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Bomani Tented Lodge is a synergy of community, environment and awesome wildlife.
Bomani Tented Lodge is strategically located on the south-eastern border of the herculean Hwange National Park. On one side lies a 5,000-acre private concession, on the other, rural Matabeleland. This peripheral spot is crucial to the lodge’s community-based ethos and most, if not all, staff hail from the front-line villages closest to the park.
Enjoy daily game drives and even night drives. The guides here are among the best on the continent, specialising in walking safaris. The open-air lounge in the communal area opens up to views of the Bomani Pan and there’s a plunge pool to cool off after days out on safari.
Why we love Bomani Tented Lodge
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Both authentic and full of character, Bomani Tented Lodge offers you the classic safari setting
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The camp is completely unfenced so game viewing is almost guaranteed here year-round
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Unique experiences including the Elephant Express - the lodge's ultimate rail transfer
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Bomani offers the chance to join in a pump run, a fun activity that involves helping maintain the solar-powered pumps that produce water to a network of pans
Our Expert Tips
Hwange Private Concession Safari
Hwange National Park offers a glimpse into the Africa of old. Its 5,657 square miles still feels wonderfully preserved with that feeling of empty space, few people and animals as far as the eye can see. This sense of exclusivity is powerfully enhanced in the private concession encompassing Bomani Tented Lodge located in the remote south-east part of Hwange.
Wildlife conservation in Hwange National Park
When Ted Davidson, the first warden to work in Hwange National Park, arrived in 1928, you can only imagine his surprise when he discovered there was no reliable surface water available for the wildlife during Hwange’s long dry seasons. During the wet season, the wildlife would flourish but when the rain ceased and the pans dried up, the animals would vanish, migrating to rivers outside the boundaries of the park. Davidson, pressured the colonial authorities to release funding so he could establish year-round waterholes fed by windmills. The wildlife quickly responded and flourished under this new system. Seeing how these pumps sustain wildlife in Zimbabwe's largest park is an interesting activity between safari game drives.
Facilities
The main area includes an open-plan dining room, bar area and cosy lounge all of which overlook the Bomani Pan.
What's Included
Lodge Package
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner • Selected drinks including house wine, local beer and local spirits • Park fees • Guided game activities • Airstrip transfers • Laundry
After breakfast around the campfire, every morning and afternoon you can join a game drive to explore the reserve or national park. In Hwange, visit a sunken viewing hide to see the park's gentle giants up close and a walking safari will awaken your senses. From May to November you can join in with a pump run to help maintain the solar-powered water pumps.
The camp and pumps for pans is solar powered. Bomani has teamed up with the Ngamo Community and set up a wildlife sanctuary. This is also the headquarters for the Cobras Community Wildlife Protection Unit.
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