African Bush Camps

Kanga Bush Camp has six tents set in the heart of Mana Pools National Park. The main area of the camp is on decking overlooking the pan. A relaxing lounge area under the shade of large trees overlooks the splash pool and pan. 

There is the choice of taking game drives in open-topped four-wheel drive vehicles or walking with professional guides. The opportunity to leave one's vehicle and track game on foot is an experience rare in the national parks of Africa and in Mana Pools in particular this provides the visitor with the chance to track game in safety with an experienced professional guide. Other activities include night drives as well as canoeing which is organised on request.

Game abounds on the flood plains and in the Mopane woodlands of Mana Pools. Kanga Pan particularly attracts great game in big concentrations as it is the only water found in the floodplain above the river. The predators, including lion, wild dog and leopard are often sighted and large concentrations of buffalo can be found in the Mopane woodland and open plains studded with Ilala Palms. Kudu, zebra, impala and waterbuck can be seen on the surrounding plains. Elephant take advantage of the plentiful "albida" trees in the area. Bird watching is also a great attraction of the area.

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Kanga Bush Camp opens in Mana

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Email: info@africanbushcamps.com
Web: www.africanbushcamps.com

Bushlife Safaris

Bushlife Safaris  includes Vundu Camp, Little Vundu Tented Camp, Ruwesi Canoe Trails and Mobile Safaris to Chitake Spring.
 
Vundu Camp is "canvas under thatch"- type accommodation, with a 3m raised teak deck under thatch for the  main dining area. There are 7 rooms, including a family room and a honeymoon suite.

Little Vundu Tented Camp is located 3km upstream of the main Vundu Camp. This camp is designed for those looking for the traditional tented safari experience. There are 5 tents, each is 5.5m x 4.5m , so they are spacious with an open air bathroom behind the tent with flush loos and bucket showers.

Activities from both Vundu and Little Vundu include game drives, walking and canoeing in Mana Pools National Park.

Ruwesi Canoe Trails is a mobile canoe safari which covers the whole length of the Mana Pools section of the Zambezi River. These trips can be 3-5 days long including a stay at Vundu /Little Vundu before going on the mobile. This is for those looking for a real adventure.

Camps to Chitake Spring in the south end of the Mana Pools National Park near the escarpment, are on request. We also guide safaris to Rhino Camp in the Matusadona National Park, where we concentrate on tracking the Black Rhino

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Email: murcat@zol.co.zw
Web: www.bushlifesafaris.com

Goliath Safaris

Goliath Safaris operates a luxury tented camp on the banks of the Zambezi River in the heart of Mana Pools National Park. All our walks, game drives and daily canoeing trips are personally guided by Stretch Ferreira, one of Africa's most renowned guides. He has operated in Mana Pools for over twenty years and his knowledge of and interaction with the animals of the park is legendary. Our accommodation consists of 5 large East African ensuite tents with open air dining facilities and a covered lounge/ bar area. We also offer 3 night/ 4 day canoe trails of the Lower Zambezi.

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Beaks, Butterflies & Behemoths

Reigning Cats and  Dogs

Jan 2010: Once in a Blue Moon

Lunar lights and Lion fights

Lions' Eyes and Butterflies

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Email: goliath@africaonline.co.zw
Web: www.goliathsafaris.com

Kavinga Safaris

Kavinga Safaris offers you a unique experience in the untouched wilderness that is Mana Pools in the northern part of Zimbabwe. We specialize in mobile tented adventure safaris in big game country. The chance of walking, driving or canoeing alongside some of Africa's magnificent big game like elephant, lion, buffalo and a variety of bird species will leave you with lasting memories.
 
We offer our guests two camps within this World Heritage Site: Kavinga Bush Camp on the Chitake Spring - this camp offers our guests the privilege and rare opportunity to view nature at its purest.
 
Kavinga River Camp based on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River with the Zambian Escarpment as a backdrop, setting the stage for your African Safari.

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Kavinga Safaris Newsletter Dec 2009

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Email: kavinga@zol.co.zw
Web: www.kavingasafaris.com

Masau Lodge

Masau Lodge is a 16 bed lodge comprising 4 luxury tents with bathroom-en-suite and 4 chalets each sleeping two. Families can be accommodated in our family lodge with its main bedroom and an adjoining room with twin beds for children.
 
The lodge is a private concession of 54 sq.kms. and is built on the banks of the Zambezi river in a unique location that offers breathtaking views at sunset.

You can enjoy a quiet drink in our well-stocked outside bar while watching the river flow with its varied birdlife and resident hippos. We also have a swimming pool, a curio shop as well as a dining and lounge area and we offer a free laundry service. At night, you will often hear the sound of lions and hyenas while the owls fly through the camp.

Our activities include fishing in the famous Mupata Gorge, game cruises, sundowner cruises, walking and hiking. You can come on self-catering, full board or fully inclusive packages, and can bring a boat or hire one if you wish. Our experienced management team will ensure your stay with us is unforgettable, creating a long-lasting memory of pure comfort and relaxation for you and your family.

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Email: frenchie@blueranges.com
Web: www.masaulodge.com

Musango Safari Camp

Musango Safari Camp: The home away from home experience, in a wildlife rich environment. Enjoy the largest selection of activities available in the Country. Capture the essence and ambiance that wild Kariba is so famous for: breath taking scenery, unforgettable photographic opportunities, wildlife experiences second to none, involvement in wildlife research projects, unbeatable fishing opportunities, specialist birding trips with nearly 400 species recorded! Dinosaur fossil sites and early Stone Age tool quarries.
 
Experience the beauty and tranquility of the diverse wildlife from up close in boats, pontoons, canoes, driving or walks.
 
Your guide and host, Steve Edwards, has over 35 years wildlife experience and guarantees you a perfect and enjoyable wildlife adventure!

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Email: wendy.musango@microlink.zm
Web: www.musangosafaricamp.com

Mwinilunga Safaris

Mwinilunga Safaris offers:
1. Tailor- made, family, fun and relaxation is our main intent, no clip boards.
2. Mongwe, Below Chirundu - access by road or air. Activities include fishing from motor boats, walking, photography, birds, trees. Accommodation is mainly tented with communal ablutions, hot showers flushing toilets, meals and drinks included. Two lodges, en suite.
3. Mana Pools - comfortable tented camp, good cuisine, canoeing, walking, photography, fishing. Hot showers, flush toilet, sharing.
4. Catering for functions on the river, weddings, birthdays etc.
5. Kariba houseboats, and Chirundu to Mana canoe trips.

NEW IN 2010:  "Mindfulness in Nature" experiences in Mana Pools National Park.  Contact us for more information.

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Mammoth Encounters with Mwinilunga

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Email: tessarkwright@hotmail.com

Rhino Safari Camp

An old fashioned bush camp. Luxury rustic, owner managed, situated on the shores of Lake Kariba.
 
Enjoy a highly personalised photographic safari experience, guided walks, game drives and evening cruises on the lake. Fishing, birding and superb relaxation, close to nature.
 
Accommodation in thatched stilted platforms with en suite facilities, freshly prepared homestyle meals, all within the unspoilt wilderness of the Matusadona National Park.
 
Close encounters with the Big Five and tracking the endangered black rhino, stargazing, dinner beneath the stars. Enjoy a memorable and magical safari with us. We look forward to welcoming you to this stunningly beautiful area.

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Email: rhino.safari.camp@mail.com; rhinosaf@mweb.co.zw
Web: www.rhinosafaricamp.com

Shamashanga Zambezi

Shamashanga, in the Sapi Safari Area, accommodates up to 16 guests in 8 large, luxury East African style tents. Each walk-in tent has a private en suite bathroom with shower and is furnished to a high standard with twin beds and mosquito nets.
 
There is a large main lodge housing the dining room, bar and lounge area, an open-fire-pit outside and fantastic views over the Zambezi River - perfect for pre-dinner sundowners and post dinner coffees. A small plunge pool is situated to the side.
 
Shamashanga offers fully catered facilities inclusive of refreshments, boats and equipment, and 50 litres of fuel per day. A team of professional river guides is there to help you find the best fishing or game viewing spots, prepare your fishing equipment and provide refreshments and light meals.

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Email: marketing@tafika.com
Web: www.tafika.com

Spurwing Island

Spurwing Island on Lake Kariba offers a variety of accommodation, which includes 11 tents with en suite bathrooms, 6 cabins and 3 chalets - stone under thatch rooms with en suite bathrooms.
 
Activities include scenic boat trips, game viewing in the Matusadona National Park by foot, boat or Landrover and fishing in the many gorgeous spots on the lake. The camp offers a relaxed family spot with no airs or graces. The thatched dining room is open to the breeze with a view of the surrounding lake.  There is a large pool to cool off in and a bar area looking out towards the Matusadona Mountains in the distance.

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Email: ben@baldon.co.zw
Web: www.spurwing.com

Sunpath Safaris

Owner-run tented camps and canoe safaris in the Zambezi Valley.  Our small, hands-on team has been giving lovers of wild places a true wilderness experience for 30 years. Our guides will share their vast knowledge of the flora and fauna with you. We keep wilderness wild and leave a minimal environmental footprint.
 
Tented camps - Mana Pools/Chitake
All-inclusive mobile safari camps in Mana Pools with a leading professional guide. Enjoy walking, game drives, fishing or day canoe trips.  An "up close and personal" wildlife experience at Chitake Springs.
Canoe safari - Zambezi River
Chirundu to Mana Pools: 4 days, 3 nights (all year) - departing Tuesdays.  A 75-km participatory river adventure, overnighting on islands.  Additional nights in Mana Pools or safaris from Kariba to Chewore or Kanyemba can be arranged.
Canoe/walking safari - Mana Shoreline/Zambezi River A combination of canoeing the Zambezi River and walking along the Mana Pools shoreline between 3 overnight canoe stops.

Sailing Safaris
Sail your own 30ft Wharram catamaran on Lake Kariba, accompanied by a mother ship with an experienced skipper, and walk in the Matusadona National Park with a professional guide.  
Houseboats on Lake Kariba
Cruise on a fully-equipped houseboat.  Explore the secret bays and inlets of Zimbabwe's "inland sea".
Escorted self-drive conservation tours
Self-drive Zambezi Valley adventures in your own 4x4, with experienced wilderness conservationists and guides.

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Email: sunpath@mweb.co.zw
Web: www.sunpathsafaris.com

The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co Ltd

Established in Kariba in 1995, the company serves the Zambezi Valley as a Central Booking Office with an emphasis on privately guided safaris, canoe and walking safaris from tented camps and safari lodges primarily in Matusadona and Mana Pools.

We play harp to different schools of African addicts from young adventurers (a small handful of whom saw Africa's busiest routes on shoestrings in overland trucks decades ago and now return to enjoy civilised enclaves in comfort) to discerning travellers (who've been served the finest safaris at some point, found a happy chord on the Zambezi and return to experience the most rudimentary trips). 

Whatever the tastes and budget we're always on the lookout for people with a healthy sense of adventure. 

Speak to our team of experienced professionals - "Main Camp" is in the UK, "fly camps" are in Kariba and Victoria Falls.

We're ATOL licensed and ATTA members.

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Email: info@zambezi.com
Web: www.zambezi.com

Wilderness Safaris

Wilderness Safaris operates Ruckomechi Camp, in Mana Pools National Park.  The camp was rebuilt in 2008 at a new site on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River: low walkways connect the tents to the main area, the decor takes inspiration from recycled materials and hand-decorated furniture, and tent views maximise the Zambezi River floodplain.

The Mana Canoe Trail is a 3 night/4 day safari, running the full length of the Mana Pools shoreline, a perfect trip for the more adventurous! Canoeing on the river is complemented with guided walks tracking game!

Contact our offices in Victoria Falls  for more information.

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Email: MaureenV@Wilderness-Safaris.com
Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

John Stevens Guided Safaris Africa

Our safari service provides options for privately guided safaris. Alternatively you can travel independently.
 
John and his wife Nicci draw on their vast knowledge of Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley (prior to setting up his own safari business John was warden of Matusadona and Mana Pools National Parks and built Chikwenya Safari Camp) to create a bespoke safari especially suited to your individual needs.
 
Over 25 years of experience and contacts ensure that your safari runs smoothly, whether you choose to carry a back pack and walk through the Zambezi Escarpment wilderness sleeping under the stars, or stay in a luxury tented camp or lodge on the banks of the Zambezi River

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Email: john@johnstevenssafaris.com
Web: www.johnstevenssafaris.com

Tiger Bay Resort & Chura Bush Camp - Conquest Tours Pvt Ltd

Tiger Bay Resort nestles in shady forest on the west bank of the Ume River overlooking the mountains of the magnificent Matusadona National Park, on Lake Kariba's southern shores.

The resort accommodates a total of 34 guests in 12 thatched 2 or 4 bed en suite, comfortably furnished, A-framed chalets overlooking the river.  The focal point of the complex is a spacious entertainment and dining area with an upstairs bar and lounge overlooking the swimming pool.

Rates are fully-inclusive of meals and two activities a day, including game drives, game cruises, fishing, guided walks and a bush dinner.  Fishing rods, tackle and binoculars are available at no charge for guests.

Chura Bush Camp, a few hundred metres down-river from the resort, offers a comfortable, fully serviced, self-catering option.  It comprises six double tent-under-thatch rooms, with en suite hot water showers, a comfortable dining room/lounge/bar incorporating a viewing platform, and an entertainment area with swimming pool and BBQ facility.  Power is by generator (fuel inclusive) and wood, ice and freezer-fridge facilities are available to guests.

Bookings are done through Conquest Tours

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Email: tours@conquesttours.co.zw