Hwange
Hwange is Zimbabwe’s premier game viewing location. A huge park (15,000 sq. kms) with one of the greatest elephant populations in Africa. The absence of permanent surface water means that game viewing is exceptionally good around the waterholes. The park is blessed with large prides of lion and buffalo, as well as leopard, rhino, cheetah and spotted hyena. Along with its prolific mammal species Hwange has about 400 endemic bird species.
Hwange’s landscape is exceptionally diverse; from dense teak forest to Kalahari sandveld. In between these two extremes are large open grassy plains lined with acacia, alongside mopane woodland and islands of ilala palms.
Wildlife is good all year and especially in the summer months. From January till early April large numbers of zebra, wildebeest, eland, giraffe, buffalo and impala move onto the clearings around Makalolo and Linkwasha to have their young and feed on the sweet grasses. This influx is nataurally followed by the predators and makes for superb wildlife viewing! During the balance of the year the waterholes come into their own and large numbers of elephant and general wildlife can be seen. Hides are rare in Africa generally, though Hwange is one of the best locations to view game from a static hide. Hwange: Accommodation choices
Inside the park we favour the very long established and privately owned Hide Camp which regually wins various "best camp" awards. Wilderness also run 3 great camps – Davison’s, Makalolo and Little Makalolo, each in private concessions and with the reliably good service levels that you'd expect from Wilderness.
Recommended lodges in this area:
Hwange
The Hide has consistently been voted “Best Tented Safari Camp in Zimbabwe” since 1995. We have used it ever since and in our view it remains the best lodge in Hwange. It is also one of the few lodges in the Park.
Hwange
The highlights here are the large open plains and the fantastic views of the nearby watering hole. This lodge has a unique feel and Wilderness has done well with the up keep of the camp. The country's economic and political difficulties seem to be a distant reality while at Makalolo.
Hwange
This camp is rather rustic and lacks many of the mod cons. The water hole is a hive of game activity which most of the tents overlook. There are few camps that you can watch such an abundance of game right from your tent veranda.
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