Puku Ridge is delighted to announce two distinguished awards, additional cementing its fame for an unparalleled safari experiences within the coronary heart of Zambia.
For an unprecedented third consecutive yr, Puku Ridge has been honoured with the coveted title of Zambia’s Main Safari Lodge on the esteemed World Journey Awards™. Since its inception in 1993, the World Journey Awards™ has been globally acknowledged as the last word hallmark of trade excellence, celebrating the head of feat in journey, tourism, and hospitality. This outstanding hat-trick underscores Puku Ridge’s constant dedication to delivering distinctive experiences.
An expertise of a lifetime – sleep out underneath the celebs within the star mattress towers nestled inside every safari retreat
Including to this important achievement, for the second yr operating, Puku Ridge proudly accepts the award for Greatest Luxurious Wilderness Lodge in Zambia, 2025, from the distinguished Luxurious Life-style Awards. For 17 years, the Luxurious Life-style Awards have championed a definition of luxurious and a relentless pursuit of perfection, and galvanizing legacies of excellence.
The Puku Ridge Expertise: The place Luxurious Meets Wilderness
Nestled throughout the breathtaking fantastic thing about the unspoiled South Luangwa Nationwide Park, Puku Ridge provides an genuine and unrivalled safari expertise. Eight exquisitely appointed tented safari retreatswith sweeping views throughout the Kakumbi Plains, present fixed alternatives for sport viewing. Every that includes air-con, an overhead fan; out of doors bathe, personal plunge swimming pools and Wi-Fi. For an elevated contact of indulgence, visitors can even get pleasure from star mattress towers, and the choice of a rejuvenating in-room therapeutic massage.
Unforgettable Encounters within the “Valley of the Leopards”
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Kakumbi Plains provide unbelievable game-viewing at Puku Ridge)
Puku Ridge supplies unparalleled alternatives for intimate wildlife encounters. The famend “eye-to-eye” photographic conceal provides distinctive sport viewing, whereas thrilling sport drives into the legendary “Valley of the Leopards” are expertly guided by native guides, whose intimate data of the realm promise a rare expertise. For a deeper reference to Mom Nature, strolling safaris enable visitors to immerse themselves within the pristine wilderness, dwelling to a prolific 378 recorded hen species.
“These distinguished accolades function a profound inspiration, propelling the Lodge to constantly refine its choices; dedicated to sharing the wonders of Zambia with its esteemed visitors, seamlessly mixing luxurious, consolation, and conservation in excellent concord”, concludes Michel Bouic, Common Supervisor of Puku Ridge Safari Lodge.
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Notes to the editor
Getting There. Entry to Puku Ridge is through the worldwide airport in Zambia’s capital metropolis, Lusaka, after which a brief flight to Mfuwe Airport, the place Puku Ridge workers will acquire the visitors in a 4 x 4 automobile. An exhilarating 90-minute drive by way of an area village and South Luangwa Nationwide Park, with the prospect of recognizing wildlife, varieties a part of an exhilarating introduction to the Lodge. Because of climate circumstances, Puku Ridge operates yearly from March – January every year.
South Luangwa Nationwide Park (Zambia) located alongside the southernmost tip of Africa’s Nice Rift Valley, South Luangwa Nationwide Park is a haven for wildlife lovers with a fame for a number of the densest animal populations in all of Africa. It covers an space of +/-9050 sq kilometers of the Luangwa Valley flooring and is considered one of Africa’s few remaining unspoiled wilderness areas. Sights of large hippos peeking above the water’s floor of the Luangwa River upon getting into the Park, or huge herds of elephants (generally as much as 70 sturdy), gathered on the river’s edge to quench their thirst. Lions, noticed hyenas, wild canine and leopards are the primary predators within the space. Infact, it has earned the nickname “Valley of the Leopards” because of its exceptionally excessive leopard inhabitants. These elusive huge cats thrive within the park’s dense vegetation and rocky outcrops, providing an exciting alternative for visitors to witness them of their pure habitat. South Luangwa additionally boasts a outstanding range of birdlife. With over 400 recorded hen species, the park is a haven for ornithologists and informal birdwatchers alike. From majestic eagles hovering overhead to vibrant bee-eaters.
Puku Ridge is positioned throughout the identical space, the place the just lately opened, reimagined Chichele Presidential is a part of the portfolio. Reservations are managed by Chiawa Safaris.
Chiawa Safaris is owned by Grant and Lynsey Cumings, pioneers of the safari trade in Zambia. With over 40 years of expertise proudly owning, growing and working lodges in Zambia, they at the moment co-manage, and market each Puku Ridge and Chichele Presidential. A collaboration between two Zambian households with a unified imaginative and prescient for luxurious safaris in South Luangwa.
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