Changa Safari Camp
Tented camp, fully inclusive · North-eastern shore, beside the Changa entry point · Changa Safari Camp
Mid-range
Inside the park
Owner/family-run
Founded in 2012 by two Zimbabwean families and run from Harare, Changa holds a lease inside the park on the north-eastern shore. Six deluxe tents and two family tents with adjoining children's tents look over the lake. Rates cover meals, drinks, laundry and activities, but the conservation levy is charged on top. Pool, private beach, solar power and limited signal.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Publishes full 2026/2027 rates, including the conservation levy line
- One of only two private camps inside the park boundary
- Family tents have an adjoining children's tent
- Private verandas with outdoor bath and shower on every tent
Cons
- Conservation levy charged on top: $30 adult, $15 child
- High season (June to October) rises to $682 pppn
- No minimum age found for the adjoining children's tents
- Reached only by charter flight or boat from Kariba
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
- Family rooms
- Solar or 24h power
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Fishing
Read from Changa Safari Camp's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
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 Changa Safari Camp
From $440 pppn. International rack rates 2026/2027: $440 green season (1 November to 31 March), $567 mid season (April and May), $682 high season (June to October), per person per night sharing. SADC $346 all year. Meals, all drinks, laundry, Wi-Fi and activities included, with VAT and the tourism levy. The African Parks conservation levy is extra: $30 per adult and $15 per child international, $24 and $12 SADC.
All inclusive. The rate covers meals, drinks, activities and the transfers named below. Park fees are charged separately.
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 Changa Safari Camp
What does the rate at Changa Safari Camp include?
The rate covers meals, all drinks, laundry, Wi-Fi and activities, plus VAT and the tourism levy. The African Parks conservation levy is charged on top: $30 a night for an international adult and $15 for a child, or $24 and $12 at the SADC rate. 2026/2027 international rates run from $440 to $682 a person a night by season.
Is Changa Safari Camp good for families?
Changa has two family tents, each with an adjoining children's tent, alongside six deluxe tents. We found no published minimum age on its own site, so ask when you enquire, especially since the camp is unfenced like the rest of its lakeshore concession.
How do you get to Changa Safari Camp?
By charter flight into Kanjedza or a boat transfer from Kariba; there is no self-drive route published. Changa sits on a lease on the park's north-eastern shore, one of only two private camps inside the Matusadona boundary, founded in 2012 by two Zimbabwean families.
How much does Changa Safari Camp cost?
International rack rates for 2026/2027 are $440 a person a night in the green season, 1 November to 31 March, $567 in April and May, and $682 from June to October. SADC residents pay $346 all year. These cover meals, drinks, laundry, Wi-Fi and activities, with the conservation levy extra.