ZimParks Sinamatella
Self-catering lodges and camping · Northern sector, on a 55-metre outcrop above the Deka riverbed · ZimParks
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (ZimParks)
The clifftop position is unmatched: you look out over the valley with elephants often visible below. Be realistic about the state of it, though. Recent visitors describe it as clean but tired, and you should assume the restaurant, shop and fuel pump are not working.
Why you'd pick it
- The best view in Hwange, over the Deka valley
- Mandavu and Masuma hides within reach
- Run-down but operational, so arrive fully self-sufficient
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Community visits
Read from ZimParks Sinamatella'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 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
From $23 per camping site. One-bedroom lodge $90, renovated two-bedroom $190. Only two unit types are currently bookable.
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.