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Spotlight Series: Imvelo Safari Lodges, Zimbabwe

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Why we like Imvelo Safari Lodges? Imvelo offers a unique symbiotic relationship between conservation, responsible tourism and opportunity for local communities to grow. The promotion of conserving local wildlife and natural resources while encouraging sustainability for the village communities brings a significantly more in-depth experience for the responsible safari enthusiast.

With 6 locations throughout Zimbabwe, the program has taken a strong foothold in the community and is a showpiece for how a successful community based eco-tourism project works.  The result is apparent when visiting as you can expect to be pampered at exciting lodges by friendly and welcoming staff. The experienced guides show you a unique experience getting you involved fist handed and show that it does make a difference to the wildlife and local people’s life, sharing the passion of connecting people with nature.

What is unique about the lodges?   Imvelo Safari Lodges showcases the massive Elephant population of Zimbabwe (over 40,000) with the Elephant Express. The Elephant Express is a refurbished rail car opened in 2014 and is a fun alternative to a regular road transfer between Ngamo and Impofu. The rail cars are roomy with comfortable seating and include snacks and beverages making for a relaxing and scenic 2 hour ride through the bush with sightings of elephant, kudu and wildebeest to name a few. The underground blind at Stoffie's Pan is a one of a kind experience giving you front row seats with a new perspective of elephants refreshing themselves at a popular watering hole. The blind is a 25' shipping container, camouflaged as a termite mound and buried at water level under an ancient Mitswiri Tree. It has comfortable seating, snacks and a bathroom so you don't have to leave when the game viewing is great. 

 Lodge Highlights:

Each of the 6 individual lodges are located and designed to showcase the unique natural surrounding they are set in. The locations have been meticulously selected and curated to offer the optimum safari experience, exceptional views and connection with the unique landscapes and cultures found within Zimbabwe.  

 Gorges Lodge & Little Gorges Tented Lodge

Gorges Lodge & Little Gorges Tented Lodge - offers a unique experience and some of the best views of Victoria Falls combined with a tranquil location on the edge of the Batoka Gorge. Two Verreuax Eagles have roosted close to the lodge and the gorge is home to a wide variety of birds of prey as well as a conservancy to protect them. Home to 10 thatch chalets and 5 luxury tents on wooden decks located in landscaped gardens and each have en suite bathroom, overhead fans, stocked mini bar and tea and coffee making facilities.

Bomani Tented Lodge

Bomani Tented Lodge - Overlooking the Bomani Pan, the main lodge is home to an open dining room, bar area and lounge built on a spectacular viewing platform. The 9  luxury tents overlook the Ngamo Plain or have front row viewing of the local waterhole. Every tent is comfortably furnished and have a en-suite bathroom, hot running water and electricity by diesel/solar generator. Friendly and knowledgeable guides will take you on walks and drives into this truly wild and remote region of Hwange National Park.

Camelthorn Lodge

Camelthorn Lodge - Enjoy an al fresco dining under a camelthorn tree in the cool acacia woodlands on the southern Edge of Ngamo’s famous plains. The lodge’s centerpiece is a ancient Camelthorn tree that spans the 35 meter outdoor dining area. Escape the heat in the hot months in one of 8 luxuriously furnished forest villas overlooking one of the last remaining and well protected unspoiled acacia woodlands  in the world. Each villa has a private en-suite bathroom (with windows overlooking the woodlands), large shower, fireplace, private deck and upstairs maisonette with hammock and daybed. A short distance away, within the Hwange National park, is a underground blind located in front of a local waterhole and brings you within 25 feet of Hwenge’s giant elephants.

  Zambezi Sands River Camp

Zambezi Sands River Camp - Located on the banks of the Zambezi River, enjoy a stunning backdrop of the river whilst dining under the stars or embark on a river adventure via inflatable canoe or motorized boat. The main lodge and 8 private Bedouin style tents are built on raised platforms along the banks of the river offering a tranquil and quiet location to unwind after a long day’s game drive. Each private Bedouin tent includes a lounge area, mini bar, en-suite bathroom, outdoor shower, private splash pool and private sun decks. The relaxed nature of the Zambezi Sands River Camp is an ideal option at the end of any trip to Zimbabwe offering a combination of tranquility and proximity to one of Africa’s major natural wonders, Victoria Falls.

Nehimba Lodge

Nehimba Lodge - Nestled deep within the remote northern reaches of the Hwange National Park, Nehimba Lodge is a excellent spot for game viewing including a wide variety of wildlife and large number of elephants, especially in the dry season. Combining luxury living with elegance and African charm, the Nehimba Lodge is designed to connect you with the most exceptional and unique game and wildlife experience. Home to a swimming pool and 7 individual raised thatched tents including a Honeymoon suite and 2 family suites, this lodge is an ideal base camp to explore the Nehimba Pan. Each thatched tent has well appointed large and airy rooms,  a private balcony, en-suite bathroom, outdoor shower, hot running water and electricity by generator.

Jozibanini Camp

Jozibanini Camp - Located in a wilderness tucked within the remote southwest corner of the Hwange National park, the Jozibanini Camp offers a one of a kind experience as it’s location has not been used in 20 years other than park rangers and wildlife.  The semi desert environment, similar to the Kalahari in neighboring Botswana, is home to windblown fossil sand dunes and pristine wildlife allowing for total seclusion and immersion into your surroundings. Enjoy the day long ‘pump run’, resupplying waterholes en route to the camp or partake in a unique mountain bike safari, this as far from the beaten path as it gets. The 'Pump Run' showcases  the intricate pump system that was developed over 70 years ago and is still being implemented today to keep the wildlife hydrated during the dry season.  With three tents on raised wooden decks nestled under Shepherds Bush and Camelthron trees and open-topped verandas wide enough to take your bed out under the stars, the Jozibanini Camp will connect you with the bush like no other.

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If you’ve never been to Zimbabwe before, you’re in for a treat. It’s one of the most beautiful, enigmatic, diverse and friendly countries in Africa. At Imvelo, we aren’t just about luxury lodges and there’s more to us than spectacular experiential photographic safaris – we believe in enriching the lives of those who live around us as well as our guests by ensuring that it’s the local people and wildlife that directly benefit from our visitors. Our program has blossomed into a showpiece and model for truly successful community-based ecotourism in Zimbabwe.

Why Imvelo Safari Lodges?

Experiential safari lodges and camps that make a difference : Imvelo Safari Lodges have four very unique camps in and around Hwange National Park. And while our lodges certainly deliver luxurious creature comforts, we firmly believe that travelers today are increasingly seeking the luxury of exclusivity, of remote places, of small intimate camps and unique, authentic interactions with nature and local people. And this is where we really excel. For us, it’s all about enjoying a safari in new and unique ways, like our Elephant Express rail safaris, bush yoga, underground blinds, biking, walking and even canoeing safaris to name a few! Coupled with our incredibly impactful community and conservation programs and immersive cultural activities, Imvelo really is doing things differently and offering a very unique safari experience.

Camps & Lodges

Imvelo Safari Lodges offers a portfolio of four individually unique lodges and camps in Hwange National Park. Each has been meticulously designed to offer all the comforts of home, a splash of luxury and an exciting dash of uniqueness. On top of this, the locations have been carefully selected for two vital reasons: the local communities dedication to our conservation partnership and their proximity to some of nature’s most impressive wonders in Hwange, famed for its thousands of elephants.

Camelthorn Lodge

Bomani tented lodge, nehimba lodge, jozibanini camp.

Camelthorn’s eight forest villas are nestled in the cool woodlands on the southern edge of Hwange’s famed Ngamo Plains. One of only three lodges in Zimbabwe built on community land, Camelthorn offers both a spectacular wilderness experience as well as un-choreographed and meaningful cultural encounters in the nearby villages, the lodge’s partners and neighbors.

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The definition of a classic tented safari camp, Bomani is situated in a private concession on the magnificent Ngamo Plains, on the edge of the remote and unspoilt southeastern corner of Hwange National Park. Bomani offers nine tented accommodations plus a private two-bedroom family suite and a thatched chalet set around a prolific waterhole.

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Situated in a huge private concession in northern Hwange, Nehimba’s nine spacious canvas-under-thatch tents overlook the magnificent lodge waterhole which is frequented by huge numbers of elephants and other game, particularly in the dry season, and has been called “the greatest elephant show on the planet.”

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With just six tents on raised teak decks, Jozibanini is a small and exclusive adventure camp situated in one of the most remote and unspoiled areas in the far south of Hwange National Park. This is a truly wild place allowing guests to completely unplug and enjoy a unique untamed wilderness experience.

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Active Safaris

Imvelo likes to do things differently – with a focus experiential safaris such as game viewing from canoes on flooded plains or tracking elephant herds on mountain bikes in southwest Hwange at Jozibanini Camp. While we love game drives just as much as the next safari operator, our passion lies in getting our guests out of the vehicles to explore our Zimbabwe in a more intimate, active and experiential way.

Walking Safaris

Canoeing safaris, mountain biking.

The Zimbabwe Professional Guides have long been considered the best trained in Africa and therefore exploring the African bush by foot on a walking safari is a must-do while on safari in Zimbabwe. On a walking safari, all your senses are heightened and you can see, hear, smell and feel the bush. Small mysteries of the bush are unlocked and explored; tracks are investigated; and the wide variety of animal poop becomes an unexpected and fascinating learning experience!

Imvelo continues to innovate and introduce world class safari activities for our guests to enjoy on safari with us in Hwange! Always ready to explore new ways to experience our magical environment, Imvelo’s latest activity is canoeing – not on one of Africa’s great rivers, but on Ngamo’s seasonal wetlands.  Slipping quietly along on a golden pond, drifting past photo opportunities with the game grazing on drier land- truly one of the most spectacular safari activities out there. Pushing past a watery wonderland of lotus lilies, mesmerizingly close to wildlife, with no current pulling or whitewater rushing just ahead, will certainly be a memorable experience! This activity is dependent on the season’s rainfall.

Mountain Biking Safaris

At Imvelo’s remote adventure camp Jozibanini, guests can explore the area around camp on mountain bikes! Jozi is located in far southern Hwange, where for millennia, sand from the Kalahari has blown and piled into small dunes. In between these dunes are hard packed, fossilized troughs that elephants and other wildlife use to transit the area. These are the paths that will be used for the mountain bike safaris, providing a solid surface for biking. Our biking excursions are flexible though generally short and easy going (15km or less though longer rides are possible). There is always a vehicle available for support and refreshments!

Unique Safari Experiences

And while our lodges certainly deliver luxurious creature comforts, we firmly believe that travelers today are increasingly seeking the luxury of exclusivity, of remote places, of small intimate camps and unique, authentic interactions with nature and local people. And this is where we really excel. For us, it’s all about enjoying a safari in new and unique ways, like our Elephant Express rail safaris, underground “look-up” blinds and more.

Rhino Experience

Elephant express, look-up blinds, pop-up spas.

In 2022, a groundbreaking conservation project was launched when two male rhinos were reintroduced to the Hwange ecosystem by Imvelo in collaboration with a host of community groups, NGOs and the Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority. Guests on Imvelo’s Rhino Experience will learn about the Community Rhino Conservation Initiative – CRCI for short – as well as how the rhinos are protected and future plans for the initiative. Travelers then walk to join the rhinos and the Cobras guarding them where they will enjoy lots of photo opportunities and time to appreciate Thuza and Kusasa in their new home. Guests staying at Camelthorn, located on the same community land as the Ngamo Rhino Sanctuary, sometimes enjoy a surprise visit by the rhinos at the lodge itself! 70% of total funds generated from visits to see the rhino go directly back to the communities.

If there’s a more fun way to travel to Imvelo’s Camelthorn Lodge and Bomani Tented Lodge in Hwange National Park, we haven’t seen it yet! The Elephant Express is Imvelo’s one-of-a-kind railcar which travels 80km from the small railway town of Dete to Ngamo siding, just minutes from Camelthorn and Bomani lodges. The Elephant Express seats 22 passengers and the finishes are comfortable and elegant. They include individual coach seating, a chemical toilet, teak tables, plenty of space for luggage, and a large aisle that allows guests to walk around comfortably and provides unrestricted game viewing. Imvelo also provides drinks of all kinds and delicious snacks en route!

Look-Up blinds

With all the active waterholes in Hwange, Imvelo installed two water-level photography blinds – at Stophie’s pan near Camelthorn and at Jozibanini pan – allowing for toe and snout level photography of Hwange’s thirsty herds! But these aren’t any ordinary photography blinds. By modifying standard steel shipping containers, including fitting it with a flush loo, and sinking it deep into the Hwange sands, Imvelo has created a cool, secure place from which to watch wildlife coming to drink. The sheer thrill of sitting in the blind in safety and comfort close enough to elephant to count the cracks on their toe nails has surpassed every one of our expectations! And over full moons guests can even spend the evening in the blind watching the wildlife come down to drink with a backdrop of stars in a crystal sky, and if you’re really enjoying yourself why not overnight in the blind – what an incredible experience, not available anywhere else in the National Park!

Hwange National Park has no major rivers and for the past 70 years during Hwange’s dry seasons, wildlife has subsisted here on water originally pumped by windmills, later replaced by diesel engines and now solar power. In the southern sector of the Park, Imvelo Safari Lodges shoulders the responsibility for 18 waterpumps. This means Imvelo is looking after approximately 20- 25% of the waterholes that sustain Hwange’s wildlife – a huge commitment of which we are truly proud!

The engines require diesel, oil and monthly services and the pump attendants who operate them require rations and pay. A popular activity is to take an all day trip into the Park visiting the waterholes to drop off fuel and oil for the motors as well as rations and supplies for the pump attendants. A picnic lunch is then enjoyed near one of the waterholes followed by a leisurely game drive back to the lodge in the afternoon. Our Pump run usually ends with sundowners at one of the waterholes close to camp. Please note this activity only happens in the dry season when the water is pumped (usually between June – October). In the green season an all-day game drive can be enjoyed roaming across a huge section of the park stopping for a picnic lunch and siesta under a cool tree near a lily-covered pan.

Imvelo Safari Lodges know how to take it to another level with pop-up spa services on offer! The spa treatments fall in line with Imvelo’s proud tradition of empowering the community through providing jobs, as their beauty therapists have been hand-picked from the surrounding community areas. Travelers can enjoy treatments (head, foot, shoulder & neck massages, as well as mani/pedis) in the most spectacular settings!

Meet Butch and the Imvelo Safari Lodges team

Mark ‘butch’ butcher – managing director and guide.

Even though ‘Butch’ is Imvelo’s Managing Director, he still spends as much time as he can spare in the bush. Butch’s wildlife career started in 1979 when he became a ranger for the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management. He completed a BSc in Zoology and Botany at Rhodes University before moving on to work for Zimbabwe’s Forestry Commission. As Provincial Wildlife Officer, Butch was responsible for all the wildlife that roamed within 1.8-million acres of indigenous forest. He quickly discovered how essential the local people’s support was to the well being of the estate. Butch began to develop programs that would both engage the people and benefit the natural ecosystems. He finally left the Commission to develop these initiatives from the other side of the fence. Butch’s lifelong passion for Hwange – its elephants, wildlife and communities – formed the cornerstone for Imvelo Safari Lodges to grow into what it is today. Read More

Sibahle ‘Sibs’ Sibanda – Imvelo Head Guide

Sibs – Imvelo’s Hwange head guide – was born in 1974 and qualified as a professional guide in 2000. Zimbabwe has stringent guide licensing regulations and our pro-guides are widely recognised as some of the best in Africa. Sibs started his career with pioneering Hwange safari operator Touch The Wild, before moving onto Wilderness Safaris in Hwange and Mana Pools and Conservation Corporation Africa in Matetsi. Sibs also spent a year in Botswana, working as a cultural guide with the San people of the Kalahari desert. Sibs’ passion and working knowledge of Western Zimbabwe’s people, Parks and ecosystems turns every tour into an exciting one.

Harris Mupedzi – Professional Guide, Bomani and Camelthorn

Harris has 11 years experience as head guide and assistant general manager Ibo Lodge, Cabo Delgado, north Mozambique. He spent four years as head guide for Landela Safaris at Bumi Hills, Katete and Fothergill Island Lodges, Kariba; and three years with Safari Sun at the same lodges under its previous owners. He started his career as a boat captain and then learner guide at Fothergill, Sanyati and Gache Gache Lodges.

Tyron Hurst – Professional Guide at Nehimba Lodge

Tyron qualified in 2011 with his full guiding licence, after five years apprenticeship in the safari industry around Zimbabwe. Before joining Imvelo in 2016, he worked as a freelance professional guide, primarily taking mobile safaris through Hwange and walking in the Matopos National Park.

Hayley Plaskett – Marketing and Sales Director

Hayley was born in Zimbabwe and has always had a passion for travel. Her education was in Business Science, and after years working and traveling across the world, she has spent the last 9 years shaping and growing the Imvelo Safari Lodges portfolio in Zimbabwe as the Marketing and Sales Director overseeing the development and delivery of a fully integrated marketing strategy for the business and leading for sales growth worldwide.  Hayley says ‘The Imvelo brand is today a one-of-a-kind experiential and community-based success story – and it has been a privilege to bring Hwange National Park (where I spent my childhood growing up) back onto the map for those looking for something life-changing on top of an exceptional safari’ . Hayley is now based in Capetown, South Africa and manages the role remotely.

Hayley VanHese – Senior Manager, Sales & Reservations

Hayley VanHese lives a true and full Zimbabwean life.  As the daughter of a tour guide and grandparents that lived in a bush environment, she is no stranger to the outdoors and has always had a great love for the wilderness.  At school Hayley mostly enjoyed business studies and developing her computer literacy skills.  Motivated by her combined passions, she went straight into the tourism industry after graduating from Dominican Convent in 2007.  Gaining knowledge and experience along the way, she joined the Imvelo Safari Lodges team in 2015.  Hayley’s fun-loving personality makes for a jovial relationship amongst colleagues, and though she spends a lot of her time at her desk, she takes every opportunity to get out of town and enjoy the wonders of the wild.

Margaret ‘Mags’ Rajah – Sales & Reservations Manager

Sales and Reservations Manager Margaret Rajah has been helping agents plan everything from honeymoons to family safaris in the Hwange National Park. Her secret lies in her own love of traveling, nature and conservation. Margaret has been with the Imvelo team for almost four years and her love for the role of creating amazing adventures has grown and continues to do so. She always wears a smile to work and thoroughly enjoys interacting with agents and assisting with booking and planning their guest’s dream holiday which Mags says is the most rewarding part of her job. Mags is a mom of two and a born and bred Zimbabwean who grew up spending her childhood exploring all corners of the country.

Nimisha Daya – Sales & Reservations Manager

Third generation Zimbabwean, born, raised and educated in Bulawayo, Nimisha began her career in Travel and Tourism in 2014 with Eco Logical Safaris Travel where she had worked her way through various roles in the company from accounts assistant to travel consultant and then to General Manager. Driven by her passion for travel and tourism she studied through the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and obtained her Diploma in Managing the Travel Business. In June 2021 she joined the Imvelo Safari Lodges team as one of their Sales and Reservations Managers where she continues to grow in her career and indulge in her passion for tourism, making guests experiences unforgettable while working closely with colleagues who share the same interest.

Community and Conservation

Imvelo Safari Lodges has proven that engaging and empowering local communities bordering national parks is the first and most important step in conservation. To that end, they have an exhaustive list of thoughtful, innovative and impactful programs to achieve their goals, some of which are highlighted below.  Read More

• Building classrooms for children in neighboring communities
• Providing thousands of dental and eye treatments via their annual Mobile Health Safari
• Drilling and maintaining boreholes to provide fresh drinking water for communities and Hwange’s wildlife
• Running a feeding program to ensure community children receive a hot, nutritious meal every day at school
• Donations of more than 30,000 books to local schools

CONSERVATION

• Wildlife borehole maintenance and pumping within Hwange’s borders
• Innovating a hybridized solar/diesel borehole pump to ensure fresh water delivery 24 hours/day
• Funding and outfitting anti-poaching teams comprised of local community members
• Fire break maintenance
• Operation of Jozibanini Camp in the park’s remote reaches to deter poachers (and to provide an unparalleled wilderness experience to lucky guests!)

Learn more about Imvelo’s community and conservation programs here .

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A Dramatic Chase Resulting In A Missing Cheetah

by Imvelo Safari Lodges | Jan 30, 2024 | Wildlife

Help or Hindrance?

by Sonya Bradley | Feb 24, 2023 | Camps and Lodges , Conservation , Hwange National Park , Safari Fun , Wildlife

• 3 nights/4 days: Jozi only
• 4 nights/5 days: Bomani only
• 4 nights/5 days: Camelthorn only
• 4 nights/5 days: Nehimba only
• 6 nights/7 days: Family
• 7 nights/8 days: 3n Nehimba + 4n Camelthorn or Bomani
• 9 nights/10 days: Full 9n
• Camps and Lodges
• Conservation
• Hwange National Park

Northern Hwange

Northern Hwange is distinctly different from the south, drained by the Lukosi and Deka Sand Rivers, dominated by mopane woodlands, and even hills and kopjes. Set firmly astride the southern and western Kalahari sand and northern mopane woodlands ecotone is Nehimba Lodge. A fascinating feature of the northwest are the natural seeps such as Nehimba and Shakwanki where elephant and other animals still dig for water as did the San people who inhabited the park historically.

The grasslands of the Shumba area add further diversity and the dams such as Masuma and Mandavu make for wonderful day trips and picnic lunches. Another fascinating all day game drive trip in northern Hwange is to visit some of the interesting ancient archaeological sites at places such as Bumbuzi and the Mtoa Ruins, important to the history of Chief Hwange and the Nambya people resident north of the park.

Wildlife + Ecology

Hwange National Park at 14,651 sq km is the largest national park in Zimbabwe and one of Africa’s great parks. It was granted game reserve status in 1928 and proclaimed a national park in 1961.

Hwange has always been renowned for its incredible diversity of wildlife, and to this day it boasts more varieties of mammal and bird species than any other Zimbabwean national park. There are over 100 species of mammals, including 19 large herbivores such as buffalo, eland, sable, and wildebeest, and over 400 bird species. However, the area is particularly famous for its population of elephant, some 44,000 strong—based on the latest aerial survey—and combined with the elephants of northern Botswana this is the world’s largest contiguous elephant population and a flagship for the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA).

During our wet season months from December through March, the ancient lake systems still fill with water; and the open grasslands are flooded, attracting migratory birds from all over Eurasia and Africa. Over 300 species have been recorded in the Bomani and Camelthorn area, both migrants and residents.

Safaris with Purpose and Passion

At the core of Imvelo Safari Lodges is a commitment to protect our treasured environment and natural resources and empower local people, our neighbors, in the surrounding areas. Driven by the generous heart and creative minds of dedicated staff, community, and safari guests, what we have been able to accomplish in our decade’s long effort is astounding. We invite you to learn about our myriad projects completed and join us with those we continue to pursue.

• Matobo Hills
• Amalinda Lodge
• Khayelitshe House
• Big Cave Camp
• Somalisa Camp
• Somalisa Acacia
• Somalisa Expeditions
• Elephant’s Eye

Camelthorn Lodge

Bomani tented lodge, jozibanini camp.

• Ivory Lodge
• Khulu Bush Camp
• Khulu’s Retreat
• Davison’s Camp
• Little Makololo Camp
• Linkwasha Camp
• Camp Hwange
• Hwange Bush Camp
• Sable Sands
• Chilo Gorge
• Victoria Falls Safari Club
• Victoria Falls Safari Lodge
• Elephant Camp
• Old Drift Lodge
• Imbabala Lodge
• Little Gorges
• Gorges Lodge
• Zambezi Sands River Camp
• Bayete Guest Lodge
• Victoria Falls Hotel
• Ilala Lodge
• Matetsi River Lodge
• Kanga Bush Camp
• Nyamatusi Camp
• Zambezi Expeditions
• Chikwenya Camp
• Little Ruckomechi
• John’s Camp
• Changa Safari Camp
• Pangolin Chobe Hotel
• Chobe Chilwero
• Chobe Bush Lodge
• Chobe Game Lodge
• Shinde & Shinde Enclave
• Great Plains – Duba Explorer’s Camp
• Great Plains – Duba Plains Camp & Duba Plains Suite
• Anantara Bazaruto
• &Beyond Benguerra Lodge
• Azura Benguerra
• Azura Marlin Beach
• Feitoria Boutique Hotel
• Coral Lodge
• Nuarro Lodge
• Avani Pemba Beach Lodge
• Diamonds Mequfi Beach Resort
• Anantara Medjumbe
• Azura Quilalea
• Situ Island Resort
• White-Pearl Resort
• Machangulo Beach Lodge
• Eclectic Beach Retreat
• Liquid Dive Adventures
• Baia Sonambula
• The Residence
• The Z Hotel
• 12 Apostles
• 21 Nettleton
• Cape Cadogan
• Ellerman House
• Hollow on the Square
• One & Only
• The Bay Hotel
• Babylonstoren
• Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
• Bushmans Kloof
• Leeu Estates
• Chitwa Chitwa
• Leopard Hills
• Notten’s Bush Camp
• Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa
• Mfuwe Lodge
• Luangwa River Camp
• Robin’s House
• Luangwa Safari House
• RPS Mobile Walking Safari
• Chikoko Trails & Crocodile Camp
• Time + Tide Chinzombo
• Time + Tide Kakuli
• Time + Tide Luwi
• Time + Tide Mchenja
• Time + Tide Nsolo
• Kafunta River Lodge
• Island Bush Camp
• Three Rivers Camp
• Flatdogs Camp
• Flatdogs, Jackalberry Treehouse & Crocodile Nest
• Croc Valley Camp
• Track and Trail River Camp
• Thornicroft Lodge
• Islands of Siankaba
• Toka Leya Camp
• The River Club
• The Royal Chundu
• Thorntree River Lodge
• Waterberry Lodge
• Sanctuary Sussi & Chuma
• Stanley Safari Lodge
• Kayila Camp
• Chiawa Camp
• Old Mondoro
• Potato Bush Camp
• Sausage Tree Camp
• Time + Tide Chongwe Camp
• Time + Tide Chongwe House
• Time + Tide Chongwe Suites
• Royal Zambezi Lodge
• Tusk & Mane Safaris
• Baines River Camp
• Zambezi Grande
• Busanga Bush Camp
• Ila Safari Lodge
• Chisa Busanga Camp
• Musekese Camp
• Kaingu Safari Lodge
• Kasonso Busanga Camp
• Konkamoya Camp
• Time + Tide King Lewanika
• Lilayi Lodge
• Latitude 15
• Classic Safari & The City
• Safari & The City
• Premium Safari & The City
• Flashpacking Beach & Bush
• Classic Beach & Bush
• Premium Beach & Bush
• Beach & Bush In Style
• Luxury Beach & Bush
• Luxury Photographic Beach & Bush
• The Highlights of Zambia & Kaya Mawa
• Zambia & Likoma Island
• Zambia & Zanzibar
• Walking & Snorkelling – Shoulder Season
• Wild Walking & Snorkelling – Peak Season
• Zimbabwe & Mozambique Combo
• Classic Family Adventure
• Premium Family Adventure
• Zambia & Mozambique Family Safari
• Bush Honeymoon
• Classic Honeymoon
• Honeymoon In Style
• Luxury Honeymoon
• Bush Honeymoon Green Season – 8 Nights
• Bush Honeymoon Shoulder Season – 8 Nights
• Bush Honeymoon Peak Season – 8 Nights
• Bush Honeymoon Green Season – 12 Nights
• Bush Honeymoon Shoulder Season – 12 Nights
• Bush Honeymoon Peak Season – 12 Nights
• Far and Wild Honeymoon – 10 Nights
• Classic Adventure
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• Photographic Adventure
• Glamping In The Wild
• Picture perfect holistic safari with wellbeing mentor, Dr. Maria Baltazzi
• Photographic Safari 2020
• Green Safaris Photo Safari with Matt Armstrong
• Classic Zambia – Short
• Classic Zambia – Long
• Two Rivers Green Season – 9 Nights
• Two Rivers Shoulder Season – 9 Nights
• Two Rivers Peak Season – 9 Nights
• Zambia In Style – 11 Nights
• Three Rivers Green Season – 14 Nights
• Three Rivers Shoulder Season – 14 Nights
• Three Rivers Peak Season – 15 Nights
• Wild Zambia – 15 Nights
• March Madness
• Malawi & South Luangwa Green Season
• RPS Green Season Walk
• Green Season Luxury Zambia
• Northern Mozambique – 11 Nights
• Magical Zimbabwe – 14 Nights
• Zimbabwe & Mozambique Combo – 16 Nights
• Zambia & Zanzibar – 13 Nights
• Zambia & Mozambique Family Safari – 15 Nights
• Tailor Made Trips
• South Luangwa National Park
• Livingstone & Victoria Falls
• Lower Zambezi National Park
• Kafue National Park
• Liuwa Plain National Park
• North Luangwa National Park
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