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    HWANGE RESURRECTION

    Feb 17, 2020 3 minutes

    ROBINS CAMP

    Two hours from Victoria Falls, via Hwange’s Nantwich Gate, Zimbabwe

    When I last travelled to Robins Camp 10 years ago, it was functionally extinct – walls were crumbling, roofs were caving in, and there wasn’t a ranger in sight. In the past year, this former model of traditional Hwange stay-overs has been resurrected to such a spectacular degree that it will have faithfuls and newcomers alike trumpeting like thirsty elephants at a new waterhole.

    The whole camp, including its look-out tower, thatched

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