Anantara Opens Luxury Tented Camp in Zambia's Kafue National Park
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KAFUE, Zambia, Oct. 12, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Anantara Hotels & Resorts has unveiled its latest luxury safari property, Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River, in one of Africa's largest and least explored national parks. This marks the company's first safari property in Africa and comes as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Situated in Zambia's Kafue National Park, the 13-key camp offers a unique off-grid experience, blending modern design with the surrounding wilderness. The camp, designed by Meg Ralph Spaces, features a contemporary aesthetic with clean lines and materials that are hand-shaped and landscape-informed. The lodge is set on rosewood platforms, elevated 3.5 meters above the ground, to protect essential wildlife corridors and provide private river frontage with uninterrupted views of the thriving ecosystem.
Kafue National Park, one of Africa's least explored wildernesses, is undergoing a significant transformation through a partnership between the Government of Zambia and African Parks. Since 2022, the park has seen strengthened security, rebuilt infrastructure, and improved fire management. These efforts have enabled landmark restoration milestones, including the reintroduction of Kafue lechwe antelope in 2024 and Zambia's largest wildlife translocation in 2025, which brought wildebeest and zebra back to long-quiet grasslands. For Anantara Kafue guests, the park's transformation into a thriving, resilient ecosystem becomes an integral part of the experience.
Experienced Zambian guides lead twice-daily game drives into the park, allowing guests to follow predators, elephants, and antelope across the floodplains. Calm river safaris, bush picnics, and catch-and-release fishing offer a different perspective, providing a serene and intimate encounter with the wilderness.
The camp's signature feature is the three 110-square-meter Horizon Terrace Suites, suspended 14.3 meters above the ground and accessed by a glass elevator that dissolves into the landscape. These suites offer an open-air living experience with a star bed for sleepouts and an oversized private terrace for uninterrupted views. Below, the suites feature ample room for massages and a design that elevates the outlook, marrying high-altitude safari with bespoke wellness.
Nine 115-square-meter Pool and Bush Villas rise 3.5 meters above the ground on timber platforms, each one a grand tented sanctuary immersed in the landscape. Heated plunge pools overlook the river, while an indoor massage room with sweeping river views anchors the villa's wellness focus. The spacious Presidential Villa, at 400 square meters, is designed for poolside entertaining and relaxation, complete with a dedicated indoor massage zone, exclusive boat access, and mature trees shading a spacious deck.
Anantara Kafue offers a unique dining experience with a floating platform anchored gently into the river, hosting intimate breakfasts, afternoon tea, and sunset wine tastings. Seating up to four guests who arrive by boat, the slick wooden pontoon sits almost at water level, creating a cocooned space for dining, stargazing, and unobtrusive wildlife observation.
Wellness is a core part of the Anantara Kafue experience, from birdwatching and stargazing to laps in the full-size pool. The one-of-a-kind floating Technogym fitness platform is anchored on the river, offering an outdoor deck for yoga and a wooden swing positioned in a quiet spot facing the water. Anantara Spa treatments, from couples' rituals and signature massages to local therapies, can be enjoyed in the seclusion of a massage room in each suite or villa, followed by the in-room steam shower.
Anantara Kafue offers a unique opening package, priced at USD 6,289 per room per night based on two people sharing a suite on full board, premium beverages, twice-daily game drives, personalized butler service, and one 90-minute spa treatment per person. The Green Season, from December through March, offers cooler temperatures, fewer visitors, and incredible photographic opportunities as migratory bird species arrive and wildlife gathers around abundant water sources.