About John's Camp
Combining comfort with adventure, John’s Camp offers superb guiding within a quiet area of Mana Pools National Park.
Personal attention, a stunning location and highly professional guiding: these are the draws at the intimate John’s Camp.
Set up each year on the banks of the Zambezi, John’s epitomises the safaris of yesteryear – albeit tweaked to include comfortable walk-in tents, reading lights and flush toilets. You’ll eat well, too, whether in the spacious mess tent or out in the bush – an entirely different take on a picnic. Then in the evening, you can chat over the day’s events around the campfire before dining under the stars.
As a semi-permanent camp, John’s can change location each year, though it may well stay put: on the peaceful, eastern side of Mana Pools National Park, looking south over the Zambezi floodplains to the river and the escarpment beyond. Here, where the wildlife is relaxed and plentiful, top guides lead their guests in search of creatures great and small, whether on spacious game-drive vehicles or on spine-tingling walks – the hallmark of owners Robin Pope Safaris.
If you fancy a spot of fishing, head for the river, line in hand. Or simply help yourself to a drink and watch from your veranda as animals wander into camp; you are, after all, a guest in their world.
- Accommodation
- 6 tents
- Children
- Best for 12+
- Open
- May - 15 Nov
Activities
4WD Safari
Birdwatching
Fishing
Guided walking safari
Private activities

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