Ganda Lodge
Stone and thatch chalets · Sikumi teak forest, 4 km from the Main Camp gate · Ngamo Safaris (Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe)
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Mid-range
Outside the gate
Park-run (state)
Run by the state forestry commission's commercial arm, with the proceeds mandated to fund forest conservation. It is the closest bed to the gate, which is worth a lot if you want to be first through at six in the morning. Expect basic state-run standards.
Why you'd pick it
- The closest lodge to the Main Camp gate, about five minutes away
- Ganda Pan directly in front of the chalets
- Revenue funds indigenous forest conservation
What's here
- En-suite bathrooms
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Community visits
Read from Ganda Lodge's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Hwange National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside, and almost no booking site shows you that.
- Park entryThe rate if you drive in from outside.
- $24per person, per day
- Vehicle$10 a day on a day visit, $3 if you are staying inside.
- $10per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $174 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Hwange National ParkRates
From about $120 pppn. Read as dinner, bed and breakfast rather than fully inclusive. Verify by phone; management may be changing.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We have not been able to check whether meals, drinks and activities are included here, so treat this figure as the bed alone until it is.
Indicative 2026 rates from operators' own rate cards, gathered July 2026. Always confirm with the lodge. One thing to watch when comparing: some camps include ZimParks fees in their rate and some do not, which shifts the real gap by $12 to $36 per person per night.