The Hide

Ngamo Forest, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

A long-established camp overlooking a waterhole in Hwange’s private Ngamo concession, named for its low-profile viewing hide.

Overview

The Hide takes its name from the below-ground viewing hide built at its waterhole’s edge, a long-established camp in Hwange’s Ngamo Forest area known for genuinely close, ground-level wildlife encounters.

Rooms & Table

The Rooms

Canvas tents set among teak woodland, each with a private veranda, furnished in a classic, comfortable safari style.

Food & Service

Zimbabwean and international dishes served communally, with the camp’s small scale encouraging a genuinely personal atmosphere.

Activities

Game drives across Hwange’s Ngamo concession, walking safaris, and time spent in the underground hide watching wildlife at the waterhole’s edge.

Wildlife & Photography

Hwange’s elephant, buffalo, and predator populations converge on the concession’s waterholes, with the camp’s underground hide offering an unusually intimate vantage point.

A Photographer's Note

The underground hide puts the camera at water level with animals drinking just metres away, a genuinely rare perspective in African safari photography.

Conservation & Impact

The camp supports Hwange’s waterhole pumping infrastructure, essential to sustaining wildlife through the park’s long dry season.

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