Hwange
You’ll see elephant everywhere you look, but you can also spot giraffe, zebra, buffalo, hyena and several species of antelope, plus big cats including leopard and lion. It’s also possible to encounter rhino and African wild dog with a keen eye and a bit of luck.
Birders will likewise enjoy the many splendours of Hwange Park, with southern ground hornbill, racket-tailed roller and a variety of raptors regularly patrolling the skies. Hwange is suitable for safari year round – animals are helped through the dry season with dozens of man-made waterholes – and is the perfect place to try a horse riding safari. This was the first national park to allow it and there’s nothing quite like riding through the bush, spotting wildebeest and giraffe from the back of a horse.
- Expansive park with varied landscapes.
- Elephants are in abundance.
- Possible to see the Big Five.
- Great for horse riding safaris.
- Easy to combine with Victoria Falls.
- Exclusive lodges provide privacy and comfort.
Visitors to Somalisa Camp are treated to breath-taking views of Hwange's magnificent savannah plains.
Little Makalolo is a beautiful and remote base for viewing the herds of elephants, buffalo, the full range of plains game and predators.
This modern lodge welcomes you to enjoy a true home-away-from-home safari experience.
Camp Hwange is an opulent safari retreat, in a prime location.
Somalisa Acacia is the sister property of Somalisa Camp and is situated just a ‘stone’s throw’ from the main camp.
Within a private reserve adjacent to a quiet area of spectacular Hwange, known for its enormous elephant population, Bomani is a luxurious tented experience. Moreover, it is fun, diverse, and it is genuinely part of the local community.
Luxurious and exclusive, Camelthorn Lodge’s great appeal is the comfort provided by its small collection of permanent villas, each with an elevated game-viewing balcony. The thatched main building surrounding an enormous tree is a stylish hub from which to start your adventures.
Jozibanini Tented Camp in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, offers an immersion in the remote African bush for its intrepid guests. The location may be unspoilt, but you don’t have to be because there’s plenty of comfort in the rustic raised tents and great food to complement a true safari experience.
For unforgettably close encounters with massed-ranks of elephants, Nehimba is unsurpassed. In the dry season, they are drawn in their hundreds to the waterhole at the centre of the lodge and have even claimed ownership of the swimming pool.
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