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Park · Midlands, Zimbabwe

Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park

A big ZimParks dam east of Kwekwe where the Sebakwe River cuts through the Great Dyke, kept for fishing, boating and a quiet night in a self-catering lodge or lakeshore camp.

Short answer

At Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park, international visitors pay from US$5 (about €4.50 or £3.50) per adult per day, depending on which section you visit. The rates apply from 29 January 2026 to 31 December 2026.

Researched by James LouwChecked

Daily fee, international adult
US$5 €4from, by section
Places to stay
2
Park fee nearby: Ngezi Recreational Park
US$5 €4about 41 km away
Where
Midlands, Zimbabwe19.03°S 30.27°E

Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park fees 2026

Checked Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority tariff

Valid 29 January 2026 to 31 December 2026, per person per day, in US dollars.

Adult rate first, child rate below.
Pay pointInternational visitorsSADC nationalsZimbabwean residents
Conservation fee, day visitorUS$12 €11child US$6US$10child US$5US$3child US$1.5
Conservation fee, staying in the parkUS$5 €4child US$2.5US$4child US$2US$1child US$0.5
  • Sebakwe Dam is in Kwekwe District and supplies Kwekwe and Redcliff with water. The park sits in the cheapest band of ZimParks parks. A day on the dam is US$12 for an international visitor; stay in a park lodge or camp and the daily fee drops to US$5.
  • Children aged 6 to 12 get 50% off the conservation fee, which is the child figure shown; that comes from ZimParks' booking FAQs. Neither the FAQs nor the tariff say what children under 6 pay.
  • Vehicle fee per day, on top of the per person fee: a car, pickup or 4x4 is US$10 for a foreign-registered vehicle on a day visit and US$3 a day if you are staying in the park, or US$3 and US$1 for a Zimbabwe-registered one. A trailer or caravan costs the same again. A minibus of up to 25 seats is US$30 a day (US$10 if staying) foreign-registered, US$10 and US$5 local. The tariff names Sebakwe in that table.
  • Lodges per night, Zimbabwean rate first then international: a one bedroom lodge with two beds US$35 or US$55 and a two bedroom lodge with four beds US$50 or US$65. Camping is US$8 or US$12 a person.
  • The tariff prints no fishing or boat launching fee for Sebakwe.
  • ZimParks charges three rates: local, SADC (Southern African Development Community) and international. The tariff does not define them beyond those labels.
  • Everything is priced in US dollars. The tariff says its prices are pegged in US dollars and that local clients may pay in local currency at the prevailing rate; the booking FAQs say cash, ZiG and US dollars are accepted on site, and cards and Ecocash online. All charges include VAT. Tourism services became standard rated for VAT at 15.5% on 1 January 2026, and Tourism Update reported in February that the ZimParks rise followed that change. At Sebakwe the international and SADC rates went up while the local rates stayed put.
  • The 2026 tariff gives no start or end date. The PDF is dated 29 January 2026 and Tourism Update reported on 12 February 2026 that it applied with immediate effect, so I count it from 29 January. The tariff is issued as a 2026 schedule and ZimParks reissued its previous one mid-year in July 2025, so I show it as valid to 31 December 2026 and will re-check then. No further rise had been announced when I checked on 18 October 2026.
  • Fees are set by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. Official tariff · Seen a new rate? Tell us

€1 = US$1.12 · £1 = US$1.34 (ECB rate, 3 Nov 2026). Converted amounts are approximate; you pay in US dollars.

How we got these figures
  • Only the 2026 ZimParks tariff gives Sebakwe's figures, so each row is confirmed by one source, the official one. I found no travel site that prints a current Sebakwe fee.
  • The 2026 conservation table lists every station by name rather than by category. The vehicle tables do the grouping: Mana Pools, Hwange, Chizarira, Zambezi, Matobo, Kariba, Marongora, Rifa, Nyanga and Chewore share one table; Kyle, Sebakwe, Osborne, Chivero, Darwendale, Chimanimani "and all other Category IV parks" share another; Matusadona with Chivero North Bank, Gonarezhou and Umfurudzi each have their own.
  • ZimParks reissued its tariff in July 2025. For this park it left the conservation fees exactly where the 2023 sheet had them, so the 2026 tariff is the first rise here since 2023.
  1. ZimParks, De-Gazetted Tariff 2026 (the PDF is dated 29 January 2026) · official · checked 18 Oct 2026
  2. ZimParks online booking FAQs (child discount, payment) · official · checked 18 Oct 2026
  3. Tourism Update (6 January 2026), the VAT change behind the rise · one source · checked 18 Oct 2026
  4. Tourism Update (12 February 2026), ZimParks increases fees with immediate effect after VAT on tourism services · one source · checked 18 Oct 2026
  5. ZimParks, De-gazetted Tariff July 2025 revised (the tariff this one replaced) · official · checked 18 Oct 2026
  6. ZimParks, 2023 ZimParks Rates (the tariff before that) · official · checked 18 Oct 2026
  7. Wikipedia, Sebakwe Dam (district and water supply) · one source · checked 18 Oct 2026
Add up fees for your group

Sebakwe is a working reservoir first and a park second. The Sebakwe River squeezes through a narrow gap in the Great Dyke east of Kwekwe, and the dam built there in 1956 and 1957 was raised in the 1980s to a wall 47.2 m high. ZimParks puts the water at 2,600 ha, Wikipedia at 2,320 ha, so the size varies with who you ask. ZimParks keeps the shoreline as a recreational park in msasa woodland. People come to fish, launch a boat and spend a quiet night off the main road.

Getting there

From Kwekwe take the Mvuma road east. The Field Guide has you on mostly tarred road for 43.6 km before a left turn, with the gate at 51.9 km. The old Kariba Angling Society notes say the tar gives out around 39 km, so expect the last stretch on dirt. Coming from Mvuma, take the A17 for 9.6 km, turn right onto the Kwekwe road for 56.4 km, then right again, and the gate is 8.3 km on. There is also a back road of 56.7 km down the east side of the Dyke from Ngezi, which crosses the Sebakwe River on the way. Read the self-drive guide before you set off.

When to go

ZimParks calls September to March summer and tells you to pack warm clothes for April to August nights, which is good advice at a lakeshore camp. NaTHNaC rates malaria risk high below 1,200 m from November to June, and only Harare and Bulawayo get its very low rating, so I would carry repellent and take advice on tablets if you come in those months.

What to do

Fishing is the main reason. Anglers list bass alongside barbel and three kinds of bream (redbreasted, Mozambique and greenhead), and boats go in straight off the road. On land the Field Guide names zebra, giraffe, kudu, sable, waterbuck and impala, plus leopard and warthog. The Herald adds klipspringer, baboons and fish eagles hunting over the water, and rates the spillway as a lunch spot.

Black rhino live on the Sebakwe Black Rhino Trust conservancy, 62,000 ha over 12 properties, not in the park itself. They were dehorned in 2010 and the oldest bull, Tsaka, was still poached in December 2013.

Good to know

The rest camp has a one bedroom lodge sleeping two and a two bedroom lodge sleeping four, self-catering with gas stoves and fridges, on a rocky rise above the water. The Herald counted 12 lakeshore campsites with piped water. Bring all your food. Crocodiles use the shoreline and hippo the water, so keep back from the edge, and stay off the lip of the dam wall.

Last updated 19 October 2026. Sources: ZimParks, Sebakwe Recreational Park (Sebakwe River through a narrow defile in the Great Dyke, enlargement begun 1981, wall and spillway lengthened from 225 m to 305 m, maximum height 47.2 m, depth 39.4 m, 2,600 ha of water, crocodiles on the shore, hippo, keep off the edge of the dam wall, warm clothing at night April to August, bring all your food), Zimbabwe Field Guide, Sebakwe Recreational Park (msasa woodland, one bedroom lodge for two and two bedroom lodge for four, fishing and boating the main draw, game drives, zebra, giraffe, leopard, warthog, impala, waterbuck, kudu and sable, directions from Kwekwe, Mvuma and Ngezi, Sebakwe Black Rhino Trust conservancy of 62,000 ha on 12 properties, rhino dehorned 2010, bull Tsaka poached December 2013), Wikipedia, Sebakwe Dam (Kwekwe District, built 1956 to 1957, raised 1986, earth embankment, 47 m, 2,320 ha, run by ZINWA, water for Kwekwe and Redcliff and irrigation), The Herald, Sebakwe: Kwekwe's tourism gem (23 January 2014; lodges on a rocky hillock above the dam, self-catering with gas stoves, gas fridges and geysers, 12 lakeshore campsites with piped water, lunch at the spillway, waterbuck, impala, klipspringer, baboons and fish eagles), Kariba Angling Society, Sebakwe Dam map page (undated, old; Sebakwe Road out of Kwekwe towards Mvuma, tar ends about 39 km, left after about 44 km, about 8 km to the gate, boats launched straight off the road, bass, barbel and redbreasted, Mozambique and greenhead bream, no angling club on the dam), NaTHNaC TravelHealthPro, Zimbabwe (high malaria risk below 1,200 m from November to June, low risk July to October, very low risk only in Harare and Bulawayo).

In and around Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park

2 places listed

Where to stay in Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park 2

  • 19.04°S 30.24°E
    CampsiteCaravanpark
  • 19.03°S 30.23°E
    HotelLodges 1 - 3

Quick answers

How much is the entry fee for Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park?

International visitors pay US$12 (about €10.50 or £9) per adult and US$6 per child per day. These rates apply from 29 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 and are set by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks).

Do Zimbabwens and SADC citizens pay less at Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park?

Zimbabwean residents pay US$3 per adult and SADC nationals pay US$10 per adult per day. You need ID or a passport to get the lower rate.

When were these Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park fees last checked?

We last checked them on 18 October 2026 against 7 published sources. We re-check every two weeks, but always confirm with Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) before you travel.

Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park and the parks nearest it

Lowest daily or entry fee for an international adult, from our fee records. Distance is in a straight line.
ParkInternational adultDistanceWhere
Sebakwe Dam Recreational ParkUS$5 €4·Midlands
Ngezi Recreational ParkUS$5 €441 kmMashonaland West
Antelope ParkUS$5 €478 kmMidlands
Lake Chivero Recreational ParkUS$5 €4137 kmMashonaland West

Where the Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park fees come from

  1. ZimParks, De-Gazetted Tariff 2026 (the PDF is dated 29 January 2026)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  2. ZimParks online booking FAQs (child discount, payment)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  3. Tourism Update (6 January 2026), the VAT change behind the risechecked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  4. Tourism Update (12 February 2026), ZimParks increases fees with immediate effect after VAT on tourism serviceschecked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  5. ZimParks, De-gazetted Tariff July 2025 revised (the tariff this one replaced)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  6. ZimParks, 2023 ZimParks Rates (the tariff before that)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  7. Wikipedia, Sebakwe Dam (district and water supply)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only

Open data: all park fees (CSV) · JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Cite as: Travel Africa Guide, "Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park fees 2026", checked 18 October 2026, https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/sebakwe-dam-recreational-park/

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