Reviews of Camp Hwange
Wildlife sightings and reviews
91 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Camp Hwange and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Excellent Camp Hwange"
Good comfortable vehicles.
In addition to the animals on the list, we saw Klipspringer, Ostrich with chicks, Serval, Honey Badger, Martial Eagle, Verraux's Eagle Owl and African Wild Cat. Although we failed to see a black rhino (on our 20km walk) we heard one....
A pangolin was seen the day before we arrived!" See all these reviews: 15n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Kenya
Buffalo
10 sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Lion
10 sightings
Roan antelope
1 sighting
Sable antelope
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
10 sightings
"Well run camp with a lot of widlife"
We saw a host of animals here especially cats with an incredible first day - lion, cheetah, caracal, serval, wild cat There was a good team of experienced guides who were talking regularly to each other to track down the game. The camp is run very flexibly with schedules varied to match the animal sightings rather than sticking to fixed times.
The rooms are excellent and very comfortable. We had the same guide Kevin for most of our time and he was very keen to ensure we saw as much as possible
Recommended." See all these reviews: 15n in Zimbabwe
Brown Hyena
6 sightings
Buffalo
10 sightings
Cheetah
2 sightings
Eland
Multiple sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Hippo
2 sightings
Lion
5 sightings
Roan antelope
2 sightings
Spotted Hyena
2 sightings
Wild dog
10 sightings
Zebra
6 sightings
"Wonderful Camp with great atmosphere"
It was excellent in all aspects, particularly. the game drives." See all these reviews: 13n in Zimbabwe
Buffalo
2 sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Elephant
6 sightings
Giraffe
1 sighting
Hippo
4 sightings
Lion
4 sightings
Roan antelope
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wild dog
1 sighting
Zebra
3 sightings
"Fantastic Safari at Camp Hwange "
The welcome at camp was lovely as always, staff to meet you and a drink. Once shown to your room where your bags are all ready you are shown everything in the room. We then went back to the main bit of camp for lunch. The great thing about this camp is that you all eat together round a big table with the guides and other guests.
In the morning you are woken at 5.30 with hot water in a flask for a cup of tea or coffee you then make your way to the main area of camp when it light enough to leave your room which is about 6.00, you have breakfast and then go out on your morning game drive. You get back from the morning game drive in time for lunch. After lunch you have a couple of hours to yourself before afternoon tea and afternoon game drive. Your evening game drive involves sun downers of course, then a night drive back to the camp for dinner. You can go on walking safari's but we chose not to.
The food was brilliant as always and nothing is to much trouble. The staff are all very friendly and look after you. Our guide Washington was fantastic and his knowledge of the bush is second to none. Adam was great as well. Kim looked after any of our needs very well. Zimbabwean guides are the best I known.
This camp is one of the best we have stayed at, the think that we liked about it is that you are away from most of the main camps in Hwange so don't see many other vehicles do must of the time you have the animals to yourselves. This was our second time here and we will go back again." See all these reviews: 11n in Zimbabwe
Buffalo
4 sightings
Cheetah
3 sightings
Eland
2 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
4 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
3 sightings
Lion
9 sightings
Roan antelope
3 sightings
Sable antelope
2 sightings
Spotted Hyena
4 sightings
Wild dog
2 sightings
Zebra
5 sightings
"Camp Hwange review"
Buffalo
Multiple sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
Multiple sightings
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Hippo
Multiple sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
Multiple sightings
Sable antelope
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Wild dog
1 sighting
"Superb staff"
Cons: June is very cold and even with the hot water bottles and blankets provided, it is still cold at night and very cold getting dressed in the morning. Although the camp tries hard e.g. warm ponchos and blankets in the jeep, our very early drive out of the park in order to be picked up for transportation to Victoria Falls, was long and freezing. Ensure that you have a warm hat, many layers including a down jacket, and a face mask." See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe; 5n in South Africa
"Tented camp"
Try to go when the French investors are not in camp--they tend to take over while there and it flavours the whole experience. Two of them smoked while we were there and I saw one of them simply drop his cigarette and grind it out in the sand in front of the lodge.
We had a very bad experience with a trainee guide which Julian dealt with and which I won't go into details here. Julian is a superb Zimbabwean trained guide with a wealth of knowledge. His story telling is magical as he talks about the lions Lots of good walking here, but is always preceded by a drive to get to a walking location." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia; 8n in Zimbabwe
Buffalo
1 sighting
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Hippo
Multiple sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Camp Hwange review"
Our guide Nigel was exceptional and contributed to us having one game drive that was just great, we saw everything from Cape Buffalo running to being surrounded by six lions." See all these reviews: 11n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Buffalo
1 sighting
Cheetah
1 sighting
Eland
1 sighting
Elephant
4 sightings
Hippo
2 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
3 sightings
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
"Beautiful camp with great view"
Food was excellent, I think one of the best food experience I have ever had at the camps in Africa.
Julian, who has wealth of knowledge, was my guide throughout my stay and I really enjoyed walking. It was an exciting moment facing an elephant. We happened to find Bat-eared fox while walking. And walking up to buffaloes was another exciting moent as well.
All of camp staff are very friendly and helpful." See all these reviews: 6n in Zimbabwe
"Camp Hwange"
The staff were thoughtful, professional and approachable, and anticipated all our needs. The guides, in particular, were second to none. The information they provided and the efforts they made were truly the highlight of our trip.
The food was also fantastic, and without our even mentioning it, they noticed our preferences and made an effort to meet those.
Overall, I cannot praise Camp Hwange highly enough, and it will be our first choice should we make another trip to Zimbabwe." See all these reviews: 4n in Zimbabwe
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