Kawaza Village offers the more adventurous traveller a stay in a traditional rural, Zambian village. Visit us for the day or stay with us longer.

Upon arrival an itinerary based on the wishes and interests of the visitor is drawn up.
A walk in the bush to hear about the different trees and their traditional medicinal uses,
a visit to the Chief’s Palace to meet the Senior Kunda Chief Nsefu, a visit to the local health clinic, attending a local church service, or seeing how the children are taught in the nearby school are among the many options. If you are a teacher why not offer to give a lesson yourself! Spirits and other non-physical entities play an important role in Zambian belief. To learn about this fascinating aspect of Kunda culture, a visit to a traditional healer can be arranged. Or why not take a visit to the sacred place where rainmaker ceremonies are conducted and where a Chief in 1876 was turned into a Baobab tree! The choice is yours.

The villagers at Kawaza are fascinated with the different cultures they meet and love to exchange ideas and experiences with visitors. Probably the best way to get to know the local people and their ‘ways of living’, is hence to take part in daily life activities. Visitors are therefore invited to join the villagers when they go into the fields to work or to the lagoons to fish, or when the women are grinding maize using stones, carrying water on their heads or preparing traditional local dishes like stiff maize porridge (Nshima) with relish made out of local meat, peanuts and pumpkin leaves.

In the village there is no electricity but that does not mean that overnight guests have to go to bed at sunset! In the dark, tropical night, villagers and school children will entertain you with drumming, dances and drama and the finest storytellers will recount the old Kunda stories with everyone seated around the fire.

To see how previous visitors enjoyed the ‘Kawaza Experience’ click here.