Rhino Safari Camp

The heart of camp is the double-storey wood and thatch boma. The sand-floor lower level is home to the dining room, buffet and simple bar. Functioning as a lounge, is a collection of camping chairs around a coffee table that is stocked with informative local literature and guidebooks. Upstairs you'll find decent views over the lake, another buffet counter and another, more substantially furnished lounge. Around the base of the boma is where post-dinner drinks typically happen around a crackling campfire, just beyond the shore of the lake.

You'll find seven, solar-powered reed and thatch chalets at Rhino Safari Camp, which sleep a maximum of fourteen guests. Rooms are raised up on platforms with views over the lake and are essentially wall-less and open to the outside. They possess ensuite bathrooms, which are located on the ground level and accessed by stairs. Roll-down reed blinds function as curtains and a mosquito net is carefully draped around the beds each night by the extra-attentive housekeeping staff. Bathrooms have flush toilets, open-air showers (with hot water) and a stone washbasin. Each room is well-lit and equipped with a charging station and high-speed wifi.

Walk with a professional guide, approaching lions and elephant and other iconic game on foot - or simply enjoy a slow, quiet amble observing oft-overlooked flora and fauna. Rhino tracking is a big draw here, and you'll have some of the best opportunities around to catch sight of these critically endangered pachyderms. Boat trips on Lake Kariba are rewarding in vista and birdlife and other game too. Take a fishing rod if you're keen on some competitive angling.