Does Croc Valley Camp have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Croc Valley Camp pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Croc Valley Camp?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Croc Valley Camp?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 8:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

Where is Croc Valley Camp located?

This tentalow is in South Luangwa National Park.

Croc Valley Camp Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

30 Jul 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent place for visiting south luangwa park

Very nice camp at the border or the national park. We stayed in a tent (with beds inside) for $15 per night & person, which is a great price considering the pleasant surroundings. Food and drinks are affordable and good. Morning and evening safaris are offered each day for $40 + $25 park fee. There were lots of baboons on the camp ground, and we were warned not to leave food in the tent as otherwise elephants might walk in. From the bar we could see hippos on the other side of the river.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

A

12 Jun 2023

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adam

26 Apr 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Incredible experience

Incredible staff, hospitable, warm and welcoming. Highly comfortable accommodation, top notch facilities, gym and swimming pool were well maintained. The animals roaming through the camp were a magical experience, I’d recommend this camp to anyone travelling solo, or as a group through Zambia. If you’re looking for a more budget friendly immersive safari experience, this is it.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

2 Jan 2021

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

8 Jul 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Loving so near Mfuwe park we have had the opportunity to enjoy several of the game lodges. Croc Valley has delightful and attentive staff, an beautiful pool and grounds. Plenty of seating along the river for game viewing while you rest or dine. They have updated and upgraded many of their riverside self contained tents (more like a canvas chalet!) and are in the process of finishing the upgrades to the full amenity chalets. Their game drives are superb! We thoroughly enjoy our trips to Croc Valley!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Bruce

14 Mar 2020

Liked: Staff & service

Cost effective stay

Convenient place to stay close to the game reserve. Kitchenette allows for self catering, which can make it a cost effective stay. Staff are friendly and service is excellent.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

9 Dec 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Stayed 12 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Jianjuan

18 Oct 2019

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

住的小木屋，外表看上去破破烂烂，里面却别有洞天，还有厨房。这个营地还蛮大的，有一些娱乐设施，坐在河边看日落看河马看猴子很舒服。订单中是含早餐的，但是老板不认，说没有早餐，无语哦。参加了营地的两个项目，一个是全天Safari，超级满意，司机绝对棒，收获满满。另一个去村庄的就一般般了。

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Jianjuan

18 Oct 2019

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

总体不错吧

住的小木屋，外表看上去破破烂烂，里面却别有洞天，还有厨房。这个营地还蛮大的，有一些娱乐设施，坐在河边看日落看河马看猴子很舒服。订单中是含早餐的，但是老板不认，说没有早餐，很无语哦。参加了营地的两个项目，一个是全天Safari，超级满意，司机绝对棒，收获满满。另一个去村庄的就一般般了。

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Mette

19 Jul 2019

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

Beautiful location but grumpy staff/terrible food

The place has an amazing location and a wonderful bar/restaurant/swimming pool area. The partly negative review is due to some of the staff being impolite/rude/not service minded at all (some grumpy older men in the bar) and which destroyed some of the atmosphere. The daily manager tried his best, being extremely nice and helpful, but unfortunately he did not compensate for some of the less friendly staff. Another thing was the food- which was a total catastrophe. It took a long time to get the food and when it came it was most of the time cold (and tasteless). On a couple of occasions we asked the staff to warm it - but it came back still cold! We gave up and ate cold food most of the time. It’s a pity because the place has such a potential

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

19 Jul 2019

Stayed 12 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Kristen, Zambia

4 Jul 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Beautiful spot on the river. They offer adorable self-catering prices which is refreshing. Showers were hot and food from the restaurant was good. The camp is a bit old and is currently under construction to update many parts of the camp.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Mark

15 Jun 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Was great in terms of being right on the Luangwa River with lots of Hippos and crocs visible all day, close to the park entrance, elephants, giraffes and antelope walking in the field/bush in front of our Chalet (#3) during the day and night, was a great Zambian wildlife experience. Chalet was definitely a bit rough living (but we expected that), hard beds, ants and mice and even a baboon came inside and stole our bananas off the counter while we had our backs turned making tea, but that was part of the enjoyable experience. The chalet kitchen had all the basics so we cook most of our own meals. Mozi nets were in good condition, but did not need this time of year. Overall we loved the experience (my Dad and I) and it was a step up from tenting.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

FABIEN

30 May 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The place to be!!!!

Our stay was lovely, we were in the eco tent which is perfect: comfortable beds and space. Common bathroom/toilet very clean and close to the tent (but not too close!). Very friendly staff and awesome location.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

21 Mar 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Relaxing place to stay

I spent 16 nights at Croc valley and found the staff friendly and attentive. There was lots of wildlife in and around the camp which made the stay interesting if you can't get to the game reserve. They have a lovely swimming pool that I enjoyed using in the evenings after a hot days work.

Stayed 16 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Sara

26 Feb 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Extremely unprofessional and lack of communication.. There are much better ludges and camp sites in the park that you can go to.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

7 Dec 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

MummaScotland, Lusaka

18 Nov 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Such a lovely place and staff couldn’t help enough. Always there to ansa questions or advice when required. Friendly management too who interacted with visitors esp in the evenings. Brill evening nightlife in camp. Defo worth a visit

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Jenny, East Sussex

12 Nov 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We really enjoyed our stay at Croc Valley Camp. There was a good vibe around the camp, and staff were generally friendly and helpful.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jim, Hermanus

21 Oct 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location on banks of Luangwa River bordering the South Luangwa National Park; spacious a/c tent with river view. Viewing deck over the river.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Patrick, Zambia Lusaka

7 Sept 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I think the service needs to be improved, we arrived at around 10.00 hours, no one was willing to attend to us, it took about 20 minutes before an individual was assigned to show us the rooms. Cleanness of the rooms left much to be desired so was the common toilets, I think they are cleaned just once a day, given that they are common toilets for all, they should be cleaned at least three times a day.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

13 Aug 2018

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place, but very very dirty and unkept, needs a lot of soap and water.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin, France

6 Aug 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect location for camping. We woke up at 6am with elefants, girafes, hippos and monkeys coming to the river (10-20m from us!). We were also happy with the self-catering kitchen and the different relaxing areas. We do recommend Croc valley camp !

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Limba, Lusaka, Zambia

17 Jun 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Very calm and relaxing place close to the river.

I spend a couple of days at the valley over the weekend starting 15 June 2018. First of all, the croc valley team was very friendly and welcoming. The staff provided options on the services offered, delivery of services was timely and respectful. Secondly, the calm environment near the river with a view/sound of hippos, as well as the view of crocodiles and picky monkeys whilst enjoying a cold drink made the moment so relaxing. The afternoon and night game drives completed the memorable weekend. We saw two Lions on "Honey Moon" near the river, we also followed a leopard and other animal species. The drivers were patient and took us all around the park for close to 4 hours. Thank you Croc Valley Camp staff. Hoping to visit again soon

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dan, Santa Fe, New Mexico USA

1 Jun 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We stayed in the riverfront tents which enable wildlife viewing on your doorstep. Croc Valley offers affordable accommodations, helpful and friendly staff, a nice pool, and a good restaurant and bar right on the Luangwa River. You have the flexibility to design your own schedule for drives and dining although you can opt for two drives a day and full room and board. This is not a luxury glamping resort; it is a pleasant place quite literally at the end of the road, right across the river from one of Africa's premier parks. You will get to meet local people from Mfuwe Village, and more than likely encounter elephants, monkeys, baboons, antelopes, and beautiful birds right in camp. There is a mix of people from overseas and nearby countries and locals. There is no extra charge for listening to hippos in the river as you fall asleep. And yes, there are really crocodiles in the river. You are in the real Africa!

Stayed 6 nights in May 2018

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