Wake up with the sound of hippos from your bed! A beautiful house on a working horse ranch - also home to the Best Little Lodge in Zambia, Chundukwa River Lodge.
The cottage is fully equipped and sleeps up to six guests. Children of all ages are welcome. The cottage offers outstanding privacy, comfort and space. Soak up the sun around your pool and unwind amid your secluded, wild garden with birdsong for company. A car will be required to stay here on a self-catering basis.
The space
Your private Zambezi Escape.
Available on a sole-use basis, Chundu Cottage is an ideal escape for a family or group of friends in search of a luxurious getaway close to nature. Designed to blend in with the Zambezi landscape, the cottage offers outstanding privacy, comfort and space.
Soak up the sun around your pool, share an al fresco feast with the whole family or simply unwind amid your secluded, wild garden with a hippo chorus for company.
A house for the whole tribe!
The cottage features two bedrooms downstairs and a loft bedroom upstairs, ideal for older children. The Master Bedroom is ensuite and the other two bedrooms share a large bathroom, with a sunlit shower.
A private pool, surrounded by nature.
Guests staying here revel in all the space - complete with a large living area, private swimming pool, a choice of outdoor dining areas, wi-fi, a coffee bar and a fully-equipped kitchen. The swimming pool can be fenced off, should guests be travelling with young children! Please let us know in advance.
End your days, riverside.
Private riverside seating at Chundu Cottage offers guests the opportunity to disconnect from their busy lives and reconnect with their family and friends - with just the river and singsong of a hippo chorus for company!
Guest access
Guests at Chundu Cottage may enjoy open access to our horse ranch. You’re free to explore and discover!
Enjoy our mountain bike and hiking trails with our guide, visit our stables - home to approximately 60 horses, a pair of Brahman bull, goats, sheep, donkeys and more! Soak up the Zambian sunshine and enjoy the epic birdlife in our gardens. Sit back, relax and breathe in the splendour of nature. Chundu Cottage sits on the Zambezi Riverbank and the property also has a series of natural ponds and waterways, home to a remarkable diversity of plant and birdlife. This indigenous oasis that is home to the elusive cape clawless otters who have made a safe home here. At certain times of the year, wild visitors such as elephant are also spotted enjoying the garden! Hippo are active on the property late at night.
Other things to note
Escape into Nature. Here, we enjoy ‘the best of both worlds.’ We live on an idyllic horse ranch situated just 25kms from Victoria Falls - close enough for guests to explore all that our beautiful destination has to offer, yet far enough to offer a sanctuary for nature-lovers and those seeking a quiet place to unwind and reconnect - river watch, horse ride, practice yoga or just enjoy our magnificent birdlife and warm Zambian hospitality in the sunshine.
