Chinguni Campsite
Self-catering campsite, bring your own equipment · Chinguni Hill, southern sector · Liwonde National Park (African Parks / DNPW)
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (African Parks)
Twelve dollars buys you a pitch inside a fully restored national park. Add the $30 park fee and an international visitor sleeps in Liwonde for about $42 a night, which very few parks of this quality anywhere in Africa can match. Bring your own gear or hire a tent for $25.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Cheapest legal way to sleep inside Liwonde
- About $42 a night including the international park fee
- Two-person tent hire available if you have no gear
- Run by the park itself, inside a restored national park
- Self-drive allowed on all park roads, season permitting
Cons
- Self-catering: bring everything beyond the pitch and tent hire
- Capacity not published
- 4x4 recommended December to April
- Not listed on the park's main booking pages; contact directly
What's here
- En-suite bathrooms
- Self-catering
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Fishing
Read from Chinguni Campsite's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Liwonde National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryPriced per night here, which most parks do not do.
- $30per person, per night
- Vehicle
- $5per vehicle, per day
Two adults sharing one vehicle staying three nights pay $195 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Liwonde National ParkRates at Chinguni Campsite
$12 per person. Child 7 to 12: $6. Two-person tent hire $25 per night. Self-catering; bring everything else.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative rates gathered July 2026 from operators' own sites, the official African Parks rate sheet and, for Mvuu, third-party rate cards, since the operator publishes none. Always confirm with the lodge. Park fees of $30 per international adult are generally extra, and note that the park prices fees per person per night.
Questions about Chinguni Campsite
How much does Chinguni Campsite cost?
Chinguni Campsite costs $12 a person, with children aged 7 to 12 at $6, plus $25 a night if you hire a two-person tent. Add the $30 international park fee and a visitor sleeps inside Liwonde for about $42 a night, which the record calls very good value for a park of this quality.
How do you book Chinguni Campsite?
Chinguni Campsite does not appear on the park's main booking pages at visitliwonde.org, so contact Liwonde National Park directly. It is self-catering, so bring your own food and gear, or hire a two-person tent for $25 a night, and expect no published capacity limit.
Can you self-drive to Chinguni Campsite?
Yes. Liwonde National Park's own site says visitors can self-drive on all park roads, season and conditions allowing, with a 4x4 recommended from December to April, and community guides available to hire at the main entrance. The campsite sits on Chinguni Hill in the southern sector.
Is Chinguni Campsite good for families?
On price, yes: children aged 7 to 12 pay $6 against the $12 adult rate. We found no minimum age or specific child facilities on the park's site, and the campsite is self-catering with no published capacity, so confirm what it can offer a family before you book.