Zambezi Expeditions

blissfully simple and understated

Zambezi Expeditions Camp (previously known as Zambezi Lifestyles) is located in the Mana Pools area of northern Zimbabwe.

The camp is centred on a simple tented mess, leading out to a campfire area.

Guest accommodation is in six relatively small tented Rooms with outdoor bathrooms.

As you can see from the imagery, Zambezi Expeditions is a deliberately simple and outdoorsy camp, where the focus is on intimate and high quality hosting and guiding, rather than ‘unnecessary’ fixtures and fittings. This is a proper old fashioned safari camp, the kind which is much appreciated by traditionalists.

The camp is actually dismantled during the Nov-May green season and removed from the park, being restored to the same location in time for the next dry season.

Activities are centred on vehicle safari, walking safari and canoe safari.

Mana Pools is one of the most renowned safari areas in Africa, but remains relatively little-visited due to its awkward location.

The area only tends to be visited by serious safari travellers, who are prepared to jump through a few extra hoops to get here.

The usual stay duration is 3-5 nights in one camp, occasionally 5-8 nights split between two camps.

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

Mana Pools is usually accessed by light aircraft from Victoria Falls, Hwange or Harare.

It is also possible to drive in from Lusaka or Lower Zambezi, across the river in Zambia.

usually visited in combination with Hwange and Victoria Falls