subject: Tourist Information to Mana Pools National Park Zimbabwe [print this page] Tourist Information to Mana Pools National Park Zimbabwe
Mana Pools National Park was established in 1963. It lies along Zimbabwe's northern border on the banks of the Zambezi River, downstream and northeast of Lake Kariba. The area is rich in wildlife and comprises 2,190 square kilometers. Mana Pools is ranked as one of Africa's outstanding wildlife reserves and during the winter months it has the highest concentration of game in the entire continent. Huge herds of Elephant and Buffalo are drawn to the sweet Zambezi waters, followed by Lion, Hyena, Kudu, Nyala, Impala and a multitude of game.
The Mana Pools National Park is one of Zimbabwe's World Heritage Sites. This area forms part of the Middle Zambezi Valley, which extends eastward from Kariba to Kanyemba and southwards to the summit of the steep Zambezi Escarpment. The Middle Zambezi Valley is one of the few remaining places on earth where the black rhino can still be found. The accessible water and abundance of vegetation attracts high concentrations of animals. There are a growing number of safari operators offering professionally guided canoe trails, affording the visitor a close up view of an abundance of wildlife along the banks of the Zambezi River.
Mana means four' in Shona, in reference to the four large permanent pools formed by the meanderings of the middle Zambezi. These 2,500 square kilometers of river frontage, islands, sandbanks and pools, flanked by forests of mahogany, wild figs, ebonies and baobabs, is one of the least developed National Parks in Southern Africa. It was saved from a hydro-electric scheme in the early eighties which would have seen the flooding of this subsequent World Heritage site. It has the country's biggest concentration of hippopotamuses and crocodiles and large dry season mammal populations of elephant and buffalo.
For the adventurous traveler, a canoe trip down on the Mana Canoe Trail is one of the best ways to experience the African bush. Guests take a guided canoe safari down the Zambezi River towards Mozambique - a real African adventure where you have to dodge territorial Hippos and camp on sandbanks that are visited by elephants at night. The canoe safaris last anywhere from three to nine days and cover different stretched of the river from Kariba Dam downstream for up to 160 miles, past Mana Pools to Kanyemba near the Mozambique border.
Best Time to visit:
The best time to visit the park for wildlife viewing is at the end of the dry season (August-October) when large numbers of Elephant, Buffalo, Waterbuck and Impala come to the river to drink and graze along its banks. Game viewing is also very good in June and July. During the rainy season, much of the game moves off away from the river towards the escarpment.
The major airlines operating to Mana Pool-Zimbabwe is Air Zimbabwe, Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airways. The Air Zimbabwe is the only direct flights to Zimbabwe. You can book your cheap flights to Zimbabwe at reasonable price with cheapzimbabweflights.com. You can always call our reservation experts on 0207 993 6219 for arrangingcheap flights to Harare, Bulawayo & Victoria Falls. We can arrange cheap lodges & hotels in Victoria Falls & Kariba Town mainly Carribea Bay, The Cutty Sark, and the Zambezi Valley Motel in Nyamhunga.
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