Mana Pools National Park and Safari Areas
A World Heritage area on the Zambezi River floodplain, famed for elephants, hippos and other wildlife that gather around its pools. Guided walking safaris are a distinctive way to explore it.
Mana Pools National Park
This remote, UNESCO-listed Zambezi floodplain is known for safaris on foot and by canoe among elephants.
Attractive locations
Rukomechi River
A river flowing through the western part of Mana Pools into the Zambezi, with riverside woodland where elephants, buffalo and many birds can be seen.
Airports
Kariba Airport KAB
It is about 98 km in a straight line from Mana Pools 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.
- Jan24.3 °C201 mm
- Feb23.8 °C144 mm
- Mar23.7 °C99 mm
- Apr22.8 °C30 mm
- May20.9 °C4 mm
- Jun18.8 °C1 mm
- Jul18.4 °C1 mm
- Aug21.0 °C1 mm
- Sep24.5 °C2 mm
- Oct27.5 °C10 mm
- Nov27.6 °C74 mm
- Dec25.2 °C200 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. 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