hwange national park
The Park's elephant population is one of the largest in the world; it is home to over 35,000 elephants who in the dry season dominate all the water points in the afternoons. Other animals that can be seen in the park are lion, leopard, cheetah, rhino, buffalo, impala, kudu, sable, eland, waterbuck, zebra, giraffe, baboon and warthog.
Due to the vast size of the park, the landscape varies from deep Kalahari sands in the south to rocky hilly country in the north. The open savanna woodland in the southeast gives way to the thick teak woodland, which in turn becomes mopane woodland. In so many habitats, there is an abundance of animals, birds and general flora. As the park is in a very arid region, the water points are pumped from deep wells underground. At some of these water points there are very comfortable hides to sit in and watch the animals and birds. This makes the park a great place to visit at any time of the year depending on your main interests.