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Camp Mana, located on the banks of the Zambezi River in Mana Pools National Park is one of several seasonal safari camps specifically designated by the ZimParks Authority as tourism facilities with a low-impact environmental footprint. Seasonal not only means that the camp operates solely during the safari season (during the southern hemis...

Why tour operators need to market themselves – not just the destination An industry colleague once asked me a question that struck a nerve: “How do we become the anchor of the story rather than just a footnote?” If you’re a tour operator, you’ve likely wrestled with this too. You sponsor journalists, arrange inf...

This article is extracted from a Blog by Vicky Unwin (Vickygoestravelling) written in October 2024, after her 10th visit to Stretch Ferriera Safaris Goliath Camp in Mana Pools! You can read the original, full blog HERE. I’ve now been to Stretch Ferriera s Goliath Camp ten times, and the blogs get repetitive! So I’m breaking th...

Here s an update at the start of the 2025 safari season from the Edwards family and their team who run the delightful and long-established 16-bed Musango Safari Camp on Lake Kariba. As Africa turns its cheek towards the sun, the lake, the haze, the silhouettes and the wide open skies provide a blank canvas for a magnificent light show that we h...

In this blog we feature the Small Tented Safari options in Mana Pools National Park shown on the map below. The fully catered options are safari camps which provided tented accommodation (for a range of budgets) and are limited to 16 guests (or less). The self-catering options provide basic camping facilities for self-drive visitors. The links b...

Most people would feel a little grumpy if their office did not have a roof or even a door, but this suits Johannes Munkuli perfectly because he considers the vast protected areas of northern Zimbabwe as his “office” – no walls needed. Having grown up in Hwange National Park and surrounding areas, with wild animals forming an ev...

If you’re looking for a unique and unforgettable safari experience, visiting Kavinga Safari Camp in the greener months offers an exciting opportunity to witness the wilderness in its most vibrant form. Typically stretching from November to the end of April, the green season (also known as the rainy season) is often overlooked by safari-goe...

The Zambezi - Once Africa’s Super River! Back in 2016, a significant article on the Zambezi and its origins entitled On the Antiquity of the Zambezi River, its Rifts, and its Wilderness, penned by Fenton ‘Woody’ Cotterill, with Andy Moore and Roger Key, appeared in Issue No.172 of the African Fisherman magazine, a...

It’s November - the end of the safari season in Mana Pools. The tented safari camps along the Zambezi River are being dismantled, packed up and put away for the next 6 months, and hardworking staff and guides are heading home for a much-needed break. Grazing animals, after the long, harsh deprivations of October’s heat and dust, w...

There has been much hoopla recently concerning the “dry” Zambezi River at the Victoria Falls. Videos of people walking across a waterless and desolate landscape with the dry gaping chasm that is Victoria Falls pictured in the background, have been setting social media alight once again. Purposefully dramatic and misleading, the imag...