Camping in Gonarezhou

There are 7 exclusive campsites in the Park, set in some of the most sought-after areas of the Park.

Sites are exclusively booked and occupied, offering you your own piece of wilderness – even if just for while you stay!  The camps offer some of the most basic luxuries – solitude, wilderness and space!

The 11 wilderness campsites in the Park are set in some of the most sought-after areas of the Park.

Sites are exclusively booked and occupied, offering you your own piece of wilderness – even if just for while you stay!  The camps offer some of the most basic luxuries – solitude, wilderness and space!

Gonarezhou has 3 transit campsites in the Park. Transit camps are specifically meant for those on a journey intending to stay/rest for a short period of time while experiencing wilderness camping. Visitors are allowed to stay for a max of two nights.

Sites are exclusively booked and occupied, offering you your own piece of wilderness – even if just for while you stay!

 Just a mere 10 or so minutes’ drive from Chipinda Pools reception is the Chipinda Pools campsite, a long time favourite amongst campers. There are 9 sites, all set along the Runde River. There are three communal ablution units that serve three camps each and each camp has a braai area, tap with running water and a thatched rondavel.

There are 5 campsites at Chinguli, all set along the banks of the Runde River. The sites share a communal ablution and are all equipped with a braai area, thatched rondavel and tap with running water.

There are 5 Mabalauta campsites in the Park, shaded by a tall canopy of trees along the Mwenezi River in the South of the Park. The sites share a communal ablution block and each have a tap with running water and a braai area.

Bhenji Weir is one of Gonarezhou’s most iconic wildlife areas, attracting large herds of elephant, buffalo, and other species to the only permanent surface water within a vast area of the Park. The Bhenji pan platform is the only covered platform in Gonarezhou and is elevated above the water, offering sweeping views over the Bhenji Stream Valley and the main game trails leading to the spring. Its position allows for exceptional wildlife viewing directly from the platform.

Located deep in the centre of Gonarezhou National Park, Malugwe Platform lies in one of the Park’s most remote and rarely visited areas. The raised wooden platform is tucked away 3 metres above the ground, in an ancient Leadwood Tree. The platform overlooks a natural wetland pan system that holds water for most of the year, although water availability is not guaranteed during the dry season.

The pan attracts wildlife moving through the heart of the Park, and because this area sees very little human activity, animals are naturally very alert. Guests who remain quiet and observant are often rewarded with exceptional wildlife sightings from this platform, in a vast, open wilderness setting far from any other camps.

Gorwe  Platform overlooks a productive natural pan that forms part of a wider network of pans in the Gorwe area. In good years, the pan holds water throughout the year and attracts a variety of wildlife.

The platform is simple and positioned close to the pan, allowing guests who remain quiet and observant to watch animals approach the water.  Guests can choose to sleep up on the open-air deck or set up tents within the  ground-level boma.