Mana Pools National Park

Long Pool is the largest of the pools and extends for more than six kilometres. Large ancient trees provide a shady canopy that makes for pleasant and easy walking, which is one of the reasons why this area is perfect for the adventurous traveller wanting to experience a walking safari. The Park stretches across prime Zambezi riverfront vegetation, much of which is inaccessible except on foot and, as a result, it remains completely unspoilt.

The national park is home to magnificent elephants that return annually to the same places and are well known to the locals. Robust black buffalo are also a common sight and predators like leopards, lions and cheetah are easily spotted. It is also a haven for Nile crocodiles and large pods of hippos as well as several endangered black rhino. Amongst the 380 bird species in the region are the Nyasa lovebird, Livingstone’s flycatcher, white-collared pratincole, banded snake eagle and yellow spotted nicator.

For an unmatched and intimate African safari, a trip to Zimbabwe and the Mana Pools is an essential African travel experience.

Perched on the edge of a busy waterhole in the only private wilderness concession in Mana Pools National Park, the intimate Kanga Bush Camp has six Meru-style ensuite safari tents. Each tent has a private veranda for enjoying quiet moments or observing the wildlife from the privacy of your suite. Guests can also relax in the upper deck lounge under the shade of a mahogany or sit on the deck below near the splash pool.

The diverse area has multiple vlei lines, river systems of the Ruckomechi River, and mixed woodland types from Mopane woodland to Jesse bush and riverine forests. Kanga Pan itself is the only known water source in the area available throughout the year, making it a hub for wildlife and a delight to explore on foot. Pristine and undeveloped, this area gives you a pure, unspoilt, private African safari experience.

Ruckomechi Camp lies on the banks of the Zambezi River, shaded by a large grove of acacia and mahogany trees and with a superb view of the mountains of Africa’s Great Rift Valley across the river in Zambia.

The camp accommodates guests in ten spacious en-suite tented units, including a honeymoon suite, all of which overlook the Zambezi River. Each tent has both indoor and outdoor showers, and the camp boasts a favourite amongst guests: its outdoor ‘bath-with-a-view’ in a secluded, scenic spot.