Mana Pools National Park

Mana Pools National Park

Situated in the northern region of Zimbabwe, on the southern banks of the Zambezi River, Mana Pools National Park will leave you breathless with its beauty. A paradise for walking and canoeing safaris, Mana Pools is a wildlife-rich, biodiverse wonderland that will delight at every turn.

Through boat rides along the mighty Zambezi River and excellent game viewing, take in the beauty of Mana Pools National Park. A mixture of floodplains and grasslands, the landscape is dominated by the Zambezi River, with the mountains of the Rift Valley rising in the background. As there are four main pools in the area to visit the park has borrowed the number as its title, with the word ‘mana’ meaning ‘four’ in Shona. The area’s fauna ranges from lions to wild dogs to one of Africa’s largest population of hippo that you can greet while gliding down the Zambezi on the Mana Canoe Trail.

The landscapes are beautiful too, dotted with acacia trees, whose shade becomes vital to the parks’ more than 12,000-strong elephant population in the dry season, as well as a sprinkling of vibrant plant life. Far away from any human settlement, you’ll relish the feeling of remoteness here. Surrounded only by extreme wilderness, and if you visit in winter, you’ll find yourself exploring amongst the highest concentration of wildlife in Africa. An experience for which words can do no justice.