Tembo Plains Camp
Ultra-luxury tented suites · Sapi Private Reserve, beside the Zambezi, adjoining the park to the east · Great Plains Conservation
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Top-end
Outside the gate
Safari company
Not inside the national park but in the Sapi Private Reserve next door, which shares the floodplain ecosystem and the World Heritage listing. Rules differ outside the park boundary, so Tembo Plains can offer boating and other activities the park prohibits.
Why you'd pick it
- A 1,280 km² private reserve adjoining Mana Pools, part of the same World Heritage property
- Great Plains' Zimbabwean flagship
- Activities such as motorised boating that the national park itself does not allow
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
- Spa or massage
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
Read from Tembo Plains 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 Rates unpublished; Great Plains' Zimbabwe flagship, at the very top of the regional range.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.