Opening at the end of 2023, Bensley’s Kozala Zamba Congo retreat will be a luxury outpost in the forests of the Republic of the Congo, where guests can spend time observing gorillas in their natural habitat. Jenny Southan reports
Renowned hotel architect Bill Bensley and his team at Bensley are building on the experience gained from setting up Shinta Mani Wild in the Cambodian rainforest by establishing a gorilla safari outpost called Kozala Zamba Congo in the depths of the Republic of the Congo (a safe wilderness beside the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Bensley says: “Following a three day, 40km trek, sleeping in the deep wilderness of the Republic of Congo, Bill has returned with the studio’s most exciting project to date. A series of tented camps and lodges nestled in the very last pristine forest on Earth, home to immense mammals and an untouched ecosystem.”
The multimillion-dollar project, which Bensley describes that project as its “greatest challenge yet”, will include the renovation of three existing camps and lodges, and the creation of two to three more, all following Bensley’s principles of “minimal intervention”.
Reflective of Bill’s passion for conservation, Bensley is additionally partnering with the Congo Conservation Company and philanthropist Sabine Plattner to give guests access to three national parks – the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Sangha Trinational Park – in the Republic of Congo.
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