5-Day Mana Pools Hike 7 July to 11 July 2026

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Chirundu - Mana Pools National Park

You will be transferred from Chirundu to Mana Pools by vehicle. The journey takes about 3 hours. After check-in formalities, we camp at Nyamepi camp site for the first night on the Zambezi Riverfront. Your guide will go over the planned trail hike route, check everyones day pack gear and make sure we are well prepared for this hike. Your tents are transported to the next camp. We have access to camp ablution facilities this night.

Main Destination:

Mana Pools National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Best wildlife viewing)

High Season July to September

Best Weather April to September (Rains rarely fall)

Wildlife in Mana Pools NP

ElephantAbundant

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

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LeopardOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

CheetahRare

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Mana Pools NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore Mana Pools National Park

We will have the whole day to reach our next remote camp. The distances between camps are all between 5 and 10 kilometres and you will be required to carry your own day pack and some snacks. We will encounter many animals along the way. However this is a hiking trail exploring off the track nature that Mana has to offer. There is no end to the incredible things you can see and do in this animal-rich environment. This trip is suited to physically fit guests who want to see the more remote side of the park.

Main Destination:

Mana Pools National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Mana Pools NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mana Pools National Park

We start to get into the routine off breaking camp each morning and packing our gear. A light breakfast, tea and coffee and we then continue hiking to our next wild camp. We will stay at remote waterholes and also sometimes on the Zambezi river, always taking in the backdrop of the Mana flood plain. We will have time to get close up to view animals in their natural environment.

Main Destination:

Mana Pools National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Mana Pools NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore Mana Pools National Park

We break camp early again, or if we here something calling close by we take a look and explore what the area has on offer, only then break camp and move to the next one. We have generous flexibility on when we move to our next camps. The distance s are not great and we can even move ion the afternoon depending on game movements.

Main Destination:

Mana Pools National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Mana Pools NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mana Pools National Park

On this the last morning we basically have our last breakfast, pack camp and do our transfer out.

Main Destination:

Mana Pools National Park

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.