Sapi Explorers Camp
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Sapi Explorers Camp is a semi-permanent luxury tented camp on the banks of the Zambezi River, is situated between Gwaya and Mucheni in Mana Pools National Park.
Starting price per person
$ 1,500
What to Expect
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.
Highlights
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.
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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