Mana Pools

Sapi Springs Camp

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

Stays at Sapi Springs Camp start from around US$1K 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 Springs Camp

About Sapi Springs Camp

It's wildlife central at this remote concession adjacent to Mana Pools

Built into a riverine forest, Sapi Springs will captivate you with its simple charms and stripped-down atmosphere. This small camp sits beside the seasonal Sapi River in the Sapi Concession, which shares an unfenced border with Zimbabwe's Mana Pools National Park. Taken together, the area comprises 337,000 hectares of wilderness so special that it's been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For us, the lack of lavish trim, the size (there are just three rooms), and the small complement of staff give Sapi Springs just the right chord of rustic romance. You won't be disappointed.

Mana Pools , Zimbabwe

From $1K per person/per night

Safari

3 Rooms

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The property

The sum total of Sapi's main area is a platform beneath a strangler fig in a dry riverbed. Yet the experience of sitting there, amid the forest, surrounded by birds in the day and the glow of lanterns at night, is indescribable. Despite its simplicity, everything is executed to perfection, from the impeccable place settings at dinner to the well-stocked drinks chest that makes up the bar. Dining is an absolute delight here and, somehow, a rather sophisticated affair.

The rooms

The three tents have a clever double-storey design, with a more traditional safari tent on the ground level (furnished with a comfortable double bed, desk, and an en-suite bathroom with toilet and shower). The upper platform is accessed via an outdoor flight of stairs. There, you'll find a second double bed separated from the elements by mosquito netting alone. The bedding is all down duvets and crisp linens, so you'll clearly be comfortable. Luxury takes many forms, after all.

Activities

This is one of the most compelling safari destinations in southern Africa. The opportunity to explore multiple habitats on foot with some of the best guides in the business is, in itself, a reason to come. Canoeing the seasonal waterways adds another dimension, as do the game drives. These take place all year, rain or shine, giving you the chance to view hundreds of species – elephant, lion, leopard, hyena, wild dog, buffalo, eland, zebra and other ungulates, and birds.

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How to book Sapi Springs Camp

How do I book Sapi Springs Camp?

Sapi Springs 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 Springs 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 Springs Camp?

Stays at Sapi Springs Camp start from around $1K 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.