Big Cave Camp

Big Cave Camp is nestled deep in Matobo National Park Zimbabwe. It hoists an incredible black and white rhino and leopard population, amazing San rock for your Zimbabwe safari holiday. Bordering the magnificent Matobos National Park where rare rhinos are conserved and you will experience the highest concentration of rhino in Africa.

A refuge for the black and white rhinos, and amazing San rock art nearby, this is a must-stop on your Zimbabwe safari and Zimbabwe holiday. As soon as you arrive at Big Cave Camp Matobo, you will be struck by its serene beauty. 

Matopos Hills is home to one of the highest concentrations of leopards in Africa as well as the highest concentration of black eagles and breeding pairs in the world! It makes sense then that Matobo National Park is the oldest national park in Zimbabwe! It’s so unique with its enormous granite boulders that have weathered into fantastic shapes, such as the balancing rocks known as Mother and Child Kopje. Between the granite mountains, narrow valleys form, often swampy valleys known as dambos or vleis, due to runoff from the whaleback mountains.

Big Cave Matobo safari camp makes the most of this setting, taking its name from the caves that have been here for millions of years. Comprising 8 A-framed cottages resting in the rocks while the main guest areas pose on the top of a huge granite whaleback, deliberately designed to absorb these captivating vistas across the entire rocky park. Elegant African architecture merges between the immense boulders and natural thatched roofs add character to an already beautiful destination where once the San created their rock art.

Big Cave Camp is a perfect base from which to explore the nearby Matobos National Park, including Cecil John Rhodes’ gravesite and the awe-inspiring World’s View. The wilderness setting in Matobo is jaw-dropping in its stark rugged scenery and it’s a place where memories are made, and lifelong connections are forged.

Add the Matobos National Park and Big Cave Camp to your bucket list when you are planning a safari to Zimbabwe because not only is this amazing destination the oldest park in the country, but so too is it the home to the highest concentration of leopards in Africa and the most black eagles in the world!

Find Big Cave Camp perched like a black eagle atop a massive granite whaleback taking in the panoramic vistas across the famous Matobos National Park.

Ancient Khoisan rock art reminds visitors of the ancient origins of Africa and that we should all respect what has been before, and the wilderness that is here now. The main areas are thatched and created from rocks and wood – guest love to chill beside the natural rock swimming pool on the sun deck and grab a cold beer at the aptly named Leopard’s Lair bar and lounge, designed like a cave to fit in with the theme!