Camp Amalinda

Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe

A lodge built directly into the granite boulders of the Matobo Hills, one of the most distinctive architectural settings in Zimbabwe.

Overview

Camp Amalinda is built directly into and around the granite boulders of the Matobo Hills, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape sacred to the Ndebele people and one of the most architecturally distinctive lodge settings in southern Africa.

Rooms & Table

The Rooms

Suites built into the natural rock formations, several with private plunge pools, each finished to blend with the surrounding granite boulders.

Food & Service

Zimbabwean and international dishes served among the rocks, often with views over the surrounding balancing boulder landscape.

Activities

Rhino tracking on foot, guided visits to ancient San rock art sites, and walks through the Matobo Hills’ sacred landscape.

Wildlife & Photography

Matobo National Park holds a significant population of both black and white rhino, tracked on foot in a landscape unlike any other rhino-viewing destination in Africa.

A Photographer's Note

The Matobo Hills’ balancing granite boulders, some of the oldest exposed rock formations on Earth, offer landscape photography unlike anywhere else on the safari circuit.

Conservation & Impact

The lodge supports Matobo’s rhino conservation programme and the preservation of the area’s globally significant San rock art heritage.

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