Motsamai Guest Lodge
Guest lodge · 17 Tennyson Avenue, suburban Bulawayo · Motsamai Guest Lodge
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A guest lodge in suburban Bulawayo. One booking site places it 4 km from Matobo National Park; the address is in the city, a long way from the park. We found no website of its own, only third-party listings.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Fifteen to eighteen rooms, so decent availability
- A suburban Bulawayo address, easy to find
- Listed by multiple third-party booking sites
Cons
- Not actually close to the park, despite one listing's claim
- No website of its own; no rate published anywhere
- Room count varies by listing, from 15 to 18
- No website to check; ask the lodge about children
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 Motsamai Guest Lodge
Rate on request. No rate published by the lodge itself.
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 Motsamai Guest Lodge
Is Motsamai Guest Lodge close to Matobo National Park?
No, despite one booking site's claim of 4 km. Its address, 17 Tennyson Avenue, is in suburban Bulawayo, a genuine distance from the park, so do not book it expecting a Matobo base; it suits a city stay instead.
Is Motsamai Guest Lodge good for families?
We found no child policy anywhere, since the lodge has no website of its own, only third-party listings. Room counts vary between 15 and 18 depending on the listing, so confirm both capacity and any child policy directly before booking for a family.
How much does Motsamai Guest Lodge cost?
No rate is published by the lodge itself, and it has no website of its own to check. Figures seen on third-party booking sites should be treated as indicative only; confirm the current price through whichever platform you book on.
How do you book Motsamai Guest Lodge?
There is no direct website, so booking runs through third-party listing sites. Confirm the room count, since listings disagree on whether the lodge has 15 or 18 rooms, and double-check the address, 17 Tennyson Avenue, suburban Bulawayo, before you travel.