Wilderness Chikwenya
Luxury tented suites · Private concession at the Sapi and Zambezi confluence, eastern boundary · Wilderness
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Outside the gate
Safari company
Chikwenya sits where the Sapi River meets the Zambezi, reachable only by light aircraft. Note for anyone using older guidebooks: it is now operated by Wilderness, not Great Plains, a change many listings have missed.
Why you'd pick it
- The confluence setting over vast floodplains at the park's quiet eastern end
- One of the original Mana Pools properties, reborn in luxury form
- Pool overlooking the floodplain, and fly-in exclusivity
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
- Family rooms
- En-suite bathrooms
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Night drives
- Birding
- Fishing
Read from Wilderness Chikwenya'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
From about $1,140 pppn. Fully inclusive. Two family units have private pools.
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.