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Private Game Reserve · Matabeleland · Zimbabwe

Six thousand five hundred acres of wilderness

A private reserve outside Bulawayo. Lodge, campsites, conservation, and volunteering.

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Private Game Reserve · Matabeleland · Zimbabwe

A place where conservation, community, and considered hospitality share the same ground

Khami Lodge sits within a 6,500-acre private reserve on the outskirts of Bulawayo — fenced, protected, and home to free-roaming plains game. Stay in a private lodge, camp under open skies, or contribute through our volunteering programme.

Khami Lodge aerial view — private lodge set within the reserve
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The Lodge

Your own private lodge on six thousand acres

Four bedrooms. One booking. The entire reserve as your back garden. Optional ranger-led walks and anti-poaching patrols by arrangement.

4 bedrooms · Exclusive use · Private game reserve · Ranger walks available
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Camping

Four sites, each with a different character

The Vlei campsite — open grassland setting
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Essential
The Vlei
Open grassland. Bring your own gear. Fire pit, basic ablutions.
Fire pit Basic ablutions BYO gear
From $25 / night
Impala Dam campsite — waterside pitch with raised deck
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Standard
Impala Dam
Waterside pitch with raised deck. Shared ablutions with hot water.
Raised deck Hot water Dam views
From $45 / night
Nyoka Dam campsite — solar powered with private ablutions
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Comfort
Nyoka Dam
Solar geyser, inverter power, private ablutions overlooking water.
Solar geyser Inverter Private ablutions
From $65 / night
Python Point campsite — fully equipped premium site
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Premium
Python Point
Fully equipped — solar, inverter, WiFi, raised hardwood deck.
Solar geyser Inverter WiFi Full deck
From $85 / night
Volunteering

Contribute to a working reserve

Join the team for one to twelve weeks. Four programme tracks. Accommodation, meals, and mentorship included.

Conservation & Wildlife
Game counts, camera traps, habitat monitoring, anti-poaching walks.
From $650 / week
Community & Teaching
Rural school support, homework clubs, sports coaching.
From $650 / week
Reserve Operations
Infrastructure, roads, water systems, fencing — the real work.
From $650 / week
Combined Experience
Rotating days across all tracks. Most popular for shorter stays.
From $650 / week
Conservation

Protecting six thousand five hundred acres

The reserve is fully fenced and actively patrolled. Resident plains game — giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, kudu, impala, sable, eland — roam freely across bushveld, grassland, and seasonal wetland.

6,500 acres · Fenced · Anti-poaching patrols · Free-roaming plains game
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Khami Reserve — protected bushveld landscape with free-roaming plains game