Bangweulu Bay Lodge

In the local language Bangweulu means 'where the water meets the sky'.

Bangweulu Bay Lodge is made up of just three chalets, all with a lake view. Each en suite chalet has a double bed and a single bed, accommodating up to three guests. A solar-powered geyser ensures a constant supply of hot running water.

The near by mangrove thicket bustles with inquisitive vervet monkeys which can be very entertaining. Activities take full advantage of the unusual setting and include Hobie cat sailing, island boat trips and fishing.

Lake Bangweulu habitat and wildlife

These swamps are the only place you'll find the endemic Black Lechwe antelope (they are found here in herds of several thousand) and one of the best places to see the rare Shoebill, a stork-like bird, one of Africa's most sort after birds.

Bangweulu is one of the world's great wetland systems, comprising Lake Bangweulu, the Bangweulu Swamps and the Bangweulu Flats or floodplain. . The Bangweulu system is fed by about 17 rivers of which the Chambishi (the source of the Congo River) is the largest. It is drained by only one river, the Luapula. With a length of 75 Kilometres and a width of up to 40 Kilometres, Lake Bangweulu's permanent open water surface is about 3,000 Kilometres squared. This area expands during the wet season between November and March, when it reaches 15,000 square Kilometres.

About Amazing Zambia

Bangweulu Bay Lodge is operated and run by Amazing Zambia, a tourism programme that seeks to merge tourism with rural development and nature conservation. Since Amazing Zambia actively supports local development, staying at Bangweulu Bay Lodge gives you the opportunity to make a real difference. With the help of international experts, Amazing Zambia encourages local ownership and management as part of its investment.

On site activities include

• Hobie cat sailing
• Island boat trips
• Fishing
• Endemic black lechwe antelope spotting
• Rare shoebill stork spotting

About the Bangweulu Swamps

• One of the world's great wetland systems
• Fed by 17 rivers
• Drained by one river
• 75 Kilometres long
• Up to 40 Kilometres wide
• Permanent open water of about 3,000 Km²
• When in flood this area expands to 15,000 Km²
• Floods November to March