The Hide offers a life-enriching safari experience for its guests, from its fantastic game viewing right on your doorstep, to a variety of daily activities to suit everyone and the warm and welcoming staff, who make you feel like family from the minute you arrive. Adventures include day and night game drives, guided bush walks and exceptional game viewing in the seclusion of the camp’s unique underground hides. For those who are a little more adventurous, The Dove’s Nest Treehouse is available at no extra charge. Located 10 minutes away from camp, this rustic gem sleep out has the perfect vantage point from which to view wildlife safely, quietly. Keep your binoculars on hand, an elephant, lion and buffalo can often be seen satisfying their thirst After an exhilarating day of game viewing, guests can retreat to the cool refuge of the camp’s swimming pool and can enjoy delectable meals savoured al fresco or in the elegant dining room.
Location
Perfectly situated on a private concession within Hwange National Park – Zimbabwe’s premier National Park and home to abundant wildlife, flora and fauna
Accessibility
By Road – Most guests fly into Victoria Falls Airport and then take the two-hour road transfer to Hwange Main Camp where guests are met by a Hide representative. The Hide is a little over an hours drive from Hwange Main Camp through the National Park. This transfer is conducted in a Hide open safari vehicle and offers game viewing opportunities.
Self-Drive – Guests can opt to self-drive into Camp in their own 4WD vehicles. Directions are available on request.
By Air – 35 min light aircraft flights between Victoria Falls Airport and Umsthibi Airfield or Hwange National Park. Seat rates are available. The Hide is just 40mins from Umtshibi Airfield or 1hr 30mins drive from Hwange Main Airport through the National Park. This transfer is conducted in a Hide open safari vehicle and offers game viewing opportunities.
Accommodation
The Hide sleeps up to 20 guests in 10 comfortable and spacious deluxe en-suite tents. The tents have a myriad of different configurations with indoor and/or outdoor bathtubs and showers. Please request our Accommodation Facility Matrix for a clearer idea of the facilities in each tent. Toms Little Hide and The Private Hide are 2 exclusive use options for families and/or small groups.
Deluxe Tent (10 ROOMS)
The Hide sleeps up to 20 guests in ten comfortable and spacious deluxe, family deluxe and honeymoon deluxe tents. The tents have a myriad of different configurations with indoor and/or outdoor bathtubs and showers. They are fan cooled for your comfort in summer and have extra warm blankets and hot water bottles for the cool winter months. Each has a private veranda from where guests may be entertained by the comings and goings of a large variety of game at the waterhole. One tent is wheelchair friendly.
Toms Little Hide (3 ROOMS) Tom’s Little Hide is best suited for 6 adults and up to 4 children.
Rooms 1 and 2, both double en-suite bedrooms, form the main part of Tom’s Little Hide and can also accommodate one child in each on a roomy day bed. The bedrooms are linked by a dining room and outside veranda, complete with sparkling swimming pool. Room 3 is more of a family tent with an outside bathroom and inter-leading children’s room, which can accommodate two children. Room 3 and 4 are entirely enclosed for the safety of the family and children. Tom’s Little Hide comes with its own private guide and vehicle, in order for you to take full advantage of all the activities, at your own pace. Booking is done on a minimum of 4 pax. *Special Children under 10 stay for free. 01 January 2020 – 31 March 2021*
The Private Hide
When using The Private Hide, guests stay in The Hide’s tents – Tent 7, 6, 5 and/or 4, depending on the numbers. Tents 7 and 6 are large deluxe or family tents, which can accommodate two adults and two children in full-size beds. Each room has its own en suite bathroom – an indoor bath, inside and outdoor shower and hot water all day. All rooms are mosquito-proofed and have fans for your comfort during the warmer months. It can be booked on a minimum of 2 pax.
It includes:
Private safari vehicle & Professional Guide
Private & flexible dining
Children of all ages are welcome
*Special Children under 10 stay for free. 01 January 2020 – 31 March 2021*
The Dove’s Nest
Our little secret, the Dove’s Nest, is just about the best way to get away from it all. There are few things more exciting than spending a night out in a treehouse. Overlooking the open tree-lined vlei and pan where giraffe and elephants commonly come to drink, this rustic gem is a perfect vantage point from which to view wildlife safely, quietly. Just the two of you. Kept simple, as a treehouse should be, the bedroom of the Dove’s Nest is reached by a wooden stairway and trap door. You won’t have to forego your hot shower and warm bed and the location is second to none.
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