Matusadona-Nationalpark

The Matusadona National Park is located on Lake Kariba between the rivers Ume and Siyakobvu in western Zimbabwe. He is one of several nature reserves around Lake Kariba. Two-thirds are located south of the slope to the Zambezi, which were formed by the approximately 600 -meter-high Matusviadonhahügel who were named for the park.

He is one of the lesser known, largely untouched areas of Africa dar. With its unique combination of impenetrable wilderness and the adjacent reservoir, it forms one of the last refuges of the endangered black rhino from extinction. The approximately 1,500 km ² national park is an area of ​​life across Africa 's second largest population of wild lions (according to the Ngorongoro Crater ). The park is virtually untapped and difficult to reach; advertising a safari travel provider that Matusadona praises as " one of the best walking safari destinations in the region " must be understood as a euphemism for the lack of any navigable routes. Also of note, the "extremely rough trails " would consider "tourist crowds and traffic from ", points in this direction.

The first map of the Madusadona National Park was created in 2002. Accommodation, there are few that are known are the Musango and the Sanyati lodge and a few camps, but consist only of a person lying on a flat surface fire pit.

The best approach offers from place Kariba ago with boats on the Karibastausee. There is a very rich fauna, such as crocodiles, flamingos, elephants, giraffes, black rhinos, antelopes and osprey. Many animals in the semi-arid bush and grass country of the park come here to drink. Popular with tourists safari, fishing is after Tigersalmler, which can be up to 15 kg. Most of the animals that have been rescued during the filling of the reservoir through the Operation Noah, were released in the national park again, which now has large populations of almost all the Zambezi Valley peopling mammal species. In the dry season, especially the African buffalo are emerging which come together in herds of up to 1,000 animals at the shoreline.

In the 6,000 -acre reservoir there are many islands, some of which belong to the National Park. In the resort Kariba houseboats can be rented with staff.

Chimanimani | Chizarira | Gonarezhou | Hwange | Kazuma Pan | Mana Pools | Matobo | Matusadona | Nyanga | Victoria Falls

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• National Park in Zimbabwe
• National Park in Africa