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Hwange National Park Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
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Hwange
... at this waterhole and we got real close to them; several of them mock-charged us to chase us away. Hwange National Park has around 40.000 elephants, which is unfortunately twice as many as a park their size should have. Normally a ...
"These are elephants"
... have any luck. Fell asleep fairly quickly back on the truck. Next stop for two nights was Ivory Lodge, which adjoins Hwange National Park. We arrived before lunch so we had plenty of time to relax and watch some animals coming to the waterhole for a ...
Oct 02, 2011
Night Safari
Today we left Victoria Falls for Hwange National Park after a few days of adrenaline pumping adventure. We arrived at the game reserve for lunch and headed out for an afternoon game drive in safari jeeps. Our driver was named Norman and he ...
No Giraffes For You
Up for a 8:00 game drive though I would've preferred an earlier start as that would’ve been better for seeing animals. I’d prefer a 6:00 start for 3 hours then come back for a sleep during the middle of the day, just like the animals do lol. ...
LPs versus MP3s
... and pain, remembrance and loss? This was the time to find out and so the next morning the four of us set off Hwange National Park….we were not disappointed. We arrived at Main Camp in the afternoon and entered the reception area to book in for ...
Close encounters of the elephant kind
This is a top pick! ... we’d been out in the jeeps for over five hours – a consequence of Andy’s infectious enthusiasm for Hwange National Park. Despite our relative lack of success sighting some of the big game, we all enjoyed our Hwange experience, thanks to ...
Bush Cricket
Hwange was a good camp
This is posted to include my trip to Zimbabwe during my 2002 South Africa ...
Somalisa Safari Camp
... Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe via Johannesberg, and then a 2 1/2 hour drive by minivan to the main entrance of the Hwange National Park. Somalisa is situated deep inside the park, so at the park entrance we transferred from the minivan onto a safari vehicle ...
Elephants for Africa
... heard of before, and which looks a lot like a dog, but actually is not related to it at all. Next stop was the Hwange NP where the highlights were a lion guarding his dinner (an elephant which died of a heart attack, probably from eating a toxic plant) ...
Hwange National Park
... . Something was expiring on their truck and we had the appropriate paperwork for them. It was almost 3 hours to Hwange National Park. I slept until after 9:00 when Victor called for a bathroom break. Miles was working a crossword and I was ...
Sleeping in the woods
... of the area. I took my ecology requirement just last semester, so it was cool to see how the concepts play out in Hwange. It's much more interesting than some of the studies I read for class! (e.g. "Shell Dimorphism in a Barnacle." Ummm, how ...
Hwange Main Camp
We spent two nights in Hwange Park. Main Camp was a bit disappointing, big rock in the bath someone had used as a plug and so on, no lights, shower not working - such a shame. We moved on unsurprisingly the next morning to Sinamatella Camp. ...
Back on the Road
... and less washing up. Leaving Victoria Falls we turn South East towards Bulawayo. We travel about an hour down the road to Hwange National Park. First we stop at the Painted Dog Conservation project – a Painted Dog is a wild dog-like animal which is ...
Out on the town
I've now been in Zimbabwe for a week and a half, and my days have been deliciously diverse After helping Inger with the footprint project on Tuesday, Anne-aymone and I spent Wednesday with Mr. Zulu visiting the community development and education ...
Camping, Hooray
... matter after you’ve been drinking.” Intriguing! They spoke (in English, thankfully) about the difficulties that Zimbabwe has faced in recent years. In 2007 and 2008, the Zim dollar became worthless, but the government still ...
So Rhinos can't climb trees?
... me of a baddie’s lair from North by Northwest or a Bond film. My final chapter of Zimbabwe took place in the staggering Hwange National Park. I say staggering on account of the sheer volume of wildlife present. I could probably write ...
How many cows am I worth??
... forward to sharing that commitment with our friends and family. It’s also a nice stage to be in here in Zimbabwe, because everyone can relate to a wedding. Everyone is full of congratulations and excitement, and not one person has asked ...
Elephant rumble
... slowing down to watch them. We also saw a few ostriches and hyena. The one thing you really can't miss in this park, at least in the dry season, is elephants. They are so beautiful, lumbering through the grass, nearly silent. ...
Elephants
We had a crazy Afrikaner guide called Andy to accompany us into Hwange National Park. He wandered around the bush with no shoes on, and threatened to shoot you in the foot if you made a mess in his jeep! The park is about the size of Belgium, and ...
Life
... Zimbabwean students and helping them with their research. These may be University students, or they may be National Parks employees who are furthering their education. While the students are enthusiastic about conservation and eager to learn ...
Cultural Windows
... , "National Parks holds an annual meeting with stakeholders to talk about the upcoming fire season." I anticipated a stuffy boardroom, some national parks employees, a few local business owners. Maybe an hour-long talk on emergency procedures. ...
Water hole
Hwange National Park was another one of our favourites after Chobe National Park. We saw the endangered painted dogs (or wild dogs) along with tons of gorgous birds and massive herds of elephants. The campsite we stayed at was ...
Lion's Dinner
... so obviously we have some sorting to do when we get home. Our final safari destination was a tented camp called Somalisa in Hwange National Park. When we arrived the camp was overrun by a herd of elephants - our guide Dudley literally had to stare down ...
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