Exclusive picnic sites (Masuma, Mandavu, Shumba and others)
Exclusive-use campsite · Across the park, several beside the best hides · ZimParks
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (ZimParks)
Book Masuma, Mandavu, Shumba, Deteema, Ngweshla or Kennedy 1 and the site is yours alone for the night. Masuma's hide over the dam is the standout. Bring absolutely everything, including water you trust.
Why you'd pick it
- A whole site in the middle of the park to yourselves
- Masuma and Mandavu sit beside two of Hwange's best hides
- Cheaper per person than almost any lodge
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 for guests sleeping inside the park.
- $12per person, per day
- VehicleForeign-registered vehicle, at the staying-inside rate.
- $3per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $81 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
Sleeping inside the boundary is what keeps that low. $12 if you sleep inside the park, against $24 a day for anyone driving in from outside.
The full fee schedule for Hwange National ParkRates
$235 per site. Whole site for up to six people, so about $39 each. Shaded shelter, braai and a small ablution block with running water.
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.