How to visit Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 | All the Info

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  • How to visit Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 | All the Info
    We spend 4 nights camping in the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. The largest, oldest and most popular park in Zimbabwe. You'll see what to expect at Robins camp, Sinamatella and the Masuma Dam. Plus all the other information you might need to do this visit yourself.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:40 Entry & Fees
    01:15 Robins Camp
    05:14 How to get there
    06:22 Deteema dam
    07:18 Mandavu dam
    07:38 Sinamatella Camp
    11:08 Masuma dam
    13:04 Guvalava platform
    14:32 Main camp
    15:40 Outro
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Комментарии • 83

  • @JBosslady
    @JBosslady Год назад +19

    Whoever's is reading this, I pray that whatever you're going through gets better and whatever you're struggling with or worrying about is to be fine and that everyone has a bright future ! Amen

  • @stuartrollings602
    @stuartrollings602 Год назад

    Thanks Nick! Very beautiful shots of the area! Appreciate the tour! Be well!

  • @gavinwhitman3189
    @gavinwhitman3189 4 месяца назад

    I have been lucky enough to visit Hwange a number of times over the last 25 years and love it there - albeit Sinamatella is now falling heavily into disrepair.
    The area around main camp is usually the best for game viewing - and would have been nice to see more of this area. Makwa pan and The kennedy’s are usually good areas and my favourite Ngweshla is stunning. Herds of Sable, lots of Roan and usually see lion as well.

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  3 месяца назад

      Thanks for the info. The north was quite sparse, but I still saw a lot. Maybe if i go back Ill give the south more time

  • @ncubesays
    @ncubesays Год назад +2

    Great video. Hwange is pretty awesome.

  • @rutendomarufu2929
    @rutendomarufu2929 Год назад

    Awesome video thank you so much.

  • @duncanwallace7760
    @duncanwallace7760 Год назад +1

    My dream Zim trip would be Hwange and Mana Pools.... one day!

  • @garagepie
    @garagepie Год назад

    Robins camp is look absolutely beautiful!

  • @rosejowan2376
    @rosejowan2376 Год назад +2

    Thanks and God bless you. brother for visiting my Zimbabwe 😘👍👏👏👏

  • @thebuffalooverlander
    @thebuffalooverlander Год назад +1

    Great info 🙌

  • @NamibianYoutubeChannel
    @NamibianYoutubeChannel Год назад

    I once transited via Hwange airport in December and the area was amazingly green and more beautiful but you did great. Thank you 🙏🏽

  • @OverlandingwithBruce
    @OverlandingwithBruce Год назад +7

    Awesome Nic. I will be doing Harare and the eastern side of Zim between 7th and 16th. Will be visiting Chimanimani also! Would be really good if we can hook up for a Lekka steak - my treat.
    Travel safe mate.

    • @raymondchikuku1809
      @raymondchikuku1809 Год назад +2

      Good to hear u will be back in Zim. Can't wait for ur vids. I am a subie and love ur content. Can't wait to see you zipline at Mtarazi falls

    • @OverlandingwithBruce
      @OverlandingwithBruce Год назад +1

      @@raymondchikuku1809 I hope you mean Nick. I am not going to zip line. Too scared of heights. 😂😂 if I manage to meet with Nick then we can make him do it 😂

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      @funtastikfitness9883 Год назад

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    • @ncubesays
      @ncubesays Год назад +2

      Will be looking forward to this content.

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      where is this?

  • @hans5964
    @hans5964 Год назад +7

    Thank you Nick for all the videos from Africa. You actually inspired me to travel to Namibia.
    Greetings from Czech republic.

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад +1

      Its a massive pleasure and thank you for visiting my home country🇳🇦

    • @sick9990101
      @sick9990101 5 месяцев назад

      Nick is a vain click bait youtube nerd who has no idea what he is talking about.

  • @davidviner5783
    @davidviner5783 Год назад +4

    Roan, not sable. Excellent, informative video. Great maps.

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад +1

      haha, yes thanks. Realised that after seeing an actual sable later on😂

  • @timmurphy5541
    @timmurphy5541 Год назад

    As usual, videos from home fill my eyes with tears and yours more than most. I've been mock charged once at a camp near Mana Pools - my body was running the other way before my brain knew what had happened but fortunately a friend stopped me. :-)

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      Glad you enjoyed the video🙂 haha, yeah running isnt always the best option

  • @stuartrollings602
    @stuartrollings602 Год назад +3

    Thanks a bunch for your efforts! Love your sense of humor thru all the booking issues…TIA huh? 😆

  • @OneLife-Adventures
    @OneLife-Adventures Год назад +1

    Am cancelling my Prime video subscription to join your Patreon... You are doing a great job and your dream is resonating with my goals... Hope one day I get to join you.
    And your Rig is simple compared to others.. For the information you give you deserve some support.
    Thank you so much.. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      Thanks so much for your support. Ill contact you on Patreon directly

  • @raevermeulen3267
    @raevermeulen3267 Год назад +4

    Hwange is a special place and worth exploring. So sad the facilities are not great but the staff do the best they can to make you welcome. Stayed 3 nights at Deteema dam and 3 at Mandavu during 2019. Hwange is expensive but we loved the experience. Thanks Nick for the information. Hope to go there again soon.

    • @ncubesays
      @ncubesays Год назад

      Spent a weekend at Deteema last year and couldn't fault the facilities or service from the staff

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      its a pleasure. Together with masuma and ngewsha those would probably be my recommendations

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      i think Rae is referring to Sinamatella. but yes, the staff go out of their way and do the best with what they are given

    • @sick9990101
      @sick9990101 Год назад

      expensive in comparison to which park, may I ask? I think in Botswana the prices are higher, the local are unfriendly and the ranger are not bothered when you get lost.

  • @garagepie
    @garagepie Год назад

    Not sable , it's Roan antelope and they are very rare in aother areas of Africa. Thanks for the cool vid.

  • @georgeuys
    @georgeuys Год назад +2

    Baie geluk met jou verjaarsdag vandag, Nick!

  • @nolavout9094
    @nolavout9094 Год назад

    Always watch u on TV but can only subscribe on my tablet so just have, love your videos, was born chingola Zambia 1954 left 1973 to come to UK, hoping to travel across Africa in about three years when hubby retires, cannot wait, used to love Sinamatela but was told it was gone now ☹️☹️😫 we stayed in cottages there and yes, the view is amazing because you are high up

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      Yip the camp is completely destroyed. Ended up not including the footage to avoid getting into political discussions about the management of the camp and park

    • @nolavout9094
      @nolavout9094 Год назад

      So sad

  • @esrakavetu2286
    @esrakavetu2286 Год назад +2

    Nick, you best go to Chimanimani in eastern Zim, swear its a beautiful area there boet.

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      where exactly?

    • @esrakavetu2286
      @esrakavetu2286 Год назад

      @@NickfrNamibia Chimanimani mountains, beautiful lush area with rolling hills and plantations bordering Mozambique. Think you'd love it...

    • @simonvdl4726
      @simonvdl4726 Год назад

      @@NickfrNamibia Best camp in Zimbabwe is The Corner, a national park immediately to the north of Chimanimani park. Absolutely beautiful, seldom visited. Travel through the village along the old Zeederburg coach road, but be warned the road into the park can be terrible.

  • @MrRemcoLamberts
    @MrRemcoLamberts 3 месяца назад

    Thanks, nice video. We'll be travelling Zim for the full month off June, entering from Beitbridge. Mana Pools and the Zambezi River in the North and back via highlands and Gonarezhou. We are tempted to extend the loop and visit Hwange, but have some doubts as it's so vaste. If we would what would be the nicest campsites for a 4 day visit? What time of the year was this video shot? Cheers and happy travels

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  3 месяца назад +1

      In August. Ive been told the south is better. So maybe do some research on a site south of main camp. Would be easy for you to get in and out there as well.

  • @sarelalberts8890
    @sarelalberts8890 Год назад

    Hi Nick thanks for sharing your trips with us .Is there water at Sinamatella and some sort off ablutions .We are off to Hwange in September . We are self sufficient but would like to bee informed beforehand .Enjoy your travelling's

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      Yes there is a tap with drinking water and basic ablutions. The supervisor there opened the female bathroom for me to use. I'll give it a 4/10....

  • @emilu5425
    @emilu5425 Год назад

    Thanks for a great video! What time of year was this? Greetings from Sweden.

  • @Mr09260
    @Mr09260 Год назад +1

    Your Sable is the rare Roan Antelope on your first drive

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      haha, yes thanks Peter. I realised that as soon as I saw an actual Sable😂

  • @joaofelizardo1123
    @joaofelizardo1123 Год назад

    thanks for the video and info; if you had enough time what camps would you use to camp using an off road caravan ?

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      depending on where you come from: Robins upon entry or exit from the north. Masuma Dam, Detema Dam & Ngewshla (didnt stay here, but heard good things, not sure if the off road caravan can go that far south)

  • @jbclski
    @jbclski 7 месяцев назад

    What time of year were you there?

  • @nolavout9094
    @nolavout9094 Год назад

    An elephant chased us near main camp once, my dad decided to film it and he wasn't amused, we were stuck till a ranger came out, my dad forgot to take the hand brake off!!!! Ours was no mock charge it chased us for about five minutes!!!!

  • @garagepie
    @garagepie Год назад

    Any update on upgrades to Sinamatella? Why has it been essentially abandoned?

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад +1

      Didnt want to ask about it, but looks like they started with some painting and then stopped. The place is a mess and I cant imagine the amount of money it will take to get it up and running again

    • @sick9990101
      @sick9990101 Год назад

      it was privatised in 2016 to a chinese mining company. They started to put down the open !!! restaurant and renovated one!!! Lodge (which is now rented out for 280 USD not getting any visitors.) The company went bust and so all upgrades stopped. Don't expect any news on this before the election. Aside: it is a no brainer to stay at sinemantella a couple of days. There are acceptable abolution. (new tiles have been set up I think in 2015)..And ffS Hwange NP is a wild park and not Disney land.

  • @user-ys2ic4cd1z
    @user-ys2ic4cd1z 11 месяцев назад

    Would like to know if you would recommend staying at Robin's camp for 7 nights?

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  11 месяцев назад

      you can, but that would be too long for me...3 or 4 nights

  • @rossitherhodie5659
    @rossitherhodie5659 Год назад

    Such a pity to see the lack of big hardwoods. The lack of elephant population controls evident. Cost of staying rediculous for US$170pppn. Used to be cheap as chips. Thanks anyway Nick.

    • @sick9990101
      @sick9990101 Год назад

      because the whole video is a nonsense:
      public park camping is17 USD pP + 10 USD camping fee an 3USD for the car. If you book a picknicksite eg. Detema than you pay 40 USD including park fee if there is space available and you book eg. via robbins camp. It is true that masuma is 170 USD but there is a et camp site close by for 50 USD per night (minimum 3 nights) Overall this video is full of mistake, Errors and mishaps. fuel is available at Robbins camp and also with a brand new station at main camp.

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      I dont think you watched the video....and it depends where you are from...prices differ. If you book beforehand you dont qualify for the reduced fees, you get charged the full 170. The reduced prices are applicable if you arrive without a booking and there is space at specific site...this is not guaranteed and like you see on the video if you watched it, i ended up driving to another camp because it was double booked. No there was definitely no fuel at Robins when i was there...

  • @mademoiselle327
    @mademoiselle327 Год назад

    12:39,😩I cringed, that was scary for sure

  • @nolavout9094
    @nolavout9094 Год назад

    Is hwange still worth a visit or has it been over poached, understand luangwa could be the better option now?

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      Luangwa in Zambia?

    • @nolavout9094
      @nolavout9094 Год назад

      Yes, north east

    • @NickfrNamibia
      @NickfrNamibia  Год назад

      South Luangwa is amazing, yes much better

    • @nolavout9094
      @nolavout9094 Год назад

      Thought so, thanx

    • @sick9990101
      @sick9990101 Год назад +1

      there are more than 1000 lions now and 60.000 elephants. Even in January and February you see loads of them. Hwange is far easier to travel than luangwa. Unfortunately the presenter of this video was more bothered about himself than to present the park. Use my channel and search for Hwange to get a real impression.

  • @niconkola9314
    @niconkola9314 Год назад +1

    We're is your girlfriend are you not lonely

  • @eprohoda
    @eprohoda Год назад +1

    howdy?,bravo.best ~ talk yo later, 🙃