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Hippos are big and very dangerous animal found all round Africa, here in Kafue National Park there are plenty of them. Every night without fail you will hear them from the lodge, fighting, chomping or just talking (grunting) to one another. We have had a number of serious hippo fights at the lodge which weContinue reading “Fighting Hippos of Pinnon”

Kafue National Park in Zambia is one of the strongholds of the Cheetah. Not as common as Lion or Leopard but this incredible feline has its own niche in the ecosystem. Unlike the other predators (apart from the wild dog) it predominantly hunts during the day. It does so to ensure there is less competition.Continue reading “Cheetah In Kafue”

In March 2016 We finally got the permission to build Pinnon Safari Lodge. Why Pinnon? and how did we get permission? Those are for another story. we could have built in November 2015 but the rains were upon us and building so far from the main road had multiple challenges, however the rains came inContinue reading “The start of Pinnon part 1”

This article was written by a guest visiting Pinnon Lodges Kafue National Park and includes photos taken by regular guest Karthik Jayaprakash. The focus of the article is on the stunning Kafue landscape and wildlife but also the incredible humans that live here, including our very own Martin and Passmore who have lived in KNPContinue reading “The Humans Of The Kafue”

We have been meaning to upload some videos to show you a bit more of our camp for a while and now amongst the Corona madness we have finally found the time to do so.. the first little video is just my favourite view within camp which opens up as you cross the bridge. IContinue reading “Over the bridge”

We have finally gotten round to taking some photographs of our third chalet, Jacana. We opened Jacana chalet in 2017 and a mere two years later we have taken a few quick shots to show off our most private chalet. Set on its own away from the other buildings Jacana is the perfect location forContinue reading “Jacana Chalet”

Such a calm river last night on an evening boat trip to the open plain opposite the lodge. The puku were watching us as the Heron carried on fishing.