Mozambique: Gorongosa National Park opens April 15

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Mozambique: Gorongosa National Park opens April 15

8:30 CAT | 17 Apr 2023

Photo courtesy: Gorongosa National Park

Wild Camp reservations are now available.

Time spent in Gorongosa National Park is a unique, life-changing experience for any traveller.

Now in its second year, Wild Camp is ideal for people who want an authentic African safari experience that moves in tune with the best wildlife viewing conditions possible. Safari drives through nearby floodplains, grasslands, and savannas often turn up a variety of animals including elephants, lions, painted wolves, 300+ species of colourful birdlife and much more.

Wild Camp is an eco-friendly operation with solar lighting and outdoor showers, and USB ports for charging phones. Accommodations include canvas tents and beds (single or double occupancy). Meals are prepared by an experienced chef, with dinner served in an outdoor setting under the stars.

Profits from all tourism visits are used to create jobs, build schools and support local education, healthcare, and training programs.

Pre-booking accommodations and activities is advised. Email Carol at [email protected] for rates and reservations.

Boating safaris, waterbird colonies are big this season

Birdw.gnp_ — *Witness the amazing symmetry of two Yellow-billed Storks (Mycteria ibis) flying together to a waterbird colony nest during a Gorongosa boat safari. [Photo – Miguel Lajas]*

Seasonal rains have been good to Lake Urema, which is ten times its normal size and full of an astonishing array of waterbirds.

Gorongosa boat safaris are seasonal, run from March to May depending on water levels, and are a wonderful way to access the heart of Gorongosa’s vast water wilderness.

At least eight species of waterbirds were recently spotted on a narrow peninsula, including African darters and great white egrets, grey and black-headed heron, and yellow-billed storks.

The waterbird count for this colony in 2021 identified a total of nine species and 4,382 nests, an increase of more than 500 nests from 2019.

Source: Gorongosa National Park / Media Release