| ANIMALS,
BIRDS AND FISH
The
Zambezi is a life force supporting great numbers
of pink-eared hippos and huge crocodiles that
resemble floating logs. Many people come here
to fish for fighting tiger fish, large perch,
delicious bream and slippery catfish.
The succulent floodplains are
sometimes over a mile wide and are constantly
grazed by elephants, buffaloes and waterbuck.
Many other animals are to be found along this
river valley and predators such as lions, leopards,
wild dog, hyena and jackal have a good supply
of food.
Bird life is wonderful with inquisitive
yellow-billed kites swooping down to have a look
at you and other raptors and vultures circling
high in the thermals. Carmine bee-eaters flit
about in a purple blur as they emerge from the
sandbank pitted with their nesting holes.
SEASONS
Dry Season:
June to October
- large numbers of animals come to the river to
drink and graze along the lush banks during these
months. The increasing build up to rain in October
creates considerable heat with temperatures over
86°F (30°C).
Rainy Season: it rains intermittently
from early November to the end of April and most
animals move away from the river towards the escarpment.
It is hot and humid with temperatures around 82°F
(28°C). Most roads within the park are closed
during this period but charter flights operate
to two airstrips in the park.
MANA
POOLS SPECIALITIES
• Canoeing on the Zambezi
• Walking safaris
• Hippos and crocs
• Canoeing past grazing elephants and buffalo
• Remote luxury lodges
• True wilderness experience
FACTS
The park is 845miles² (2,190km²), on
the southern side of the Zambezi River downstream
from Lake Kariba.
The Zambezi River forms the border between Zimbabwe
and Zambia.
Canoe safaris can last from 3 to 9 days with an
option from budget to luxury with basic camping
and cooking around a campfire, to top class tents
with cots and mattress, cook and camp staff.
This is a malarial area.
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