Bomani Tented Lodge

Bomani Tented Lodge sits on a private 5,000-acre concession on the Ngamo Plains in south-eastern Hwange, drawing wildlife across from the national park itself. TripAdvisor rates it 4/5 from 422 reviews, ranking #1 of 32 specialty lodging in Hwange — a genuinely large and consistent review base — with guests repeatedly praising knowledgeable guiding, close wildlife encounters, and the lodge's conservation and community focus.

The lodge offers 10 tents across four types — 1 Thatched Bungalow, 4 Spurwing Tents, 5 Saddlebill Tents and 1 Sable Suite — accommodating up to around 30 guests around a central thatched main lodge. Solar power runs the camp, with WiFi in the main lodge and cell reception on site.

Activities include day and night game drives, walking safaris, viewing from an elevated hide, and seasonal pump-run visits and canoeing in the wetter months. A signature draw is rhino tracking on foot in the Imvelo-developed, fenced Ngamo Wildlife Sanctuary for black and white rhino, alongside visits to village, health and education projects under Imvelo's community programme. Access is via roughly a 1-hour charter flight, a 4-hour road transfer, or Imvelo's own rail-car safari transfer via Dete, with a final 15-minute drive from the private Hwange gate.