mosquito net walls. This special gauze allows both an unobstructed flow of cooling breezes and for stunning views.