Chizarira National Park
A remote escarpment park in the northwest, rugged, little visited and hard to reach.
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Chizarira sits on the Zambezi escarpment in the northwest, around two thousand square kilometres of broken country cut by gorges, with the ground falling from around fifteen hundred metres to the valley floor. Its name refers to a barrier, which describes the escarpment. It holds elephant, buffalo, and one of the more significant black rhino populations in the country, along with a long bird list, and it receives very few visitors.
What you actually see
- The escarpment gorges - deep ravines cutting the plateau edge.
- The black rhino - one of the country's more significant populations.
- The emptiness - a large park with very few visitors.
- The escarpment view - the drop towards the Zambezi valley.
When to go
May to October is the dry season and the only practical window. The rains make the tracks impassable. Game concentrates at water late in the dry season.
Honest expectations
Access requires a properly equipped four-wheel drive and self-sufficiency; there is very little infrastructure. Poaching has affected the park badly in the past. Tsetse fly is present.
Nearby
Binga is north, and Matusadona is northeast.
What to pack for Chizarira National Park
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
