Useful links featuring Zambezi Sands

Set within mopane woodland overlooking a large waterhole, Nehimba Lodge occupies a private concession to the north-west of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. From here, you can explore this isolated area with a guide, either by vehicle or on foot. Originally privately owned ... Read more about Nehimba Lodge

Opened in 2013, Bomani Tented Lodge is one of a number of lodges just outside Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. From its remote location close to the quiet south-eastern corner of the park, the lodge offers exclusive game viewing within its own private concession, as well ... Read more about Bomani Tented Lodge

Set in a 1.2km2 (300-acre) private concession within Zimbabwe’s Matobo Hills National Park, Amalinda Lodge occupies a truly spectacular location. The lodge, formerly Camp Amalinda, is comfortable and owner run, with authentic, cleverly designed rooms built amongst ancient ... Read more about Amalinda Lodge

About 300m from 'International Arrivals' at Johannesburg's O. R. Tambo International Airport, the City Lodge, which opened in 2010, is a modern hotel with 303 rooms. It's one of two hotels within the immediate airport complex (the other being the InterContinental), making ... Read more about City Lodge JNB

Victoria Falls Safari Club sits on the same plateaued site as its sister lodge Victoria Falls Safari Lodge. However, it has a more exclusive feel to it and should be considered a completely separate entity. The Victoria Falls Safari Club is not suited to families, but rather ... Read more about Victoria Falls Club

About 30km from the Victoria Falls, Gorges Lodge is perched above the Batoka Gorge with fantastic views of the Zambezi River as it flows by 200m below. The lodge is set amongst lush, indigenous gardens, offering a real sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of town life ... Read more about Gorges Lodge

Opened in April 2017, the small, semi-permanent John's Camp is set up at the beginning of each safari season in one of Mana Pools National Park's campsites on the banks of the Zambezi River. Here they stay until the end of the season in mid November, when the camp is entirely dismantled... Read more about John's Camp

The brand-new Jozibanini Camp is an exciting offering in a very remote area of Hwange National Park. None of the team at Expert Africa has yet visited 'Jozi', but we're confident it will offer a unique experience. The Jozibanini area, in the southernmost part of Hwange, ... Read more about Jozibanini Camp

Hidden in a forest of mature camelthorn trees, which soon gives way to open plains and a network of waterholes, Camelthorn Lodge is well situated for game viewing. It is set in a private concession outside the extreme south-east corner of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, ... Read more about Camelthorn

Independent and owner run, The Hide sits in a 5km2 private concession within a north-eastern annexe of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. Expert Africa has been sending travellers here since the mid-1990s, and recent investments have ensured that this old favourite remains ... Read more about The Hide

In the north-west of Hwange National Park, where the Kalahari's flat plains start to transition into rugged hills, you’ll find Camp Hwange. The camp is owned by David Carson, a top Zimbabwean professional guide, and managed by fellow guide Julian Brookstein and his wife, Ashleigh... Read more about Camp Hwange

Khulu Bush Camp, formerly Khulu Ivory Lodge, is small and relatively simple, without being rustic. Less expensive than some of Hwange's camps, it is situated in the Sikumi Forest Reserve adjacent to Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. The camp overlooks a waterhole, which ... Read more about Khulu Bush Camp

In 2004 and 2005, two sister-resorts opened in the Quirimbas Archipelago - each on its own island. The first was Matemo, and the second was Medjumbe Private Island − which was originally named 'Medjumbe Island Resort'. This is the smaller and more exclusive of the ... Read more about Medjumbe Private Island

North of Botswana's Moremi Game Reserve, Little Kwara lies within the 1,750km2 private Kwara Reserve, where the diversity of the environments is reflected in both the wide range of activities possible – both land and water year-round – and the big game found here. It's ... Read more about Little Kwara

In the heart of the Okavango Delta, in the game-rich, private Kwara Reserve, Kwara Camp was reopened in September 2019 following a complete rebuild, Now far more upmarket in style, with no under 18s allowed, the camp sits on a forested island shaded by large trees overlooking ... Read more about Kwara Camp

Set in the north of Botswana's vast Kwando Reserve, the relaxed Lagoon Camp has a spectacular setting on the banks of the Kwando River, where a band of lush riverine forest is interspersed with open plains. The wildlife around camp is particularly noted for the wild dogs ... Read more about Lagoon Camp

In the extreme north of Botswana, the Lebala Camp stands in lush, open grasslands in the south of the private Kwando Reserve. This vast reserve is a largely dry wildlife area with a reputation as a top African safari destination for big game – focusing especially on the predators... Read more about Lebala Camp

Situated in the heart of Botswana's Okavango Delta, adjacent to Moremi Game Reserve, Kanana Camp nestles among towering jackalberry (ebony) trees, knobthorn acacias and sausage trees on the edge of a permanent stretch of channel. Kanana's environment is a mix of forests ... Read more about Kanana

The house of Terraço das Quitandas is a stunning old building located in the heart of Ilha do Moçambique's stone town. Over 300 years old, it has been home to many different merchants and traders, and during the last few decades of Portuguese rule, was the staff house for ... Read more about Terraco das Quitandas