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Michelle Welch
NZ
Visited:
November 2019
Reviewed: Dec 28, 2019
Email Michelle Welch | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Mana Pools is one of the most beautiful destinations on the planet. Waste disposal upstream and the relaxation of rules around fishing, motor boats and generators are threatening to spoil this once pristine relatively undisturbed ecosystem.
The animals and birds however never disappoint.
Guddi
wonderful - it was a dream
I enjoyed this stay so much - everything was perfect - I loved this stay and one day I'll return to see the Sambesi river again, the wildlife and the kanutrip, the bushwalk - everything ....great - the Service was excellent -
So much wild life and amazing birds. Canoed down the Zambezi for thee days - experience of a life time (actual my second time and can't wait to go again)
Maysoun Al-Rabie
DE
Visited:
October 2016
Reviewed: Nov 17, 2016
Email Maysoun Al-Rabie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience! Lots of animals.
- I would always recommend this park.
- I would not come again at the end of October. It was too hot!
- A park with a lot of things to do.
Owen
KE
Visited:
September 2016
Reviewed: Nov 16, 2016
Email Owen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I think that Mana Pools is one of the most places in the world. There are plenty of elephants,hippos, and buffalo. I've seen wild dogs on both of my visits. I've also seen lions.and plenty of antelope. The canoe trip is really beautiful.
mankale
ZA
Visited:
December 2013
Reviewed: Mar 14, 2016
Email mankale | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
deasibeau
AU
Visited:
August 2015
Reviewed: Dec 11, 2015
Email deasibeau | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Seemed fairly quiet re the wild animals even though we saw lion, hippos, kudu and elephant. There was an elusive leopard around but we didn't get to see her.
An unforgettable experience!
I have visited Mana Pools about eight times when I was resident In Zimbabwe. This time we stayed with Goliath Safaris lead by the renowned guide Stretch Ferreira. Probably the best guide one can have at wonderful Mana Pools. Walking safaris are the best way to explore and to get a real feel of bush life and we came very close to elephants and lions.
Michael B
AU
Visited:
July 2012
Reviewed: Jul 5, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Garden of Eden is in Africa
Sunsets over the river were each unique and beautiful, perfect for sundowners. Just outside the Park you could do night safaris: we saw a lion stalking a herd of buffalo, only to be chased off. One night we came across a male lion on the track. From a handful of metres away we watched as he lowered his chest to the ground and let out a series of roars that
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took our breath away.During the heat of the day, in camp, you could sit and waste a lazy couple of hours watching the animals wander by the river on a scene that feels older than time. Everyone should go at least once to Mana Pools. And after you've been once you will want to go again.
momathew
GB
Visited:
September 2014
Reviewed: May 2, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Magical Mana Pools
I made the trip in September - and it was hot (36 degrees Celsius), dusty and dry....but game drives and wildlife viewing was rewarding, with the ever dwindling water sources bringing together herbivores and the great predators. There are quite a few lodges and safari groups that do business in the area, and the camp that I stayed in was quite good, boasting twin occupancy
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tents with en suite facilities, and hot water. The food was fabulous! Home away from home! It pays to have a good guide who knows the local area, something I would whole heartedly recommend!I am not a birder, but even in the dry summer season I was there, there was no shortage of fish eagles, herons, exquisite lilac breasted rollers, the odd looking hamerkop... I did see the odd martial eagle. Night time game drives are not permitted within the Mana conservation area.
