John's Camp
Semi-permanent classic tented camp · Eastern side of the park, on the Zambezi facing the escarpment · Robin Pope Safaris
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High-end
Inside the park
Safari company
A seasonal camp in the classic mould: walk-in tents, reading lights, flush loos, bush dining under the trees, and the emphasis firmly on foot safaris. The eastern floodplain it sits on sees far less traffic than the central stretch.
Why you'd pick it
- Safaris-of-yesteryear styling, rebuilt from scratch each season
- Walking is the Robin Pope hallmark, and this is a walking park
- A notably quiet corner of the floodplain, looking south to the escarpment
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
- Bar
- Campsite
- En-suite bathrooms
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Birding
- Fishing
- Community visits
Read from John's Camp'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. Mana Pools National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryVAT and the tourism levy are included.
- $24per person, per day
- VehicleForeign-registered vehicle, if you are staying inside.
- $3per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $153 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Mana Pools National ParkRates
Enquire. Rates unpublished; upper-middle of the park's private-camp range.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Very few Mana Pools camps publish rates, so treat all dollar figures as indicative and confirm with the lodge. ZimParks accommodation is priced per site or unit, not per person, from the February 2026 tariff. Private camp bands reflect operator and agent data gathered July 2026; check whether park fees are included when you compare.