Somalisa Camp

a truly excellent base for safari

Somalisa Camp is located in the Hwange area of western Zimbabwe.

The camp is centred on an elegant main mess, leading out to a campfire area and a small swimming pool that often becomes besieged by local elephants.

Guest accommodation is in seven luxurious tented Rooms, each with an indoor bathroom.

Somalisa Camp is adjacent to Somalisa Acacia Camp, in fact it is easy to walk from one to the other. But whilst they share back of house facilities, the two operate completely independently in terms of guest experience.

Activities are centred on vehicle safari, hides, walking safari and night vehicle safari.

The Hwange area is reasonably close to the substantial international airport at Victoria Falls, making it easy and convenient to include it in safaris.

The usual stay duration is 3-7 nights, with longer stays often combining two lodges.

Seasonality

The best time to visit Hwange is during the May-Oct dry season, when the wildlife is focused around the waterholes and easy to find.

Within that period, May-Jul is pleasantly cool at night, but the animals may not yet be fully migrated back into water.

Towards the end of that period, Oct-Nov the wildlife should be at its strongest, but the weather is likely to be uncomfortably hot, especially at night. Bear in mind that most camps do not have air-conditioning.

Getting there

Hwange lies quite close to Victoria Falls and the journey between the two is usually done by means of a scheduled light aircraft hop, direct into the various bush airstrips.

It is also possible to transfer by road, a journey of 4-5 hours. It may even be possible to travel down by train.

Onward flight connections are available to Matusadona, Mana Pools and on to Gonarezhou. Onward road connections can be made to Matobo, Great Zimbabwe and Gonarezhou.

almost always combined with Victoria Falls