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Zimbabwe

Somalisa Camp

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An intimate and secluded camp tucked away in the heart of Hwange National Park, Somalisa Camp is an ideal locale for experiencing the beautiful and wild African wilderness.

Accommodations at the camp consist of seven elegant Sail tents. Each tent comes with gauze sliding doors, a glass wood-burner fireplace to cozy up to during cold winter nights, and an overhead fan for the hot summer days. The en suite bathrooms feature flush toilets, both an indoor and outdoor shower, as well as a copper slipper-style bathtub. Guests are likely to encounter elephants as they traverse the paths connecting the guest tents with the main area. The camp has recently been rebuilt to add even more luxury and comfort to its tents.

The camp is nestled on an acacia island near an ancient seasonal flood plain within Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe’s largest and most popular national park. The Park is located between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls and is most famous as a home to 30,000 elephants, although countless other animal species inhabit this rich panorama of acacia woodland and sands. The vegetation across the park vary hugely, ranging from the semi desert scrub on the edge of the Kalahari in the south, to forests, granite hills, and valleys of mopane woodlands in the north. There is an abundance of wildlife found in the park year-round including lion, buffalo, cheetah leopard, spotted hyena, cheetah, giraffe, sable, roan, blue wildebeest, impala, waterbuck and reedbuck.

Game drives are conducted in open Land Rovers by expert guides and trackers through Hwange. Morning walking safaris led by a knowledgeable guide are the best way to see the landscape in detail and view any smaller flora or fauna missed by the vehicles. Night drives discover the nocturnal world of lesser bush baby, spotted hyena, leopard, lion, caracal, porcupine, scrub hare, springhare, and even honey badger. Cultural visits travel to the local villages for a guided tour of the school, meeting the headman or headwoman, and enjoying cultural exchanges with the villagers. A bird watcher’s paradise, there are over 400 bird species in the park.

At the heart of the camp, the main area is made up of a split-level decking with a separate comfortable lounge, library, and dining areas. A small splash pool overlooks the Elephant Pool allowing guests to watch the wildlife come drink at the busy waterhole while relaxing and enjoying a swim themselves. Somalisa Camp is also environmentally friendly, providing solar-powered lighting throughout the camp.

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Zimbabwe

Somalisa Camp

PLAN MY TRIP

An intimate and secluded camp tucked away in the heart of Hwange National Park, Somalisa Camp is an ideal locale for experiencing the beautiful and wild African wilderness.

Accommodations at the camp consist of seven elegant Sail tents. Each tent comes with gauze sliding doors, a glass wood-burner fireplace to cozy up to during cold winter nights, and an overhead fan for the hot summer days. The en suite bathrooms feature flush toilets, both an indoor and outdoor shower, as well as a copper slipper-style bathtub. Guests are likely to encounter elephants as they traverse the paths connecting the guest tents with the main area. The camp has recently been rebuilt to add even more luxury and comfort to its tents.

The camp is nestled on an acacia island near an ancient seasonal flood plain within Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe’s largest and most popular national park. The Park is located between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls and is most famous as a home to 30,000 elephants, although countless other animal species inhabit this rich panorama of acacia woodland and sands. The vegetation across the park vary hugely, ranging from the semi desert scrub on the edge of the Kalahari in the south, to forests, granite hills, and valleys of mopane woodlands in the north. There is an abundance of wildlife found in the park year-round including lion, buffalo, cheetah leopard, spotted hyena, cheetah, giraffe, sable, roan, blue wildebeest, impala, waterbuck and reedbuck.

Game drives are conducted in open Land Rovers by expert guides and trackers through Hwange. Morning walking safaris led by a knowledgeable guide are the best way to see the landscape in detail and view any smaller flora or fauna missed by the vehicles. Night drives discover the nocturnal world of lesser bush baby, spotted hyena, leopard, lion, caracal, porcupine, scrub hare, springhare, and even honey badger. Cultural visits travel to the local villages for a guided tour of the school, meeting the headman or headwoman, and enjoying cultural exchanges with the villagers. A bird watcher’s paradise, there are over 400 bird species in the park.

At the heart of the camp, the main area is made up of a split-level decking with a separate comfortable lounge, library, and dining areas. A small splash pool overlooks the Elephant Pool allowing guests to watch the wildlife come drink at the busy waterhole while relaxing and enjoying a swim themselves. Somalisa Camp is also environmentally friendly, providing solar-powered lighting throughout the camp.