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Elephant Herd - Photo by Christine Donaldson

5 Reasons to Visit Hwange National Park

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Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe’s largest national park at some 1.4 million hectares/3.4 million acres of sandy soils, grasslands, acacia woodlands and teak forests. It is known for one of the densest concentrations of wildlife in Africa, especially elephant and buffalo, and for its year-round wildlife viewing. With some 100...
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May 24, 2019
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Guide Training at the Hide

By Guides, News
Here at The Hide Safari Camp, we know that our guides are the foundation of your safari experience. And like any good foundation, we want to make sure that their knowledge of guiding, the area and our wildlife is deep. This is why each and every year, we run an...
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April 16, 2019
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Elephant Hwange National Park

The Super-herds of Hwange

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Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe is home to one of the largest elephant populations in Africa. There are an estimated 44,000 pachyderms inhabiting the 14,651 km² Park, which is almost half of Zimbabwe’s whole elephant population. This is one of Southern Africa’s greatest elephant sanctuaries where herds of up to...
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March 12, 2019
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Hwange Traffic Jam

Our 2018 Wrap Up

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Nature and her animals are ruled by seasons and rhythms – there is a season for growth, rain and lush green bush, a season of plenty and well-fed stomachs, a season for cold, leaves dropping, dry waterholes and ebbing populations. Although we are not as connected to nature’s seasons, December...
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December 12, 2018
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Antelope - Game Drive At The Hide Hwange National Park

6 Reasons To Visit The Hide In The Green Season

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Africa is spectacular at any time of the year and each season holds its own unique charms and offerings. The term Green Season, Emerald Season or rainy season refers to the period in Zimbabwe and most of Southern Africa from mid-November to March. These months welcome the African rains that...
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August 2, 2018
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The Hide Safari Father Son Game Viewing

Why The Hide is the Ultimate Family Safari in Africa

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Local African cultures are known for their strong family traditions and bonds and children are always welcome on safari, especially at The Hide Safari Camp, located in Hwange, Zimbabwe’s largest National Park. As a family-owned camp, we love the idea of families gathering and sharing the life-changing experience of being...
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May 30, 2018
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The Hide Main Areas

48 Hours Safari at The Hide

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Hwange National Park is one of Africa’s best kept secrets and we like to think of The Hide as our own little piece of heaven in this remarkable part of the world. The Hide provides guests with countless opportunities to observe an abundance of wildlife from your private tent or...
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April 23, 2018
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The Hide Tree Planting

2017: The Hide Community Trust Review

By Community Blogs
We have really felt The Hide Community Trust take off in its third year running. This year we have been focusing on REGENERATION, RENEWAL, GROWTH, and HOPE. We are so excited to see our grassroots foundations spreading slowly but surely as more and more people come together for something better....
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January 1, 2018
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The Hide Cheetah Sightings

The Hide Safari Camp
2017 Highlights

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From safari adventures to Zimbabwe making history, 2017 has been a truly memorable and exciting year for The Hide Safari Camp and our beloved country. Our 25th Anniversary We had much to celebrate this year with The Hide turning 25! The camp started as a simple vision and dream to...
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December 22, 2017
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The Hide Elephant Sunset

High Tea with Elephants

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After reading Brian Jackman’s ‘High Tea With Elephants’, I felt it would be apt to start with this: ‘Africa changes you, like nowhere on earth. Once you have been there, you will never be the same. But how do you begin to describe it’s magic to someone who has never...
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November 23, 2017
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