Big 5 Lodge
Lodge, bed and breakfast · Mica Point, Kariba town, across the lake · Not confirmed
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Budget
Outside the gate
Owner not confirmed
A bed-and-breakfast lodge on Mica Point, listed on VisitKariba at $80 per person sharing. The website that listing names does not resolve and no owner is stated.
Pros and cons
Pros
- One of the few Kariba-area rates published in writing
- From $80 per person sharing, bed and breakfast
- A base for boat days into the park
Cons
- Its listed website does not resolve
- No owner confirmed
- Not inside the park; a day-trip base only
- Site does not resolve; child policy unconfirmed
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Matusadona National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryThe trust's conservation levy for an international adult.
- $30per person, per day
- VehicleForeign-registered car or 4x4, per day.
- $5per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $195 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The ZimParks 2026 gazette gives $24 for an international adult, not $30. We use the trust's levy because that is what operators pass on in 2026. Confirm with reservations.matusadona@africanparks.org.
The full fee schedule for Matusadona National ParkRates at Big 5 Lodge
From $80 pps. $80 per person sharing, bed and breakfast (VisitKariba listing, read 24 September 2026). Park fees apply only on the days you visit the park.
Room only. Meals, activities and park fees all come on top.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative rates read in September 2026 from each property's own website or rate sheet, and where noted from an agent or the VisitKariba directory. Watch the basis: lodges quote per person per night, houseboats per boat per night, and several Kariba town places per room or per unit. Park fees are extra almost everywhere, at $30 per international adult per day on the trust's levy, and houseboats add their own park and lake charges.
Questions about Big 5 Lodge
How much does Big 5 Lodge cost?
From $80 per person sharing, bed and breakfast, according to its VisitKariba listing, which is one of the few Kariba-area rates we found published in writing. The website that listing names does not resolve, so confirm current pricing with an agent.
Is Big 5 Lodge inside Matusadona National Park?
No, it sits on Mica Point in Kariba town, across the lake, and works as a base for boat days into the park rather than a camp inside it, with park fees charged only on visit days.
Who owns Big 5 Lodge?
Not confirmed. We found no working website and no stated owner, so book through a Kariba agent and confirm the details, including room type and breakfast arrangements, before you pay.