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Zambezi National Park Zimbabwe
Zambezi National Park ZimbabwePhenomenal Game Park Right on the Door Step of Victoria FallsZambezi National Park together with Victoria Falls National Park cover an area of 56,000 hectares. The northern border of the Park is formed by the great Zambezi River which also forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia for much of its length.
A wide variety of larger mammals may be found within the Zambezi National Park including elephant, lion, buffalo and leopard. 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 over is 75 species of fish and is famous for its bream and fighting tiger fish. You can read more about fishing on the Zambezi here. Zambezi National Park in Zimbabwe has two main game-viewing sections: The Zambezi River Game Drive, with an extensive network of roads along the river accessed through the main gate of the Park, and the 25 kilometre Chamabondo Game Drive in the southern part of the Park, which begins about 5 kilometres outside of Victoria Falls town – just off the main road to Bulawayo. The roads are in reasonable condition, but please note that they do close the park after heavy rains Our page on Victoria Falls Weather details the best season for various activities in the Falls. Generally game will congregate towards the river in the drier months and as soon as the rains arrive in November/December they will start to move inland to give the riverine vegetation a chance to recover for next year.
Activities It is within this park that the Upper Zambezi Canoe trips are conducted. You drive through the park to your put in point and then canoe back along the Zambezi River. Discover safaris also operate several game viewing opportunities within the park namely, half day and full day game drives and walking safaris. They are also very privileged to have access till 8pm at night which makes them the only operators able to do night drives within this park. Read more about Discover Safaris here. Accommodation Zimbabwe National Parks has some excellent lodges along the river and there are some camping facilities as well. You can read more about that on our Zambezi National Park accommodation page Bookings for this accommodation can be done via the contact details below:
Harare Parks and Wildlife Office: + 263-4-706077/8 Picnic Sites Upstream along the Zambezi River Drive, there are 25 numbered sites where day visitors may picnic or fish. These sites are attractively situated on the banks of the river and sheltered beneath the beautiful shady trees like the Natal Mahogany.
Zambezi National Park - ArticlesIf you have anything to share about the Zambezi National Park. Please do so in the box below This is whats been happening in the Zambezi National ParkClick on the links below, they will open a new page. Zambezi National Park a Natural Wildlife Vestige On entering the main gate, stunted mopane bush shrubbery and fresh game dung give valuable clues to what happens in this perfect theatre of the jungle.... Zambezi River Sand-Bank Breeders Migrating birds such as the African Skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris ) are arriving to breed on the freshly sculptured sand-banks which emerge from the receding ...
Choosing between Zambezi National Park and Chobe National Park
This is a tough choice and tricky question. Zambezi National Park is right on your doorstep, but Chobe is world renowned for its game viewing.
Zambezi National Park Update - June 2011
I just wanted to drop you a line to thank you once again for the support so far in 2011.
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