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Croc Valley Camp

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool
Lounge
Garden
Self-Catering Chalets
Restaurant

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Mfuwe, South Luangwa National Park
  • South Luangwa National Park
  • Mfuwe (MFU)
    44 min drive

Room options

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Air Conditioned Rooms Not on Suite | View from room

Air Conditioned Rooms Not on Suite

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 10
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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EcoTent not En-Suite

EcoTent not En-Suite

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Camping

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Self-Catering Chalets

Self-Catering Chalets

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Air-Conditioned Riverfront Tent

Air-Conditioned Riverfront Tent

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

South Luangwa National Park

Croc Valley Camp is located in South Luangwa National Park.
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Getting around

  • Mfuwe (MFU) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Project Luangwa Crafts & Cafe - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪De Mwalez Chill Point - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Croc Valley Camp

Tentalow in South Luangwa National Park with an outdoor pool and a restaurant
Croc Valley Camp offers 7 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Guests can experience the thrill of a safari, and take advantage of an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 guestrooms.
You can experience a safari, and enjoy an outdoor pool.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of Croc Valley Camp, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include laundry facilities and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Croc Valley Camp has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10:00 AM: USD 10 for adults and USD 10 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Safari

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Lift

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 5 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately USD 10 for adults and USD 10 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
This property is located in a national park and requires an entrance fee at the gate.

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Croc Valley Camp Safari Mfuwe
Croc Valley Camp Mfuwe
Croc Valley Camp Safari South Luangwa National Park
Croc Valley Camp Safari
Croc Valley Camp South Luangwa National Park
Croc Valley Camp Hotel South Luangwa National Park
Croc Valley Camp Zambia/South Luangwa National Park
Croc Valley Camp Safari/Tentalow South Luangwa National Park
Croc Valley Camp Safari/Tentalow
Croc Valley Camp SafariTental
Croc Valley Camp Safari/Tentalow
Croc Valley Camp South Luangwa National Park
Croc Valley Camp Safari/Tentalow South Luangwa National Park

Croc Valley Camp Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 29 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Adam

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

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
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

Business traveller
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

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 12 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Mette

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

Stayed 12 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Kristen, Zambia

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
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

Travelled with family, Business traveller
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

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

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

Travelled with partner
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

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

MummaScotland, Lusaka

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Angora, Cape Town South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location right on the river
We experienced amazing service from the owner. Our booking had somehow gone wrong and they were not expecting us. The place was full but we were lodged at a neighbouring luxury lodge for the night and then upgraded to a luxury river tent for the duration of our stay. WOW!!! The camp is older and it seems to be in the process of some needed upgrades. It has a lovely big swimming pool, large restaurant/bar area overlooking the river. We did not eat there as the prices were beyond our budget. Their coffee was the best in Zambia! Lots of hippos in the river. Baboons and monkeys constantly in camp are fun but absolutely no food can be left anywhere. They were well mannered though and we had no hassles with the. Elephants walk through on their way to the river and the best is the resident bushbuck family. Overall we really enjoyed our stay there.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

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Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023