National Parks of Zimbabwe

Hwange National Park

It became the royal hunting grounds
to the Ndebele warrior-king Mzilikazi in
the early 19 th Century and was set
aside as a National Park in 1929.

Hwange boasts a tremendous selection of
wildlife with over 100 species of mammals
and nearly 400 bird species recorded.

The elephants of Hwange are world famous
and the Park’s elephant population is one of the
largest in the world.

The Park has three distinctive Camps and
administrative offices at Robins, Sinamatella
and the largest one at Main Camp

Kazuma Pan

Matusadona

The Park comprises some 1 400 sq kms
of diverse flora and fauna.

Before lake Kariba was built, Matusadonha
was a vast, rugged wilderness with limited access.

With the lake came ecological changes.
One in particular, the lakeshore contributed
greatly to the increase of large mammal
populations in the area, especially elephant
and buffalo.

The grass found on the shoreline is Panicum
repens and is a rejuvenative grass – needing only
fluctuating lake levels to replenish its nutrients.

With this ready food source, buffalo, waterbuck,
zebra, and even impala have thrived and with
them the predators.

Matusadonha is an Intensive Protection Zone (IPZ)
and home to several relocated rhinoceros.

Victoria Falls / Zambezi National Park

Zambezi National Park together with Victoria Falls
National Park cover an area of 56,000 hectares.

A wide variety of larger mammals may be found
within the Zambezi National Park including The Big Five:
elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and white rhinoceros.

In addition, herds of sable antelope, eland, zebra,
giraffe, kudu, waterbuck and impala as well as
many of the smaller species of game can be viewed.

The Zambezi River is home to a large variety of
fish and is famous for its bream and fighting tiger fish.

Chizarira

This large remote area of 192 000 hectares
of wild, untouched flora and fauna is endowed
with magnificent gorges, plateaus and flood plains,
which make this pristine park a spectacular destination
for any visitor.

Because of its wild and remote nature, the tranquility
and rugged beauty of Chizarira National Pak is
indeed unequalled.