Hwange National Park
Zimbabwe's largest national park, with dry woodland and open pans that draw elephants in very large numbers, along with lions, giraffes and antelope. Game drives focus on the waterholes.
Hwange National Park
Zimbabwe's largest park is known for large elephant herds, with lions and wild dogs also gathering at waterholes during the dry season.
Attractive locations
Bumbusi National Monument
The stone-walled ruins of a historic settlement inside Hwange National Park, with decorated walls built by earlier inhabitants of the region.
Kennedy Pan
A waterhole in the park where elephants, buffalo, antelope and predators come to drink, especially in the dry season.
Airports
Victoria Falls International Airport VFA
It is about 138 km in a straight line from Hwange National Park.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Zimbabwe page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan25.3 °C149 mm
- Feb24.7 °C133 mm
- Mar24.6 °C80 mm
- Apr23.4 °C30 mm
- May21.1 °C2 mm
- Jun18.5 °C2 mm
- Jul18.0 °C0 mm
- Aug21.0 °C0 mm
- Sep24.9 °C2 mm
- Oct28.1 °C15 mm
- Nov27.9 °C65 mm
- Dec25.9 °C142 mm
Driest months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Wettest months: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 999. Ask your hotel or operator for ambulance and fire numbers.
local government
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA)
Helps with: Zimbabwe's national tourism authority. Its contact page gives the head office in Harare, with a phone and email, and a regional office in Victoria Falls.
Who qualifies: Anyone planning or taking a trip to Zimbabwe.
Phone: +263 242 758 714
Email: info@ztazim.co.zw
Address: Tourism House, 55 Samora Machel Avenue, Harare
local government
Emergency numbers 999 and 995 (national numbering plan)
Helps with: The regulator's numbering plan lists 999 as the general fixed-line emergency number for fire, ambulance and police, and 995 for police. It lists other codes for mobile networks. The document is old.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Zimbabwe needing emergency services; mobile users should check their network's code.
Phone: 999
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Zimbabwe
Helps with: The UN migration agency, in Zimbabwe since 1985. It works on migration management and crisis response, including help with reintegration, and runs a migration health assessment centre.
Who qualifies: Migrants and migration-affected people in Zimbabwe. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +263 867 700 9721
Address: 10 Duthie Avenue, Alexandra Park, Harare