Nakila Lodges

30/11/2025

30/11/2025

Kaka Wesu

30/11/2025

Cooling off in Lake Mweru at Nakila Lodge beachfront in Chienge

29/09/2025

Travelling to Chienge anytime soon? Here are some essential tips you need. Make sure you carry with you a jerrycan for fuel as we do not have a fuel station there. The last station is approx 100km away in Nchelenge. Mosquito repellant/ spray and course of anti-malaria medication per person is an absolute must, as malaria is endemic throughout the year.

Its a very long yet scenic drive to Chienge, and when you get to see Lake Mweru, its beauty and serenity will melt your heart. You may just want to stay forever!

15/06/2024

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Itx Davido Dee Prince, Amina Nyondo, Tamz Botha

30/09/2021

The beauty of being by Lake Mweru

14/05/2021

https://youtu.be/nQfTFesf9ds Origin of the Bwile people: The Bwile people live around Lake Mweru. Due to the colonial boundary between Congo Democratic Republic (Congo DRC) and Zambia, the tribe has been divided into two; one in Congo DRC that was ruled by the Belgians and the other in Zambia that was ruled by Britons. In this video residents of Chiengi-Puta talk of the origin of the Bwile. Ms. Yvonne Mumba reminds us Zambians that we are immigrants and mostly from Congo. As we near the date of the general elections and incidents of political conflicts become common occurrences, this reminder is very important . The peace that we enjoy is fragile and we should cherish it. We are one people; one nation of brothers and sisters.

The Bwile people live around Lake Mweru. Due to the colonial boundary between Congo Democratic Republic (Congo DRC) and Zambia, the tribe has been divided in...

23/11/2020

DID YOU KNOW? Chienge was one of the first outposts in North Eastern Rhodesia in the 1890's soon after the Scramble for Africa. It was called the Northern frontier blocking pe*******on from the Belgians. The first Administrator was Alfred Sharpe. In those days, Chienge was teeming with wildlife, and had planty of lions and crocodiles. Famour traveller, David Livingstone passed through Chienge on his travels and named a certain part of it Livingstone's bowl, right where Nakila Lodge is now situated. Livingstone even spent a night at Chief Kalembwe's palace. The post though abundant with vast natural resources, was sadly closed in 1933 due to the white settlers failing to cope with attacks from lions and crocodiles, continuous bouts of sleeping sickness, malaria and black water fever (which didn't have a cure in those days). Many Administrators and white settlers suffered from the hardships of living here, and quite a few died. It was considered a very difficult outstation for white settlers. You may know that malaria is prevalent 9 out of 12 months of the year, and still remains a challenge for many, both locals and visitors. Sleeping sickness is no longer prevalent as all the wildlife was either killed off or shifted to the east to Mweru wantipa national park.
There's an interesting story we found in the National archives from one of the early Colonial Administrators. During the early 1900's, there were many lions here that attacked the settlements, and so the Administrator came up with a clever plan. They built a cage like structure for a local guard to spend nights in. His job was to alert them at night whenever he saw or heard lions roaming nearby. One night, the guard started yelling and clanging the cage to alert his masters. They came out with their guns, ready to kill any lions. But as they looked around with their lamps, they saw and heard nothing. Meanwhile, the guard continued screaming out for help. They got closer to his cage and asked him where the lions were. He cried out, " It's not the lions! I am being eaten alive by mosquitoes!"

09/11/2020

Mango season, lets try some of these recipes

08/11/2020

Nakila Lodge, Chienge on shores of Lake Mweru. Calm, serene, friendly.

04/11/2020

Want a clean serene place tostay when in Chienge? Visit Nakila Lodge. Our shield. Your comfort.