Mana Pools Accommodation
Chikwenya Safari Camp
Chikwenya and Mana Pools National Park have to be one of the most
beautiful sites for a lodge anywhere in Southern Africa.
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Mukuyu Canoeing & Walking Trails
The Mukuyu Canoeing & Walking Trails are 3 night/4 day safaris
offering canoeing on the lower Zambezi river, together with game drives and guided walks within the Mana Pools National Park.
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Ruckomechi Camp
Ruckomechi is situated on the western boundary of the Mana Pools National Park. It is the sister camp to Chikwenya and is situated in a large grove of acacia and mahogany trees overlooking the Zambezi River.
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About mana Pools
Mana means 'four', in reference to the four large permanent pools formed by the meanderings of the middle Zambezi. This 2,500 square kilometres of river frontage, islands, sandbanks and pools, flanked by forests of mahogany, wild figs, ebonies and baobabs, is one of the least developed National Parks in Southern Africa.
It was saved from a hydro-electric scheme in the early eighties which would have seen the flooding of this subsequent World Heritage site.
It has the country's biggest concentration of hippo and crocodiles and large dry season mammal populations of elephant and buffalo. Sadly, what was once the densest population of endangered black rhino in the world is being denuded by poaching despite manned ground patrols.
The park is only open to cars during the dry season months of May to October. Rainy season access is by boat or foot. Tours and lodges should be booked in advance and if camping, take sufficient fuel, food and water with you.
Alternatively you can take a guided canoe safari down river towards Mocambique, which is a real African adventure where you have to dodge territorial hippos and camp on sandbanks that are visited by elephants at night.
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