How to get to the lodge:

By Air

Charter from Lusaka or Ndola Airport to Kasaba Bay Airstrip (810 Km direct).

By Road

Access to Nsumbu National Park and Nkamba Lodge is either by road via Mansa or Kasama to Sumbu and the Park Gate (1363 Km and 1188 Km). There are gravel tracks from Sumbu to Nkamba Lodge and Kasaba Bay, to the various scouts' camps,to the balancing rocks, and from Nkamba to the Lufubu River where a link with the Mbala road is planned but not yet completed. At present, most client transfers between the Lodge are carried out by boat.

Whilst the National road network is gradually being improved, journeys can be long and arduous to this corner of Zambia, particularly on the unpaved portions. The most direct route from Lusaka is via Serenje, Mansa and Kawambwa on paved roads, then to Mporokoso on a good gravel road, and finally from Mporokoso to Sumbu on a poor gravel road. A longer route, but with better gravel roads, is via Nchelenge from Mansa on a paved road, thence to Sumbu via Kaputa on a good gravel road which runs through Mweru Wantipa National Park. Finally, there is a route via Kasama to Mporokoso, but this is in poor condition. Access to the lake via Mbala and Mpulungu is by paved road all the way, but there is no link yet between Mbala and Sumbu.

There are no reliable, regular road or lake transport services to Sumbu or the Lodges in the National Park. However, the Lodges have their own and vehicles available for short-distance transfers, and there are companies which have vehicles for hire. A ferry service between the major international ports on Lake Tanganyika is operated by Tanzania Railways, using the historical MV Liemba with a capacity for 500.

Our recommendation is either by air charter or by road to Mpulungu, to be picked up by us and transported to the lodge by boat. The duration of this transfer depends on weather but normally takes about 2hrs. A great opportunity to see the beautiful lake and its surroundings.