Mangwe Lodge
Lodge · In the Matobo hills; exact site not published · Shashani (family business)
A drawing, because nobody has sent us a photograph of Mangwe Lodge yet. Send five and this page changes the same week.
Budget
Boundary unconfirmed
Owner/family-run
Shashani's sister lodge, listed on the same website with the same booking contacts. The site shows a bar, lounge and dining area and says horse riding is available at both lodges, but gives no capacity, rates or exact location, so we cannot say how it sits against the park boundary.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Sister lodge to Shashani, sharing its horse riding
- A bar, lounge and dining area on site
- Double and single rooms, so some choice in configuration
Cons
- No published capacity, rates or exact location
- No child policy found, and no self-drive directions published
- Unclear whether it borders the park at all
What's here
- Bar
Read from Mangwe Lodge'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 Mangwe Lodge
Rate on request. No rates published. Shashani's site, which carries Mangwe as its sister lodge, describes it only as affordable.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
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 Mangwe Lodge
Is Mangwe Lodge good for families?
We found no published child policy for Mangwe Lodge, so ask when you enquire. The site gives no room capacity either, beyond mentioning double and single rooms, so confirm whether a family room is available before you book.
What does Mangwe Lodge cost?
No rates are published. Shashani's site, which lists Mangwe as its sister lodge, describes it only as affordable, with no figure attached. Contact bookings@shashanilodge.com for current pricing before you plan around it.
Where is Mangwe Lodge, and is it near Matobo National Park?
Shashani's site places it in the Matobo hills without an address, and we could not confirm whether it borders the park. It shares contact details and a horse-riding activity with Shashani Lodge, so ask the booking office directly for its exact location and distance from the park gate.
How do you book Mangwe Lodge?
Book through the same contacts as Shashani Lodge: bookings@shashanilodge.com or +263 712 400 851. The site gives no online booking engine, so confirm room type, dates and rate by email or phone before travelling.