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Little Makalolo has a watering hole right close to the camp, as well as a animal viewing hide.
Little Makalolo is a comfortable five-roomed tented camp in the heart of Hwange National Park, in one of its best game viewing areas. Little Makalolo is one of the few camps located within the Park, and offers privacy for guests who enjoy small camps and a sense of remoteness.
The tented rooms each have en-suite facilities, including a flush toilet, and shower with hot and cold running water - as well as an outdoor shower under the stars. The main living area is under canvas and houses the dining room, lounge and pub, and a small plunge pool.
The camp overlooks a small waterhole and guests can enjoy game viewing during the "siesta" hours a tree house hide. Activities at Little Makalolo centre on game viewing in open 4x4 vehicles throughout the Makalolo concession area, as well as walks with armed guides.
lounge at Little Makalolo
The area is ecologically diverse, ensuring a varied food "pantry", which feeds great numbers of animals year round. Makalolo is one of the best areas for predators, Buffalo and Elephant - all featuring regularly in the experience.
Hwange National Park
Hwange National Park is the largest game reserve in Zimbabwe, with saltpans, acacia scrub and grasslands that support an enormous abundance of wildlife. Located on the border with Botswana, the Park was proclaimed some 70 years ago and has served as a place with one of the densest concentration of game in Africa. In particular, its great herds of buffalo and elephant are a sight to see.
There are a number of shallow pans spread throughout the Park, around which wildlife congregates, making for excellent and reliable game viewing.
Summer sees the large antelope herds migrate onto the open grasslands in the area, closely followed by their predators. Elephants, Buffalo, Sable, Roan, Giraffe, Wildebeest, Impala and sometimes even Gemsbok can be seen here. The area is one of the best for predators - Lion, Leopard, Wild Dog and Cheetah are regularly sighted, along with the smaller African Wild Cat, Serval, Honey Badger, Civet and Hyena. The area has a number of waterholes which attract game in large concentrations, especially during the winter months. Guests can sit at a waterhole and watch the passing parade of animals as they come to quench their thirst. For the bird watcher, Makalolo offers a wonderful range of birding, from Miombo species right through to the Kalahari species.
LOCATION
o Situated in the South Eastern section of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe in on a private concession.
Pricing / Child Policy
Green Season: December to March
Shoulder Season: April to 14 June and November
High Season: 15 June to October
- Children over the age of 8 years are welcome
ACCOMMODATION
There are five tents consisting of:
Three twin bedded tents
One honeymoon tent
One tour leader or guest tent
This camp can accommodate eight guests with tour leader or alternatively 10 guests without tour leader or 10 guests with tour leader in basic staff accommodation.
Sold to a maximum of eight guests on a FIT basis
Tent details:
o Luxury tents located on the ground
o En-suite bathrooms in tents
o All tents have an outside shower
o Wooden doors
o Mosquito proofed
o Fans in all guest tents
o Gas radiator heaters in winter months
o Soaps, shampoos and insect repellents are supplied in each room
CAMP DESCRIPTION
o The main tent houses the dining room, pub and lounge area
o Plunge pool
o Hide and water hole in front of camp
GAME VIEWING
Lion, large herds of Elephant, Buffalo, Hyena, Giraffe, Sable, Wildebeest, Impala, Waterbuck, Reed Buck.
The highlight here is the large open plains where one can see large quantities of animals. Summer game viewing is excellent with Wildebeest, Zebra and Eland found in abundance on the plains. In winter the water holes are magnets for Elephant and on some days each water hole can get up to 1000 elephants coming down to drink.
ACTIVITIES
o Game drives in 1x7 and 1x9-seater land rovers (wind-resistant ponchos are provided during winter months)
o Walking safaris
o Hides in the area and in front of the camp
SUGGESTED DAILY ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
Below is only a suggestion as to what may happen in camp - as daily wildlife sightings tend to throw the schedule right out of schedule.
summer/winter
05h00/06h00 - Wake Up
05h30/06h30 - Light breakfast
06h00/07h00 - Game drive, canoeing, boating, walk with drinks and snacks
10h30/11h00 - Brunch/lunch
- Option to rest or sit at hides
15h30/15h30 - Afternoon tea
16h00/16h00 - Game drive / walk with drinks and snacks
20h00/20h00 - Dinner under the stars or under thatch
ELECTRICITY & WATER
o Camp has 220v generator-powered electricity, power is stored in 12v batteries which power the lights and fans in the rooms
o Video camera batteries can be charged while out on a game drive
o Water for showers etc is heated by solar power
DRINKS POLICY
All drinks are included in the nightly tariff, except for imported champagne and hard to obtain drinks such as Bourbon.
LAUNDRY POLICY
Daily service, weather permitting, included in the nightly tariff.
EXTRAS PAYMENT
Curios and/or tips/gratuities will be billed to the tent number and settled on check-out. Payment can be made in cash (US$), travellers' cheques, and Visa or MasterCard credit cards.
FLYING TIMES
to/from Hwange Airport - 20 minutes
Victoria Falls to the camp's strip - 55 minutes
Makalolo to Giraffe Springs - 30 minutes
AIR STRIP DETAILS
Linkwasha airstrip is located 20 minutes' drive from camp.
Air strip co-ordinates: S19.07.93, E27.12.79
1000m long, grass strip. It can take King Airs 90's, provided that they have high flotation landing gear.
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