Mana Pools

Sapi Explorers Camp

Q: How much does it cost to stay at Sapi Explorers Camp?

Stays at Sapi Explorers Camp start from around US$650 per person per night as part of a tailor-made trip. The exact price depends on your travel dates, room type and the shape of the rest of your itinerary. A Timbuktu travel specialist can give you an accurate quote for your dates.

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Sapi Explorers Camp

About Sapi Explorers Camp

Raw, romantic wilderness in Zimbabwe's greater Mana Pools region

Set on the banks of the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe's rich and varied Sapi Concession, this charming little camp distils safari in the best possible way. With just five tents and a handful of dedicated staff, including an expert guide, Sapi Explorers Camp displays the adventurous atmosphere and true ardour of those heady days of early safari explorers. Here, you're in a 120,000-hectare private sanctuary that was once a hunting concession, but is now a photographic destination. It flows into neighbouring Mana Pools National Park, a wildliife treasure trove – giving visitors access to 337,000 hectares of prime wilderness.

Mana Pools , Zimbabwe

From $650 per person/per night

Safari

5 Rooms

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Property details

The property

Just because it's a true tent doesn't mean luxury is spared. The camp's main area consists of an elegant mess tent set on a gentle rise along the riverbank. Inside are the hardwood furnishings, foldaway liquor chests (very old-school), ethnic rugs, curtains and a chandelier above a round table. Staked into the ground, it opens on to a sandy patch that's home to the campfire. Just beyond is the river, where a motorboat waits at the ready.

The rooms

The five double tents are roomy and appropriately elegant, with quality furnishings, large double beds and, again, that old-school safari feel (leather-strapped travel chests, a few exotic textiles and crisp white sheets). A canvas wall divides the bedroom from the en-suite bathroom (flush toilet, hot shower). Out front is a covered sitting area with a few director's chairs – an excellent spot to look out for wildlife along the river. No rhino here, sadly.

Activities

Diverse habitats here allow for a variety of safari experiences, which are the region's main attraction. Walking safaris allow you to inspect the intricacies of the bush, and may include deliberate approaches to elephant and lion – undertaken, of course, with an armed guide. Canoeing or motorboat rides will reveal pods of hippo, elephants at the water's edge, and huge numbers of waterbirds. This wildlife paradise is home to lion, leopard, hyena, wild dog, buffalo, eland, zebra and other ungulates.

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How to book Sapi Explorers Camp

How do I book Sapi Explorers Camp?

Sapi Explorers Camp can be booked with Timbuktu as part of a tailor-made Zimbabwe trip, rather than as a standalone room reservation. Start online, customising one of our recommended Zimbabwe trips featuring Sapi Explorers Camp or get advice and suggestions from one of our Zimbabwe specialists who will design the trip around your dates, check availability and handle every booking for you.

How much does it cost to stay at Sapi Explorers Camp?

Stays at Sapi Explorers Camp start from around $650 per person per night as part of a tailor-made trip. The exact price depends on your travel dates, room type and the shape of the rest of your itinerary. A Timbuktu travel specialist can give you an accurate quote for your dates.

Zimbabwe

Mana Pools

A glossy Garden of Eden, famous for canoe trips and boating as well as drives and walking safaris.