Trees represent rooting and connection, which is one of the reasons why African Bush Camps family-friendly camps are named after their favourite African trees. The acacia tree is one of the richest symbols of Africa, its silhouette in the vivid orange and hues of pinks, harmonise with the tranquil sounds of the hornbill in the distance to create truly serene moments to share with loved ones.
Somalisa Acacia is the perfect experience for families with younger children or, for smaller private groups of safari-goers. In addition to the large families of elephants that frequently roll across the golden plains of Hwange to visit the camp’s elephant pool, keep a lookout for swift cheetah, dazzling zebra, honking hippos and the graceful giraffe that may saunter into view.
Back to Hwange National Park
Somalisa Acacia is located slightly to the west of sister camp Somalisa and sits on the edge of a seasonal floodplain in Hwange National Park. Somalisa Acacia is tucked away beneath the dappled shade of an Acacia grove. A place where meeting an elephant in your backyard is not at all a fanciful notion. Especially if your backyard happens to be the largest natural reserve in Zimbabwe, famous for its rich diversity of wildlife.
Access to Somalisa Acacia is easiest via a seat in charter flight into Manga Airstrip, which is a 30 minute drive from camp. Flights can be organised with Safari Logistics or one of the other charter companies from Victoria Falls, Mana Pools or Kariba. Road transfers from Victoria Falls can also be organised and take approximately 4 hours.
This intimate camp comprises two family tents with inter-leading walkways between the parents and children’s rooms which are both en-suite, as well as two additional stand-alone canvas guest tents. Each guest tent includes gauze sliding doors to a private deck offering panoramic 180-degree views of the surrounding bush. A fusion of textures from face brick to natural wood to copper lends a genuine organic atmosphere to this incredible family camp. Your guest tent is replete with modern appointments such as:
Standing Fan
Battery charging station
Wood-burning fireplace
En-Suite in-door and out-door bathroom with a Copper Slipper-Style Bathtub
Private Deck
Mosquito Nets
Lounge
Dining room
Boma
Swimming pool
Elephant drinking pool with up-close encounters and incredible photographic opportunities with elephants
Morning & Afternoon Game Drives
Walking Safaris (guides are armed when walking)
Bird Watching
Cultural Tour to local Villages
Children of all ages are welcome and families are accommodated in one of the Family Tents.
The core focus of this camp is to provide families with an outstanding safari experience. Their child specialist guides offer practical and educational activities for the kids and an adventure that will delight every generation. From nature walks around camp and storytelling to cultural arts and crafts and cooking classes, the African Bush Camps’
children focused Ngwana Club creates a fun and educational environment for children on safari.
Open all year round
African Bush Camps support many different projects in Hwange with some of the details outlined below. For more detailed information on each of these projects please feel free to follow this link
Conservation & Wildlife Fund Trust is a collaborative group of concerned and passionate
conservationists working together with local stakeholders to ensure the long term viability of
Zimbabwe’s wildlife and habitats in the Hwange region of north-west Zimbabwe.
Education – High School Scholarships and Internships - families from the Hwange Main Camp and Mambanje communities in Zimbabwe that care for vulnerable or orphaned children often struggle financially and are unable to pay for their education. Children also often drop out of school because their help is needed to run the family
homestead and young girls are often expected to assist with traditional household role of looking
after their younger siblings, fetching water and cooking. Without the resources to attend school, the level of education within the community cannot improve limiting the children’s opportunities later in life.
School Projects there are a number of different projects to support schools in the surrounding communities in the Hwange Region
Conservation Projects - African Bush Camps supports a number of conservation projects in the Hwange area including the Mambanje Mobile Catlle Boma Iniative and the Mambanje Lion Guardian Programme
The camp is powered with Solar Power and Back-up generators
There are in-room charging facilities
There is no WIFI at the camp
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