Rhino Safari Camp
Stilted chalets, fully inclusive · Peninsula concession on the north-western shore · Rhino Safari Camp
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High-end
Inside the park
Owner/family-run
A small unfenced camp on its own peninsula concession on the north-western shore, run by a small group of leaseholders, with a sister camp, Daka Plains, in Hwange. Chalets stand on stilts and are open to the view. It is solar-powered and takes children from 12. All fishing is catch-and-release. The camp puts the boat from Kariba at about an hour.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Open-fronted stilted chalets, unfenced, right over the water
- One of only two private camps inside the park boundary
- Guests describe it as a great honeymoon spot
- Catch-and-release fishing, walks, drives and boats all included
Cons
- No per-night rate published; sold mainly as a package
- Children under 12 not accepted
- About an hour by boat from Kariba to reach camp
- Unfenced camp with open-fronted chalets, not for the nervous
What's here
- Solar or 24h power
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Fishing
Read from Rhino 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 Rhino Safari Camp
Package only. No per-night rate is published. WildZambezi lists a package of 3 nights here and 3 nights at the sister camp Daka Plains in Hwange for two people in high season (1 June to 31 October 2026) at $10,000, including park fees and flights between the camps.
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 Rhino Safari Camp
How much does Rhino Safari Camp cost?
No per-night rate is published. WildZambezi lists a package of three nights at Rhino and three nights at its sister camp, Daka Plains in Hwange, for two people in high season, 1 June to 31 October 2026, at $10,000, including park fees and flights between the camps. Ask the camp directly for a stay at Rhino alone.
Is Rhino Safari Camp good for a honeymoon?
It has a following for it: guests on Tripadvisor describe it as a great honeymoon spot. The camp is small, unfenced and intimate, with open-fronted chalets on stilts over its own peninsula concession, which suits couples wanting a quieter, more exposed bush stay.
Is Rhino Safari Camp good for families?
Rhino Safari Camp takes children from 12, so it does not suit younger families. The camp is unfenced, with open-fronted chalets on stilts, which fits an older-children or adults-only group better than toddlers, and all fishing on offer is catch-and-release.
How do you get to Rhino Safari Camp?
Fly to Tashinga or Rokari airstrip, or take the boat from Kariba, which the camp puts at about an hour. Rhino sits on its own peninsula concession on the north-western shore, one of only two private camps inside the park boundary.