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Singita Pamushana Lodge

Gonarezhou

14 Rooms

From $2.4K per person/night

Extraordinary luxury and bush style in a true untamed African wilderness.

This camp has it all. Pamushana lies within the sizeable Malilangwe private reserve on the border of one of the biggest transfrontier parks in the world, Greater Limpopo. Largely unknown by the tourist circuits, this place makes you feel like an old-time explorer who's just struck gold. The activities are diverse and richly rewarding, ranging from very productive and exclusive game drives to world-class wine tasting and ancient rock art site visits. The camp's service is only of the highest standard; its design and phenomenal views (from every corner), are second to none. This is for the safari connoisseur.

Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge

Gonarezhou

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10 Rooms

From $550 per person/night

Dramatic panoramas & an equally dramatic story define this Zimbabwean lodge.

Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge sits just outside Zimbabwe's beautiful, though tenuously surviving, Gonarezhou National Park. Stashed in the dense forest atop a sheer gorge to the park's north-eastern border, the lodge overlooks the Save River and the valley below. This rambling, thatched estate has enjoyed a dramatic renewal in the last few years, undergoing significant cosmetic changes. Quite frankly, it's a gorgeous, romantic location and an ideal base from which to explore this region of Zimbabwe. The lodge has played an important role in the preservation of the national park, which owes its existence, in large part, to Chilo's founder, Clive Stockil. Decades ago, Stockil partnered with the local Shangaan communities and spearheaded community-linked conservation.

Chilojo Bush Camp

Gonarezhou

3 Rooms

From $1.8K per person/night

A quiet, reflective, learning experience in the heart of the Zimbabwean wilderness.

This is one of those truly authentic and totally natural walking experiences that are unique to Africa, and even more so, to Zimbabwe. Set in the Gonarezhou National Park—the direct translation means "Place of Many Elephants"—this 4-day walking journey takes you through the wildest, most rugged and scenically beautiful corners of the 5000 square-kilometre park. The emphasis of the walk is not on luxury, but rather on living and moving as close to nature as possible. Fly camps are moved ahead of the group, and after a long day in the bush you'll curl up in your tent and peer up at millions of stars. Days are spent walking through the wilderness, examining creatures large and small, and learning about the intricate ways of the natural world alongside your personal guide.

Chilo Gorge Fly Camp

Gonarezhou

From $1K per person/night

The Chilo Fly-Camping Experience (Ivory Trail Adventure) provides the truly adventurous traveller with the opportunity to explore rarely visited parts of this special park. The exact route and campsites will be tailored to take advantage of seasonal hot spots, and to accommodate specific requests. Experience a tailored itinerary to include as much (or as little) walking safaris as you would like.

Gonarezhou Mobile Tented Camp

Gonarezhou

Gonarezhou National Park is part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP), a massive Pan-African Park that includes South Africa’s famed Kruger National Park and Mozambique’s Gaza. It lies in the southeastern corner of Zimbabwe bordering Mozambique. Around 5000 Square km, it is possibly the wildest and least visited park perhaps the most untamed safari escape in Zimbabwe. Gonarezhou’s dramatic landscape features magnificent red sandstone cliffs – the Chilojo Cliffs – that overlook the Runde River valley. A spectacular backdrop to the bushveld with its broad, sandy riverbeds and baobab trees, this stunning scenery lends the Park a remote and rugged allure. Relatively inaccessible with only a few roads this is not a place for the faint of heart for the best way to see it is on foot along the way of many ancient elephant tracks. Fortunately few operators have risked setting up here as yet and the best way to visit this ‘forgotten corner’ of Africa is on a mobile safari, free to roam to far-flung corners and enjoy untouched parts of the Park.

Chilo Tented Camp Experience at Mahove

Gonarezhou

From $550 per person/night

The Chilo Tented Camp Experience at Mahove takes guests to a floodplain overlooking the Runde River in Gonarezhou National Park. Wake up to the calls of the wilderness and go to sleep amidst Gonarezhou’s wildlife. Days are filled with game walks and game drives or simply relaxing under the shaded trees watching wildlife pass, becoming one with nature. The camp’s proximity to natural water pans makes it the ideal spot to sit and observe grazing elephants, buffalo, eland, waterbuck and other plains game. The camp offers four tents, each with a private en-suite bathroom. Chilo Gorge Tented Camp is open from 1st April to 31st October and can be booked on an exclusive basis. The Chilo team lovingly prepares delicious meals in the bush kitchen for you to enjoy under the stars, making every stay an extraordinary one. Combining Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge with a few nights under canvas is the perfect safari experience.

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