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Take a scheduled light aircraft Harare from Sapi Airstrip ~1 hr 35 min flight time or fly from Victoria Falls ~3 hr 50 min flight time. Then followed by ~45–50-min road transfer to camp. Private charters to Sapi Airstrip available.
Expect outdoor decks with private plunge pools, inside a lounge and workspace with in-tent Wi-Fi, a freestanding tub, indoor and outdoor showers, double vanities, mosquito-netted bed, charging points, plus a professional camera kit + lenses and top-tier binoculars to use throughout your stay. For families or two couples, the Zanji Suite is a secluded 2-bedroom residence with a central lounge/dining area, private pool, and its own private vehicle and guide, each bedroom has an en-suite with bath, indoor & outdoor showers, and double basins - giving you a true private-villa rhythm in big-game country.
Flexible, plated dining shaped around the drives with the interactive 5-star kitchen that turns out modern, ingredient-led menus with bush breakfasts on active mornings and elegant, candlelit dinners. Pick bottles in the glass-walled wine cellar (or dine inside it), snack at the kitchen barstools, and set up private deck meals in the suite or pool-side at Zanji suite.
15-kg soft duffel for bush flights; neutral layers; hat & sunglasses; a light fleece/windbreaker for night drives; river shoes you don’t mind getting wet for canoe/boat days; plenty of fast SD/CFexpress cards if you’ll put the in-suite camera to work.
Stays of 3+ nights include one Mana Pools day for that UNESCO-listed floodplain magic. Ask for cellar dining one evening and a picnic breakfast after sunrise canoeing. Tembo Plains Camp is a seasonal camp which is closed between 21 November - 31 March annually.
Sapi Reserve was transitioned from hunting to photographic conservation in 2016; guest levies back anti-poaching, habitat restoration and community projects via Great Plains Foundation.
