This location is ideal for both walking and canoeing trails through this amazing World Heritage Site. More than 12,000 elephants live within the park and it is also one of the best places to see lion, as well as Zebra, kudu, eland, impala and other antelope species. Hippos and crocodiles frequent the river. 

There are over 380 species of woodland and waterbirds, including Lillian's lovebirds, Livingstone's flycatchers, kingfishers, herons, brilliantly coloured bee eaters, fish eagles, hornbills and doves.

Activities at Vundu Camp include walking, canoeing and pan watching. When walking you will be with an experienced professional guide, who will share his knowledge and love of the bush.

Walks are usually planned the night before and it is completely up to the guests how far or fast they want to go. It might take an hour or two to cover 100 meters, looking at and discussing the smaller wonders of nature such as ants, butterflies or wild flowers, or a couple of kilometres might be covered in the same time while tracking an animal or simply enjoying the wilderness.

Drifting silently down the Zambezi in a canoe is very hard to beat. The bird life is tremendous and a great variety of larger animals, including elephant, are often seen coming to drink in the river and feed on the islands. 

Sunsets over the river are especially beautiful. Canoes are the stable Canadian standard with comfortable bucket seats. (No previous canoeing experience is needed.) 

Many of the animals in Mana Pools and Matusadona have no fear of vehicles; as a result game drives can provide the best opportunities for good photographs. 

Our open land cruisers are custom fitted for the comfort of the guests. Time spent watching the interaction between different species or members of families of animals at these seasonal pools can be particularly rewarding.

Vundu Camp is run by Ivan Carter, one of the most highly respected and professional safari operators in Zimbabwe.  In partnership with Dr and Mrs Swithun Mombeshora.  It is set within the Mana Pools National Park, on the very banks of the Zambezi River.

This is a classic tented camp, with the atmosphere of the great days of African exploration and a standard of comfort and service which is of the best.

The site is incredibly beautiful.  Six comfortable tents peep out of a grove of riverine trees and the dining room is a patch of sand below the spreading branches of a huge tamarind tree, just a few feet from the Zambezi.  Delicious meals are prepared by the chef and at night a chandelier of oil lanterns is hung; the only light apart from fireflies and stars.

In this friendly and relaxed atmosphere, firm friends are soon forged and the latest discoveries and finest tales are exchanged over dinner and around the camp fire.

The camp has been set up in the most environmentally sensitive manner possible.  We are proud of our conservation record and of our relationship with National Parks.