Hwange National Park Zimbabwe

north west Zimbabwe between Bulawayo and
Victoria Falls

Geography

salt pans - acacia scrub - grassy plains

Vegetation

Wildlife

Vast herds of elephant can be found in Hwange and this
park is also home to buffalo, zebra, giraffe, sable and
numerous predators.

Gemsbok and brown hyena are also present in good
numbers as well as wild dog.

Birdlife

Birding is superb with over 400 species including more
than 50 species of raptors.

Accommodation

a good variety of accommodation options exist inside
the park and on its boundaries.

Visiting times

open all year round

Road Conditions

A 482 km road network offers excellent opportunities
for game viewing as well as walking and horseback safaris.

Getting There

By Air

An unlicensed airstrip exists at Main Camp for
private/ charter aircraft. Prior permission to land
must be obtained at Main Camp. Please note there
are no hangars. Hwange National Park Airport is
situated nearby

Road
It is usually possible from May to October to enter
the Park by any designated access road and to drive
to any of the camps. During the wet season though,
advice should be sought as to the best routes.
The visitor reception at each camp will provide advice
| on the many game-viewing drives of the 480 kilometres
of the Park’s road system. Please note that the camps
are interconnected by a road network, however, the roads
are not always in the best of conditions.

To Main Camp
The turn-off to Main Camp is at the 264,5 kilometre peg
on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road. From here a tar road
(15 kilometres) leads to the Park boundary at the railway
crossing, a short distance from the Camp.

To Sinamatella Camp
A tar then gravel road branches off the main Bulawyo –
Victoria Falls Road near the town of Hwange.
The Camp is reached 45 kilometres further on via
Mbala lodge in the Deka Safari Area.

To Robins Camp
A gravel road turns off the main Bulawyo – Victoria Falls
Road 48 kilometres south of Victoria Falls.
From the junction it is approximately 70 kilometres to
Robins Camp and en route there is a turn off to Matetsi
Safari Area headquarters and to Pandamatenga. Robins
Camp can also be reached by road through the Park from
Main Camp and Sinamatella during the dry season.
If proceeding through one of these camps obtain
information about the route from the relevant camp.