Mana Pools National Park

• A World Heritage Site
• Stunning scenery
• A haven for endangered wildlife

The Mana Pools are the spectacular result of the mighty Zambezi River’s slow and methodical grinding away at the riverbed. Four main pools and several smaller pools are scattered along the river course and the cliffs hanging over the river and floodplains provide shelter to a large and varied wildlife population.

The Mana Pools National Park stretches across 2000km² of prime Zambezi  riverfront vegetation, much of which is inaccessable except on foot and completely unspoilt. The landscape includes islands and sandbanks fringed by dense forests of baobabs and indigenous trees, as well as the  rugged Zambezi escarpment.

The national park is home to magnificent concentrations of wild animals like elelphant, buffaloes and predators like leopards, lions and cheetah. It is also a haven for Nile crocodiles, a highly endangered species. It is home to large hippo pods as well as several black rhino. The park is open to cars only during the dry season and during the rainy season, guests have to travel by foot or by boat.

Special features include:

• It is one of the least developed national parks
• Prolific birdlife – over 380 species including the Nyasa lovebird, Livingstone’s flycatcher, white-collared pratincole, banded snake-eagle and yellow-spotted nicator