Details & Prices
Per person per night
CHF 580Double Room

Inclusive
All meals, drinks (except premier brands), laundry service, twice daily activities with one of the camp guides.

Rooms:9
Location:Nehimba Private Concession - Private Area
Price:$$$
Children: from 8 to 12 years
Families:2 x family rooms
Internet:Yes
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Nehimba Lodge
Hwange National Park

Accommodation
In the dry season, Nehimba Lodge is almost entirely dominated by elephants. In the evenings, big number of elephants arrive at the water hole in front of the lodge for a drink and mud bath. The swimming pool, built for the pleasure of guests, becomes a drinking hole and some elephants even climb into the pool.

The guests are enjoying dinner on an outside platform which is built at eye level with the elephants. We can't think of a place where we ever had dinner closer to elephants! Not even the camp fire deters them.

Nehimba Lodge offers nine spacious, thatched tents built on teak decks, overlooking the magnificent lodge pan. One of the rooms is the honeymoon room and two of the rooms are family rooms. All rooms have private balcony, en-suite bathroom and outdoor shower (there is no indoor shower).

In the dry season, the elephants often remain around camp until 2am. If you are allergic to elephant noise, you need to stay at some other place.

Location
Nehimba Lodge is situated in the northern part of Hwange National Park, about half an hour's drive south of Camp Hwange. The private concession around camp encompasses 278 km², only accessible to the guests of Nehimba.

A short flight (50 minutes) takes guests from Victoria Falls to Hwange Main airstrip, followed by a scenic drive to Nehimba (about 1.5 hrs). A road transfer from from Victoria Falls to Nehimba via Mbale Gate takes about 4.5 hours.

At 14'500 km², Hwange National Park is the largest game reserve in Zimbabwe. Open plains made predominantly of Kalahari sand alternate with mopane woodland and acacia scrub.

Wildlife
Hwange National Park becomes increasingly dry from April to the end of October, when large numbers of game gather round the waterholes (many of them artificial); particularly impressive are the herds of buffalo and elephant. Lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena and wild dog are also regular visitors.

November heralds the onset of rain and the park's dusty plains are transformed as if by magic into a sea of green. The animals disperse during this period and are thus more difficult to find.

With over 400 species, the park offers a staggering array of birdlife. Several white rhino have been introduced to the area, but spotting them is far from easy. The rare roan and sable antelope, as well as eland, are also at home here, and the chances of snapping the perfect photo are high.

Hippos and crocs can be seen at Mandavu Dam, Masuma Dam or Detema Dam. There are viewing platforms at most public picnic spots in the park.

Activities
The camp offers game drives in open 4x4 vehicle; bushwalks, night drives. Activities are conducted inside the private concession as well as in the publicly acessible areas of the park. As Hwange is a National Park, the guides are not allowed to drive off-road in the public sectors. To get closer to animals, the guides often encourage guests to hop off the vehicle and continue on foot.

Nehimba Seep is one of the only year-round, naturally occurring water supplies in the massive Hwange National Park. The seep is an ancient source of surface water that was once used by the San Bushmen. Today the area is frequented by elephant, who can be found digging for minerals as well as enjoying the water.

Good to know
Winter (June/July) can be very cold in Hwange National Park, so don't forget to pack your woollies when visiting at this time of year!



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