Camp Amalinda

Overview

Location: Zimbabwe
Accommodation Type: Lodge
Comfort Level: Luxury

Good For: Solo, Couple/Romantic, Family |

The intimate Camp Amalinda is just 45 kilometres from Bulawayo, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Matobo Hills. The comfortable lodge has been imaginatively designed around the spectacular granitic landscape of an ancient San shelter, blending seamlessly with the thickets and surrounding hills.

The exclusive, owner-run, Camp Amalinda is located in 300 acres of a private concession in the Matobo Hills National Park. This majestic landscape has intrigued travellers for centuries including Cecil John Rhodes, whose body was laid to rest here. Camp Amalinda was recently voted into the Top Three Safari Lodges in Zimbabwe.

Accommodation

The nine chalets at Camp Amalinda offer guests uncompromisingly high levels of comfort, style, and elegance. The thatched chalets, all individually designed around natural granite boulders, are tastefully decorated with teak and leather furniture with a touch of traditional African and colonial memorabilia. The substantial beds are ensconced in mosquito-net drapes, and the en-suite bathrooms are carved into the rock face. The chalets have a luxurious seating area, and secluded balconies offering magnificent panoramic views. The two expansive suites, the Rhodes Suite and Lobengula Suite, have a distinctly romantic ambience, offering a sumptuous lounge and entertainment area, and freestanding outdoor bathtub.

Wildlife

Mammal and bird species are prolific and include the highest concentration of leopard and black eagle in the world. The open terrain and experienced guides make the Matobo Hills an excellent place to track rhino on foot. Other animals to be seen include sable antelope, giraffe, zebra, impala, wildebeest, and ostrich. Nocturnal species sighted include caracal, porcupine, civet, and genet.

Over 200 bird species have been recorded in the area, including Verreauxs’ eagle, African hawk-eagle, Wahlberg’s eagle, African crowned eagle, Martial eagle, Augur buzzard, Brown snake-eagle, Black-chested snake-eagle, Lanner and Peregrine falcon. The elusive Mackinder’s eagle-owl breeds in the hills. Smaller species worth looking out for include the Boulder chat, mottled swift, Lazy cisticola, and Southern hyliota. Yellow-billed oxpeckers can be seen clearing pests off the various mammal species including rhino.

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Children
Children under the age of two years will be accommodated free of charge when sharing a room with other paying guests
Children aged 12 years or older will be charged adult rates. Children 3-11 pay 50% of adult rate if sharing with an adult. If 2 children require their own room and are under 12, one pays full adult rate and one pays 50%.

Please note:
Malaria occurs throughout Zimbabwe, right through the year.
Malaria prophylaxis is recommended for all travelers to Zimbabwe.
Inoculation against Hepatitis A and typhoid is also recommended.

Directions

Matobo National Park:

GPS: 20.576083 (latitude) 28.455888 (longitude)