Gorongosa · Zinave · Limpopo
The wild parks
Mozambique's interior wilderness. Gorongosa, one of conservation's great comeback stories. Zinave, wild, barely visited, lions returning. Limpopo, Kruger's eastern half, virtually untouched.
These are the parks most operators skip, too remote, too 'in progress' for the safari brochure. They're missing the most interesting story in African conservation. Gorongosa was decimated by civil war; today, after a generation of restoration work led by the Carr Foundation, lion prides are stable, elephant numbers are climbing, and a research community has gathered that rivals anywhere on the continent. Zinave was almost empty by 2015; today it has the largest wildlife translocation in African history quietly growing inside it. Limpopo is the Mozambican half of the Greater Kruger transfrontier, same animals, none of the crowds.
What's inside
Gorongosa National Park
During the Civil War in Mozambique, from 1977 to 1992, 95% of large animals were killed in Gorongosa National Park. It has now recovered and is home to more than 110.000 large animals.
Zinave National Park
Zinave is the first big 5 national park in Mozambique.
Limpopo National Park
Banhine National Park