Gonarezhou National Park acommodation

Mabalauta facilities:

Lodges

Mabalauta was once a communal area until the 1960s when it became a game reserve. It was later declared a National Park in 1975 when it became part of Gonarezhou. The name Mabalauta hails from a hardwood tree species common in the region. The Mabalauta section in the Mwenezi sub-region includes the Swimuwini rest camp, "the place of the baobabs". The camp is situated eight kilometres from the warden's office and overlooks the Mwenezi River. There are thatched self-catering accommodation facilities.

Camping is possible at Swimuwini at the Mabalauta Camping site which has ablution facilities and visitors with caravans on tow can also camp at Swimuwini and use the same facilities for standard camp sites.

There are several picnic and braai sites located in the Park.

 

Chipinda Pools Facilities

The name Chipinda is derived from the Ndau dialect meaning "enter". There are camping facilities in this section, but no self-catering accommodation facilities. 

There are nine camp sites at the Chipinda Pools Camp, each with basic shelter, braai and ablution facilities.

Chinguli facilities

There are five camping sites in the Runde sub-region at Chinguli which also have similar facilities to those at Chipinda.

Camps with minimum facilities are located at Nyahungwe, Madumbini, Bopomela, Lisoda, Gota, Chitove, Chamaluvati and Chilojo. These exclusive sites may be booked by a single party of up to ten people, but there are no attendants available. Visitors need to bring their own water and dead wood in the vicinity may be collected for firewood. There are also several picnic and braai points in this section of the Park that include Massasanya and Machaniwa.

GPS reference: (Chipinda Pools) 21⁰17′19.71″S 31⁰54′47.68″E

 

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