ZIMBABWE | INGWE PAN
Ingwe Pan MANA POOLS NATIONAL PARK
WRITER: FLO COUGHLAN PHOTOGRAPHY: FLO COUGHLAN few years ago, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority decided that it would put out to auction a few inland pans in Mana Pools National Park. By doing so they hoped to increase much needed revenue without adding to the traffic on the flood plain. A further bonus was a source of water for animals throughout the dry season when these pans historically dried up, and also to provide a human presence which assisted in anti-poaching efforts. Ingwe Pan Camp is the product of this process. Machaba Safaris, which already operate camps in Hwange National Park, won the bid and decided to keep to their
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TRAVEL & LEISURE | ISSUE 17 | NOVEMBER 2020–APRIL 2021
successful model of authentic and eco-friendly safari camps that they began in Botswana in 2012. The camp, which is a 20-minute drive from Mana’s main airstrip and less than a 30-minute game drive from the river and flood plain, was built in the winter of 2019 and opened on 1 May 2020. With just eight twin/double tents, it caters for a
