Camp Dwala
Self-catering thatched lodge · Eastern Matopos, a 24 km drive to the park entrance · Dwala Safaris
Mid-range
Outside the gate
Ownership unconfirmed
A fully serviced self-catering camp of eight thatched rooms on the Dwala Safaris estate in the eastern hills, run on solar power, with its own anti-poaching team. Walking, biking, estate drives, village tours and rock-art visits are arranged from camp.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Two chalets have interleading doors for young children
- A private estate airstrip for charter arrivals
- Natural pools in the Mvuru stream
- Self-catering with a cook available on request
- A fully equipped kitchen with gas stove and a double fridge-freezer
Cons
- About 50km out of town on a dirt road
- No wifi; solar power will not run high-voltage appliances
- No rates published anywhere on the operator's site
- No pets, motorbikes or quad bikes allowed
What's here
- Family rooms
- En-suite bathrooms
- Solar or 24h power
- Self-catering
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Birding
- Community visits
Read from Camp Dwala'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. Matobo National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryThe ZimParks rate if you drive in from outside.
- $18per person, per day
- VehicleForeign-registered car, $10 a day visiting and $3 staying inside; a Zimbabwe-registered hire car pays $5 and $2.
- $10per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $138 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
World's View and the painted caves need a separate NMMZ ticket, $10 per non-resident adult, which is not included in these sums.
The full fee schedule for Matobo National ParkRates at Camp Dwala
Rate on request. No rates published on the Dwala Safaris site.
Self-catering. You cook. Nothing else is included unless the entry says so.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked in September 2026. Where a lodge publishes its own rate we use it, with its date; for Amalinda, Big Cave and Shashani, which do not print rates on their own sites, the figure comes from a named reseller or agent and says so. The price filter and sort use per-person rates only; lodges that price per room or per unit show their rate in the text but carry no sortable figure. ZimParks entry is extra almost everywhere: $18 per international adult per day driving in, $10 sleeping inside, and the NMMZ ticket for World's View and the caves is $10 on top.
Questions about Camp Dwala
Is Camp Dwala good for families?
We found no published minimum age, but two of its chalets have interleading doors specifically for guests with young children, which points to a family-friendly setup. Confirm ages and any activity limits for biking or walking trails when you book with reservations@dwalasafaris.com.
What does the rate at Camp Dwala include?
Dwala Safaris publishes no rates for Camp Dwala on its site. The camp is self-catering, with a fully equipped kitchen, gas stove and a large double-door fridge-freezer, linen and towels provided, and a cook available on request. Confirm current pricing directly before booking.
Can you self-drive to Camp Dwala, or is there an airstrip?
You can self-drive: the camp is roughly 50 km out of Bulawayo on a dirt road in the eastern Matopos, about 24 km from the park entrance. Dwala Safaris also operates its own airstrip, VFDH, a 1,000-metre grass strip, for guests arranging a private charter; notify the camp before planning to fly in.
What power and connectivity does Camp Dwala have?
Solar power runs the lights and fridge, and phones and cameras can be charged, but the camp's own site rules out high-voltage appliances such as hairdryers. No wifi is mentioned, so treat connectivity as limited and plan accordingly.