Gonarezhou
Gonarezhou
National Park is a National Park located in south-eastern Zimbabwe. The park is a lowveld region of baobabs,
scrublands and sandstone cliffs. Owing to its vast size, rugged terrain and its
location away from main tourist routes, large tracts of Gonarezhou remain as
pristine wilderness. At 5,053 km² Gonarezhou is the country’s second largest
game reserve after Hwange National Park. It
forms part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links
Gonarezhou with the Kruger National Park in South Africa and the Limpopo
National Park in Mozambique. Animals can move freely between the three
sanctuaries. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve is set on 124 000 acres of wilderness
in the southern corner of Zimbabwe, bordering the Gonarezhou National Park. It
is a spectacularly diverse and beautiful piece of Africa, boasting geological
diversity, habitat variability and a wide variety of plant and animal species.
Home to one of the highest concentrations of the endangered black rhino as well
as fourteen species of eagle, the area is known for its magical sandstone
outcrops, mopane forests, and majestic baobab trees. Malilangwe is also an area
where you will find over 100 rock art sites that date back more than 2000
years. Apart from the 'Big 5' a variety
of small antelope including klipspringer, oribi, grey duiker, steenbok, and
grysbok are found in the region In terms of birdlife, Malilangwe boasts over
400 different species. Dry Season: The
cool dry season is from April to August. This six month period of almost
completely dry, sunny weather gives average temperatures in the mid 70's°F to
the low 80's°F (23-28°C). Rainy Season:
From November to March it rains about one out of every five days. The sun
emerges again after every thunderstorm and humidity and heat are high.
