Ruckomechi Camp

Ruckomechi Camp, along with its smaller and more intimate sister Little Ruckomechi, are the real luxury offerings in Mana Pools. They both sit on the western edge of the national park in their own excellent private reserve which gives them licence to operate some activities that are not possible within the National Park boundaries. Ruckomechi Camp is owned and managed by Wilderness safaris who are one of Africa's top safari operators and conservationists and who work very hard at delivering high levels of service across the board. In both Ruckomechi and Little Ruckomechi this is very evident. Given the opulent nature and style of the camps it can be said that the real "Mana pools" experience of raw untamed wilderness is perhaps somewhat lost, but that should not be perceived as a negative because the raw unadulterated safari that can be had in Mana Pools is not for everyone. All in all this high end camp is wonderful and the draw of being able to go out on a boat on the Zambezi River, which is only possible at Ruckomechi and Little Ruckomechi, make it hard to overlook as the choice of camp or at least in combination with another camp more inland or on the shores of the national park itself.