Directions to Kavinga Safari Camp
- From Harare, drive 296km on the main Chirundu highway to Makuti.
- There are two toll gates along this main road, each charging USD2 for passenger vehicles - please ensure you have small USD change on you.
- A recommended stopping place along the way is the butchery at Lions Den. They serve great egg & bacon and steak rolls.
- 15km beyond Makuti, stop in at the National Parks’ office at Marongora and fill in your Park entry permit.
- Persons travelling to Mana Pools must leave Marongora no later than 3.30pm.
- 6.5km beyond Marongora, a gravel road turns to the right (just after the Tsetse Fly Control boom). This is the first National Parks boom.
- Turn in, submit your permit for verification at the boom, fill in the register for Kavinga and continue along this dirt road.
- Please be aware that this is a very rough gravel road and due care must be taken. In some stretches it may be best to travel at only 15 km.
- Continue for approx. 25.2km (you will pass by a large National Parks billboard & a sign to Rukomechi Tsetse Research Station).
- You will see our Kavinga Safari Camp sign and a turning to your right. GPS co-ordinates for this turnoff are : S16°05.575´05 E29°22.121´
- Take this right turn and follow our signs for roughly another 4.8km directly to camp. Our staff will be waiting to meet you.
- For those of you using a GPS – Kavinga Safari Camp co-ordinates are: 16°07´05.20" S 29°24´06.55" E
- Please call one of these numbers if you encounter any problems or your arrival in camp will be delayed: Leah 0774455822 Caitlin 0774335457