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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe offers a truly authentic and uncrowded safari experience, where remote wild spaces, exceptional wildlife, and beautiful scenery come together to create something very special. From Mana Pools and Lake Kariba to Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls, each area brings its own unique feel, but what really stands out is the people: warm, welcoming, and genuinely passionate.
The guiding is excellent, with strong storytelling and deep knowledge that adds depth to your experience, and the service is consistently high & always personal. This is a safari that feels real, unhurried, and deeply connected to both the land and its people.
Mana Pools National Park
Wild, remote, and immersive, Mana Pools, named for its “four pools” lies along the Zambezi River and is celebrated for walking safaris, canoeing, and extraordinary wildlife gatherings around water sources.
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Expect big herds of elephants, wild dogs, predators drawn to floodplain action, and over 400 bird species.
Nyamatusi Mahogany
Nyamatusi Mahogany: This Signature Camp is a small, well-designed camp set under large mahogany trees along the Zambezi River, offering a relaxed and comfortable safari experience, especially well suited to families. With a mix of standard and family tented suites, the layout allows for both privacy and shared space, making it easy for families to travel together. The camp runs on solar and uses natural materials, blending nicely into its surroundings while still feeling polished and high-end. The main areas and decks all look out over the river and floodplain, creating a calm setting to unwind between activities. It’s an easy, welcoming camp where families can enjoy the bush together, with plenty to do and guides who make the experience engaging for all ages.
- Closest airport: Mana Airstrip, 40-minute guided nature drive into camp. Fix wing charter flights available from Bumi Hills, Harare, Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park.
- Perfect for: Couples, friends, groups & families (children of all ages welcome)
- Exclusivity: Small Lodge: 4 luxury tented suites (2 Family Suites)
- Price: From USD 630 – 1390 per person per night; varies according to season
- Activities: Walking Safaris, Game drives, Canoeing, Seasonal fishing & boat cruises.
Nyamatusi Camp
Nyamatusi Camp: This Signature Camp is set right on the banks of the Zambezi in a remote and wild part of Mana Pools. It’s a small, intimate camp with a handful of luxury tented suites, all facing the river, so you are always connected to the surroundings. The camp is beautifully designed with a strong focus on sustainability, running on solar and built from natural materials, while still offering all the comfort of a high-end lodge. Spacious rooms with private decks and plunge pools, along with a main area overlooking the river, make it a place to slow down and take it all in. A range of safari activities, led by excellent guides, brings the experience together and makes the most of this unique setting.
- Closest airport: Mana Airstrip, 40-minute guided nature drive into camp. Fix wing charter flights available from Bumi Hills, Harare, Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park.
- Perfect for: Couples, friends, groups & families (children of 12 years and older welcome)
- Exclusivity: Small Lodge: 6 luxury tented suites
- Price: From USD 630 – 1390 per person per night; varies according to season
- Activities: Walking Safaris, Game drives, Canoeing, Seasonal fishing & boat cruises.
Hwange National Park
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With fewer tourists and immense biodiversity, Hwange offers quiet presence and meaningful wildlife moments, perfect for walking safaris and peaceful waterhole observation.
Somalisa Camp
Somalisa Camp: This signature camp is set in a private concession in the heart of Hwange and offers a classic, old-school safari feel with a strong focus on wildlife and experience. The camp is tucked under acacia trees overlooking open savanna, creating a beautiful and very natural setting. One of the real highlights here is the close-up elephant encounters, with elephants often coming into camp to drink right in front of the pool. The camp itself is small and intimate, with seven luxury tented suites that are comfortable and well designed, each with a private deck and spacious bathroom. It’s a place where the focus is on the safari, with a relaxed atmosphere, strong guiding, and a real connection to the bush, all while still offering a high level of comfort.
- Closest airport: Manga Airstrip, 30-minute guided nature drive into camp. Fix wing charter flights available from Mana Pools, Harare, Victoria Falls and Bumi Hills.
- Perfect for: Couples, friends, groups & families (children of 12 years and older welcome)
- Exclusivity: Small Lodge: 7 tented suites
- Price: From USD 630 – 1390 per person per night; varies according to season
- Activities: Walking Safaris & Game drives
Somalisa Acacia
Somalisa Acacia: This signature camp is a great option in Hwange for families or small groups wanting a more private and relaxed safari experience. Set on a private concession under a canopy of acacia trees, the camp overlooks open savanna and has a calm, natural feel. It’s a small camp with a mix of family and standard tented suites, designed to make it easy for families to stay together while still having space and comfort. A real highlight is the elephant activity around camp, with a waterhole right in front offering close-up sightings. The focus here is very much on creating a fun and engaging safari for all ages, with guides who know how to involve kids while still delivering a proper safari experience for adults.
- Closest airport: Manga Airstrip, 30-minute guided nature drive into camp. Fix wing charter flights available from Mana Pools, Harare, Victoria Falls and Bumi Hills.
- Perfect for: Couples, friends, groups & families (children of all ages welcome)
- Exclusivity: Small Lodge: 4 tented suites (2 Family)
- Price: From USD 630 – 1390 per person per night; varies according to season
- Activities: Walking Safaris & Game drives.
Lake Kariba & Matusadona National Park
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The vast, open feel of Lake Kariba meets the rugged bush of Matusadona, creating a safari that plays out both on the water and on land. On the lake, you get up close to elephant, hippo, crocs, and incredible birdlife, while inland, game drives and walks bring you into buffalo, waterbuck, antelope, lion, and leopard. It all comes together with those proper Kariba sunsets reflecting off the water, a really special and different setting.
Bumi Hills Safari Lodge
Bumi Hills Safari Lodge: Perched on remote hills, this lodge overlooks Lake Kariba in a serene setting. It offers luxury lake-view suites, a private villa, an iconic infinity pool, and activities like game drives, sunset cruises, and fishing.
- Closest airport: Bumi Airstrip, 5-minute guided nature drive into camp. Fix wing charter flights available from Mana Pools, Harare, Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park.
- Perfect for: Couples, friends, groups & families (children of all ages welcome)
- Exclusivity: Medium Lodge: 10 rooms
- Price: From USD 630 – 1390 per person per night; varies according to season
- Activities: Fishing, Boat cruises, Walking Safaris, Game drives, Kids Club
Victoria Falls
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From sunset cruises on the Zambezi with a drink in hand, to taking in the Falls at different viewpoints as the mist rises and rainbows form, it’s a place that combines energy and calm in a really special way. Add to that the variety of activities, beautiful riverfront lodges, and easy access to both Zambia and Zimbabwe, and it becomes a very well-rounded and rewarding stop on any itinerary.
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