Swimuwini Rest Camp
Self-catering lodges · Above the Mwenezi River in the park's southern section · Gonarezhou Conservation Trust
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (Gonarezhou Conservation Trust)
The classic rest camp of the quieter southern Mwenezi section, and the best-value beds in the park. Eight self-catering lodges with fridges, standing fans and limited solar power. The south sees far fewer vehicles than the Runde circuit, which is exactly its charm.
Why you'd pick it
- The cheapest solid roof in Gonarezhou
- Some units are wheelchair-accessible, rare in this park
- 265-litre fridges and limited solar charging
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Gonarezhou National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryThe rate for guests staying in a park camp.
- $15per person, per day
- VehicleRoughly $5 to $10 a day depending on the vehicle.
- $8per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $114 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
Sleeping inside the boundary is what keeps that low. $15 if you sleep in a park camp, against $25 a day for anyone driving in from outside.
The full fee schedule for Gonarezhou National ParkRates
From $90 per unit (Local). One-bedroom $90/$100/$120, two-bedroom $160/$170/$180, the Trichelia unit $170/$190/$200 (Local/SADC/International, per unit per night).
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 are the Gonarezhou Conservation Trust's own published figures and operators' rate cards, gathered July 2026, quoted Local / SADC / International where the Trust publishes all three tiers. Accommodation rates generally exclude the daily conservation fee; confirm the total with the Trust when you book. Two names you may still find elsewhere, Mahenye Lodge and Senuko, could not be verified as currently operating: their websites no longer resolve and neither appears on any current operator list.