Somalisa Camp

Somalisa Camp is African Bush Camps' flagship Signature Experience in Hwange, set beneath an acacia grove roughly 45 minutes by light aircraft from Victoria Falls. The combined Somalisa Camp/Acacia TripAdvisor listing rates 4/5, ranking #3 of 32 specialty lodging in Hwange, with guests citing quality guiding, the intimacy of the suites, and close-range elephant activity at the pool.

The camp has 7 luxury tented suites, each with a wood-burning fireplace, a copper slipper bath, an indoor/outdoor shower and a private viewing deck, accommodating a maximum of 14 guests. Somalisa was the first property in Zimbabwe to receive GOLD Green Tourism Certification, and runs fully on solar power while recycling roughly 80% of its water.

The camp's best-known feature is the Elephant Pool directly adjacent to it — a genuine natural extension of the landscape rather than a staged waterhole. Activities include game drives, walking safaris, birding, cultural visits and the Somalisa Sleep-Out treehouse experience around 25 minutes from camp at a separate waterhole. Somalisa Camp is positioned toward adult and older-family travel, with a minimum age of 12 — families with younger children are better directed to sister camp Somalisa Acacia.