Gorongosa National Park

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Gorongosa National Park

5:38 CAT | 4 February 2016

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Location:

Gorongosa National Park (GNP), at the heart of Sofala Province, is located in the southernmost part of the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. The Park includes the valley and parts of the surrounding midlands and is equidistant between the cities of Chimoio and Beira.

Area: 4,067 km2

Access:

Via land: if coming from Maputo, take the EN1 north to Inchope and then follow the posted signs to GNP. If coming from Beira or Chimoio take the EN6 to its intersection with the EN1 in Inchope and then follow the posted signs to GNP.
Via air: Regular flights land in both the Beira and Chimoio airports, and you can contact the Park to organize land transfers from these airports to GNP.

Best times to visit: Although Chitengo Safari Camp is open year-round, we encourage visits between April and November (the dry season), as during the rainy season the internal road network in the Park becomes impassible.

Accommodation:

The Park currently offers two choices:
– Girassol Gorongosa Lodge & Safari, with new air-conditioned bungalows, garden rooms, equipped tents and camping facilities, all with hot showers and other amenities; there is also a restaurant featuring delicious local fare at reasonable prices; it’s a perfect home base for exploring Gorongosa’s many wonders;
– Explore Gorongosa Camp, with luxurious custom-designed eco tents, offering exclusive and intimate walking safaris, providing the ultimate in safari service and personal comfort.
Make your booking at www.gorongosa.net or by e-mail to [email protected] or by telephone to + (258) 82-0050253.

Attractions:

The Park offers a variety of wildlife game drives, birding safaris, waterfall hikes and community walks guided by local experts on the Park’s flora and fauna. Drive out across the miombo to look for lions, elephants, and antelope. Or walk to a nearby community to visit the new school and health clinic that was recently built by the Gorongosa Restoration Project. Don’t forget to visit the beautiful Murombodzi waterfall descending from Mount Gorongosa.

Wildlife:

Lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, hippo, crocodile, zebra,sable, kudu, nyala, waterbuck, impala, bushbuck, reedbuck, oribi, lichenstein’s hartebeest, warthog, bush pig, serval, civet, genet, chacma baboon and vervet monkey.

Visiting Hours:

The Park’s main gate opens at 6:00 am and closes at 6:00 pm.

Other Details:

Gorongosa National Park, a Mozambican treasure, provides environmental, educational, aesthetic, recreational, and economic benefits to all of humanity.
The rain and seasonal inundation of the valley, along with many different soil types, creates a unique mosaic of distinct ecosystems. The plains are dotted with acacia savanna, dry forests in sandy areas, wetlands or pans seasonally filled by the rains, and thickets on termite-built mounds. The plateaus contain miombo and mountain forests and a spectacular rain-forest at the bottom of a series of limestone gorges.

This unique combination of characteristics and ecosystems once gave rise to one of the most dense populations of wildlife in all of Africa.