Greater Mana Expedition

Mana Pools, Zimbabwe

Price on request
Camps
3 Tent/s

This 6 night wildlife expedition is focused on exploration and a close-to-nature active safari experience.

Spend 2 nights traversing the Sapi riverbed and Mana Pools National Park, 2 nights at Sapi Star beds and 2 nights at a camp overlooking the Zambezi River in the Sapi Concession.

At the first and third camp, guests are accommodated in canvas tents with private verandahs and en-suite bathrooms with outdoor bucket showers and flush toilets.

There are comfortable central lounge and dining areas under canvas. At the second camp, Star Bed Camp, platforms are individual 2-level structures

with comfortable beds and mozzie nets, laid out at the upper level, under African skies.

There is a separate bedroom underneath the Star Bed level – just in case of inclement weather - and a bathroom with bucket shower and flush toilet. The main area is set under the shade of a tree. Dining is flexible, outdoors or under canvas.

Activities include walking, canoeing and open vehicle game drives allowing guests the maximum opportunity to experience up close encounters with the big game animals and bird species which inhabit this environment. This area is superb for photographers.

Set departure expeditions from May to November.

At A Glance

6 night mobile safari expedition
Sapi riverbed, Mana Pools National Park and the Zambezi River
Close-to-nature, adventurous, memorable
Sleep out in Star-bed
Al-fresco, picnic & camp-fire dining
Variety of terrain & scenery
Walking, game drive, canoe
Superb for photographers
Set departure expeditions from May to November

Features:

✓ Daily Maid Service
✓ Restaurant
✓ Wood Fireplace

Region

Mana Pools National Park lies in the northern part of Zimbabwe, and on the southern side of the Zambezi river. After Victoria Falls, the mighty Zambezi flows from Lake Kariba through a huge rift in the earth’s crust: the Lower Zambezi Valley, marking the border with Zambia.

A small park of just 2,190km², Mana Pools National Park is part of a larger Parks and Wildlife Estate – from the Kariba Dam in the west, to the Mozambique border in the east – the wildlife moves freely in this area and northwards into Zambia.

Over the millennia, the Zambezi has created islands, channels and sandbanks in the valley, and as it changes its course northwards small ox-bow lakes have formed. The name “Mana” means four in the local Shona language, as a reference to the four pools situated in the park. The park is home to a wide range of mammals, including hippo, crocodile, elephant plus a wide variety of aquatic birds. Activities include good fishing, caneoing, game drives, plus it's one of Africa's best areas for walking safaris.

Mana Pools National Park has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984; before Victoria Falls, the Great Zimbabwe Ruins, the Khami Ruins, and Matobo Hills National Park.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Temperature Avg
Precipitation Avg
Precipitation (Avg Days)	31	28	28	23	16	9	6	1	0	4	20	23	189

Between July and October, Mana Pools is dry but from December through to late April, the rains and flooding of the Zambezi hinder mobility. Read More

Rates

Pricing available on request.
Please contact your Destination Specialist for more information on +44 (0) 1993 824198.

Included:
All meals, local brand drinks, safari activities daily, services of a professional guide, return Chikwenya airstrip transfers, road transfers between the three overnight locations and one load of laundry per guest which is collected at the Star Beds camp.
Activities include: walking, canoeing, game drives and exceptional photographic opportunities.
Two nights are spent traversing the Sapi riverbed and Mana Pools National Park, 2 nights at the Sapi Star beds, 2 nights at a camp overlooking the Zambezi River.

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