Fothergill
Lake suites and island suites, fully inclusive · Fothergill Island, eastern basin near the Sanyati · Fothergill
High-end
Boundary unconfirmed
Owner not confirmed
A lodge first built in 1977 and reopened on 1 August 2021 after a full refurbishment: five lake suites, two two-bedroom family suites and three Little Fothergill suites with private pools. Activities include drives, walks, boating and fishing. The lodge names no owner on its site and its marketing agent calls it a partner camp, so ownership is not confirmed.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Own airstrip, five minutes from camp
- Three island suites at Little Fothergill with private plunge pools
- About 95% solar-powered
- Two-bedroom family suites, with child-friendly activities offered
Cons
- Whether park fees are included is disputed; ask before paying
- No named owner; marketing agent calls it only a partner camp
- Minimum two nights
- No minimum age found for children
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
- Bar
- Family rooms
- En-suite bathrooms
- Solar or 24h power
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Fishing
Read from Fothergill'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 Fothergill
From $750 pppn. $750 per person sharing in the green season, per its marketing agent Hideaways Africa; SADC rates on request, minimum 2 nights. Meals, drinks, activities, laundry, Wi-Fi and the boat from Marineland are included. Whether park fees are included is unclear: the lodge's own site says all national park and conservation fees are included, Hideaways says the conservation and parks levy is excluded. Ask before you pay.
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 Fothergill
What does the rate at Fothergill include?
It covers meals, drinks, activities, laundry, Wi-Fi and the boat from Marineland, at $750 a person sharing in the green season per its agent Hideaways Africa. Whether park fees are included is unclear: Fothergill's own site says all national park and conservation fees are included, while Hideaways says the conservation and parks levy is excluded. Confirm before you pay.
Is Fothergill good for families?
Fothergill has two family suites, each with two bedrooms, and the lodge mentions child-friendly adventures among its activities. We found no published minimum age, so ask when you enquire. For more privacy, three Little Fothergill suites with private plunge pools can be booked exclusively.
Who owns Fothergill?
That is not confirmed. The lodge's own site names no owner, and its marketing agent, Hideaways Africa, refers to it only as a partner camp. It was first built in 1977 and reopened on 1 August 2021 after a full refurbishment.
How do you get to Fothergill?
Fly into Fothergill's own 1,200-metre airstrip, which the lodge says is five minutes from camp, among the shortest transfers of any property on this shore. It sits on Fothergill Island in the eastern basin near the Sanyati, with a boat connection from Marineland for guests arriving that way.