Walking safaris are conducted in two regions. MATUSADONA NATIONAL PARK is located around LAKE
KARIBA. A NationalPark with a
Rhino Sanctuary that has an abundant wild life, good hiking trails in the
wildest parts ofthe country. The area
has one of the highest concentration ofbig cats and outstanding Rhino tracking excursions in Africa. The area
offers a wide range of water activities coupled with land activities and walking
safaris in the black rhino country side. Mana Walking Trails which is a
three day walking trip through the MANA POOLSNATIONAL PARK, a world
acclaimed Heritage Site. Accommodation will be in comfortable small rustic tents
which are set up ahead of your arrival in a mobile camp fashion.
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The area has one of the highest concentration of big cats and outstanding Rhino tracking excursions in Africa.
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This is an
ideal time for exploring the wild life rich area surrounded by some of the best
historical cultural sites and fascinating shrines and mythical beliefs of the
locals that existed on these lands for generations.
Walking where the free and the wild have walked... and still walk.
Three days canoeing on the ZAMBEZI RIVER, with a
full back-up team who will set up the camps well ahead of you for the different
night spots. These will be rustic tented camps on the banks of the river. In
total you will probably do about 8 hours of light paddling in a steady current
of about five kilometers an hour. During the three days you will not be going
through any rapids. The whole trip will be along MANA POOLS shore line
covering a distance of about 50 kilometers during the entire trip, where
you’ll enjoy the viewing of wild life in the style of a canoe and this is
usually combined with walking and exploring the Mana Pools wilderness areas,
which are off the beaten track. This experience is enjoyed by people who seek
adventure and exercise whilst absorbing the peace and tranquility of the Zambezi
river. Wild life to be seen are Hippos, crocodiles, lions, leopard, hyenas,
elephant, buffalo, Water-Buck and many other antelope.
Three days canoeing on the Zambezi, with a
full back-up team who will set up the camps well ahead of you for the different
night spots.
Both water lodges are floating camps on LAKE KARIBA.
One is 8 bedded and the other has ten beds, and the mother ship which is the
main unit and viewing Deck. Movement between the lodges are with a motor driven
pontoon and in addition each unit has a canoe to move between the rooms and main
area. A unique concept of a camp set in a bay close to the Matusadona Shore
line. Activities offered are walking, canoeing, game drives, fishing and boat
cruises. The main emphasis of this area are the rhino trails which is a unique
activity where you can spend a morning tracking the wild and endangered
prehistoric Black Rhino or spend the morning at a BLACK RHINO SANCTUARY
with habituated baby rhinos on a close up educational experience.
Truly one of a kind lodges built literally in the water where guests can canoe from their chalet to the lounge.
Situated in a private game reserve in the South Eastern part of Zimbabwe, Pamushana is built on top of a rocky escarpment overlooking the gorge of the
Nyamasikana River in the Malilangwe Private Wildlife Reserve. Recently accepted as a member of the Relais Chateaux group,
only the second lodge in Zimbabwe to be awarded this high honour, the lodge has also been described by Conde Nast
Traveller as "one of the twenty one hottest hotels in the world". Each of the six spacious and understatedly luxurious
villas are built with intricate hand-hewn stone work and decorated with exotic works of art and richly textured
materials collected from all over Africa. Walls of sliding glass lead out from the bedroom onto a teak deck with
private swimming pools. All the earnings of The Malilangwe Trust, a non-profit organisation, are directed to the
furtherance of conservation as a source of livelihood and development for all the local people.
Located in a private game reserve in the South Eastern part of Zimbabwe, this lodge was recently accepted as a member of the Relais Chateaux group,
and only the second lodge in Zimbabwe to be awarded this high honour.
Matusadona National Park is one of the last sanctuaries of the endangered black rhino, one of whom frequents the environs of the camp on a daily basis to browse and drink from the lake.
Early morning game viewing offers the unique opportunity to participate in a walking safari. The Karonga Lion Pride president in the area are often seen on these walks - a huge male, two females and four eight month old cubs.
The camp is situated in an area with a high water table, hence even when lake levels drop, the bush is still verdant and provides excellent browsing for the lions' prey. Also attracted to this lush vegetation are numerous bachelor bull elephant,
who frequently browse on the jesse bush within the camp during the heat of the day, then make their way to the lake in the cool of the evening to bathe and drink in the water.
A number of family herds are also often found browsing within close proximity of the camp.
Over 350 species of birds, both resident and migratory are found in the area. Our guides have an exceptional knowledge of these birds, and special interest birding trips can be arranged.
A total of twelve guests can be accommodated in the six twin bedded lodges. Double beds are available if requested when booking.
Each of the lodges is a spacious, thatched A frame style, with steps leading to the room approximately two metres above ground. Views from the rooms are of the sheltered bay where hippos wallow, and the lake lies beyond. The extended thatch roof,
reed half walls and roll down blinds offer protection from the elements. The thatched roofs are designed in such a way as to encourage the flow of air through the chalet, ensuring that the interiors are cool, even in the hottest months of the year.
Soft furnishings incorporate bright animal and spoor designs in hand painted batiks. Each lodge has two three quarter beds with a side table, a wardrobe facility, dressing table and chair and comfortable sofa bench at the front of the room for relaxing and enjoying the view.
En Suite facilities are situated at the rear of the lodge at a slightly lower level. Reed walls offer privacy at the sides. The flush toilet and hand basin are sheltered by the thatch, and the open air shower offers plenty of hot and cold running water.
Each lodge is "linked" to the central Boma by a white brushed sand pathway. The sand is also found beneath each lodge, and with regular nocturnal visits from various wild animals, particularly a leopard who frequents the spot beneath lodge number three,
it is great fun to compare the spoor to find out "who was outside last night".
The camp is situated in an area with a high water table, hence even when lake levels drop, the bush is still verdant and provides excellent browsing for the lions' prey.
The first photographic camp in the Zambezi valley, located
on the eastern border of MANA POOLS in the Sapi safari area on the Sapi-ZAMBEZI RIVER confluence. Chikwenyais
also in a private concession area, boasting of an area with the most stunning
landscape and scenery and plentiful of wild life. At Chikwenya, the nights echo
with the roaring of lions and Hippos, it is a regular occurrence to have your
meals interrupted by elephants, buffalo and other wild life passing through the
camp. Chikwenya is a 16 bedded camp built on the banks of the Zambezi river
offering a scenic landscape of wild life – filled flood plains of the ZAMBEZI
RIVER, over looking a Rift Valley back drop across the river. It boast of
phenomenal birding of Africa’s specials such as the Angola Pitta, Narina
Trogon, Livingstone's fly catcher, Western banded snake eagle and Shelley’s
sunbird. Activities offered are game drives, walking, boating, fishing and
canoeing.
Chikwenya's guest rooms are spacious and beautifully appointed and Chikwenya is especially gorgeous after the rains arrive in December.
The camps are situated in the South Eastern corner of the HWANGE
NATIONAL PARK in the kalahari sands. The area has vast open areas filled
with big herds of Elephants, Zebra, Wildebeest and Giraffe. This park is well
known for their thousands of Elephants, sometimes on an afternoon seeing over
five hundred of the giants during the winter months. Amongst other game, there is good Sable, the
endangered white Rhino, the rare endangered Roan Antelope, Cheetah, Lions and
Leopard. Activities offered there are game drives, walking or spending time at
the platforms or hides at a water hole where there’s always something
happening whether it be a troop of Baboons or a herd of an hundred Elephants with
their calves. The Makalolo Plains is a sixteen bedded camp, and Little Makalolo
is the small intimate 10 bedded camp. Hwange’s main emphasis is the big herds of wild life in the vast open grasslands during the dry months (July-October) and the amazing bird life in the wet
months (January-March) in the Ngamo pans.
The area has vast open areas filled with big herds of Elephants, Zebra, Wildebeest and Giraffe.
“Mosi O Tunya” (The smoke that thunders), as
the locals know it, a world heritage site and a true natural wonder of the
world. Organized Tour of the falls on foot or by a fixed wing airplane,
micro lightor helicopter, white
water rafting, bunji jumping (for the adrenaline seeking), horse trails,
traditional dancers and lot’s more to do in and around the resort town. All
these activities and tours around Victoria Falls are extras at the visitors free
will. Touch Nature will be able to organize tours, transfers and book excursions
for you if arranged during or before the safari. Accommodation will be at the
best safari lodges in the area, Sussi and Chuma and River
club.
The seventh natural wonder of the world, the Victoria Falls is a world heritage site and the center of adventure for South Central Africa.
