The Mana Pools National Park
To the north of the country, the Zambezi is a natural border with Zambia. In this wild and beautiful region, easily accessible by car, the Mana Pools National Park offers visitors an ideal setting for hiking, fishing or canoeing. Posted on the World Heritage List, Mana Pools is the only park in Zimbabwe, that can be visited on foot and without guide ... And the feelings are great, when approaching the koudous, nyalas, antelope, impalas, baboons, buffaloes, zebras and elephants roam the park in large herds. Visitors can be reassured, it is not uncommon to meet lions, and even some of the remaining specimens of black rhinos.
The Chimanimani National Park
To the east, the Chimanimani National Park is visited by many hikers. Of great wild beauty, pierced peaks and columns of sandstone, the park is dotted with stretches of savannah with great rivers, where it is good to bath. The Chimanimani also attracts more to the beauty of its landscapes and for its wildlife, which is limited to baboons, the blue duikers and a few leopards.
The Nyanga National Park
Like the Chimanimani, Nyanga National Park (in the Eastern Highlands) stands out more for its spectacular scenery than for its wildlife (baboons, blue duikers, hyenas, oréotragues, koudous and a few leopards).
The Gonarezhou National Park
In the south-east, the Gonarezhou National Park is a kind of extension of the Kruger Park in South Africa. Beautiful scenery await visitors, but also some rare species, such as the small suni antelope or cheetahs also a large number of elephants, lions and antelopes.
The Matopos National Park
Of all the views offered by the different parks of Zimbabwe, those of the Matopos National Park are without doubt the most impressive. Landscapes sculpted over millions of years by the combined work of wind, rain and heat, a huge mass of sandstone has gradually turned into a curious pile huge rocks, taking in balance as if by magic and crossed grassy plains. In addition to its geology, two other features characterize the park: a very diverse wildlife, which has 300 species of birds, including the very rare eagle owl-Cape, the eagle hawk and rock paintings which show the presence of Sans (Bushmen) from 40 000 years.
The Hwange National Park
For wildlife, Hwange National Park, west of the country, has a rich fauna far more than any other reserve in Zimbabwe: 14 650 sq km of landscapes in Kenyan plains. Filled by large herds of elephants, zebras, buffalo, populated by baboons, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals. So far, is one of the best parks in Africa to observe animals, largely thanks to its management policy of artificial water points.
