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Named after a local Nhanzwa chief, Hwange National Park is the largest Park in Zimbabwe occupying 14 650 square kilometres in the northwest of the country and not far from the Mighty Victoria Falls,

Hwange National Park provides some of Africa's best wildlife viewing opportunities. It is Zimbabwe's most accessible and most wildlife packed national park.
The best time to visit the Park is in the dry season ( August to October) when animais congregate around water holes (most of which are artificially pumped),
Hwange National Park has some of the largest herds of antelopes, zebras, buffaloes, giraffes and its elephant population is one of the largest in the world.
The park is also teaming with predators such as lions, leopards, hyenas, jackals and wild dogs.
The Park has three distinctive Camps and administrative offices at Robins, Sinamatella and the major one at Main Camp.

MAIN CAMP
Main Camp is situated at the main entrance to the Park. The main Camp area is characterised by savanna and thorny acacia scrub while in the South East around Ngweshla are broad grassy acacia plains (vleis). The savanna changes to mopani bush around Shumba Picnic Site. Major species to be found here are: elephant, lion, buffalo, cranes, rhino, wild dog, hippopotamus, crocodiles etc. The sheer density and variety of animais viewed from Main Camp is a major attraction.
FACILITIES
The Park has facilities including self-catering lodges, cottages and chalets, a camping and caravan site, bar and restaurant, grocery store, curioshop and fuel station.
LODGES
Lodges in Hwange National Park are units with one or two bedrooms, bathroom, fully equipped kitchen and verandah.
COTTAGES
Cooking facilities are communal, with electric hot plates provided. The cottages have a centrally located thatched, open dining area with refrigerators available for communal use. Normally no cutlery is provided.
CHALETS
These are units with 1 or 2 bedrooms, and a verandah. Cooking facilities are available on wood or charcoal braais. Electric refrigerator and sink are provided in each unit. Ablution and toilet facilites are provided in a communal block.
PICNIC SITES
For real bush experience, we have the following sites: Ngweshla, Kennedy and Jambili.
CAMPING AND CARAVAN SITES
Camping and caravan sites have piped water to each stand. Cooking facilities are available on wood or charcoal braais. Ablution and toilet facilities are provided in communal blocks. Visitors should note that tent and camping equipment are not available for hire.

MUSEUM
Archaeological information is available in the museum which displays aspects of Hwange' s natural history.
CONFERENCE FACILITIES
Conference facilities can be made available at Main Camp. Visitors who intend to hold a conference or an organized gathering requiring such facilities will need to contact the Central Reservation Office for details.
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES
Ngweshla Pan - the loop road is a pleasant day-drive
Nyamandhlovu Platform and Guvalala Platform
-prime game viewing area with massive game concentration.
Dom waterhole - an exceptional view of the African Sunset. Guided walks available.
AMENITIES Restaurant and bar Grocery store Curio shop Fuel station
SINAMATELLA
Established in 1966, Sinamatella Camp sits atop a 55m mesa with a commanding 50km view in ail directions. The camp is located near the northern boundary of the Park on a plateau overlooking a distant riverbed and grassy plains. It is very scenic. The name Sinamatella came from the failure by the European settlers to pronounce the name of a local shrub called " chinamattrfo" which had characteristics of stick to clothes when brushed against.
The Camp is approximately 120 kilometres from Main Camp. Vehicles are not allowed to travel between the two camps after 1400 hours. Sinamatella is an Intensive Protection Zone (IPZ) for black and white rhino. Major species to be seen are both the black and white rhino. elephants, wild dogs, lions, hyenas, hippopotamus and crocodiles.

FACILITIES
The Camp bas lodges, chalets and camping sites. Apart from these facilities at the Rest Camp there are also exclusive camps.
Bush Camps
These are undeveloped sites meant for real bush experience found at Lukosi, Vhikani, Rhino Bar, Sait Springs and Tshakabika. Four wheel drive or high clearance vehicles are necessary for visitors to Tshakabika.
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES
•  Mandavu Dam-provides a beautiful viewing hide to watch animais coming to drink, 8 kilometres from Sinamatella
•  MasumaDam - excellent hide for game
viewing about 15 kilometres from Sinamatella. High animal population during dry season.
•  Detema Dam - exceptional game viewing hide
•  Wilderness trails
•  Walks Fishing
AMENITIES Restaurant and bar Small shop
•  Fuel station please note fuel deliveries are not reliable so visitors have to take precautionary measures
ROBINS
Robins Camp is close to the western boundary of Hwange approximately 60 kilometress from Sinamatella and 140 from the Main Camp. Through traffic from Main Camp is required to leave by 1200 hours. This camp was bequeathed to the government in 1939 by a local farmer Harold Robins at his death.
FACILITIES
The Camp bas lodges, chalets and camping sites. Apart from these facilities at the Rest Camp there are also exclusive camps:
EXCLUSIVE CAMPS
Nantwich Camp
The Camp consists of 3 lodges and is located 11 kilometres northwest of Robins Camp. Each lodge is fully equipped and self contained. This remote camp is built on a small bluff which overlooks a natural pan and grassy plain.
Isilwane Lodge
This luxurious lodge is a top of the range accommodation facility overlooking an artificial waterhole. The lodge is only a few metres away from Nantwich Camp.

Deka Camp
Deka Camp consists of 2 family units, each with 2 bedrooms, bathroom and toilet. An additional facility contains a dining room, lounge, scenic verandah and kitchen with refrigerator and stove. The camp is serviced and fully equipped and takes a maximum of 12 persons. Deka Camp is sîtuated 25 kilometres west of Robins Camp. Access is by four-wheel drive vehicles only. The camp is normally closed during the rainy season.
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES
•  Big Toms & Little Toms - these are viewing hides which provide excellent game viewing opportunities and are named from the farms of Harold Robins who bequeathed his land to the Park in 1939.
•  Robins also bas fossilized forests.
AMENITIES
•  Restaurant and bar Small shop
•  Fuel station - please note fuel deliveries are not reliable so visitors have to take precautionary measures
OTHER ACTIVITIES
•  Escorted daytime walks - available from ail camps for a charge to groups of up to 6 persons
•  Moonlight game viewing - available from Main Camp around the full-moon period subject to wether conditions
• Wilderness trails - available in the Sinamatella and Robins Camp areas
PICNIC SITES
Camping is permissible in Hwange National Park at Shumba, Kapula, Mandavu Dam, Masuma, Ngweshla, Jambile, Kennedy 1, Guvalala, and Detema Picnic Sites. Each site consists of an enclosed picnic area (usually with shady trees or thatch cover) and a small ablution block with running water. Groups of up to 10 people may camp overnight at these areas but the sites are also open to ail visitors during daytime.
WHY VISIT HWANGE?
•  OneofthewildestParksinAfrica
•  Sheer size meaning sheer numbers of wild life, one of the largest elephants herd In the world
• Wide array of flora and fauna species
HOW TO CET TO HWANGE NATIONAL PARK
Access to the Park may be made by :
AIR An unlicensed airstrip exists at Main Camp for private charter aircraft. Prior permission to land must be obtained at Main Camp. Please note  here are no hangars. Hwange
National Park Airport is also situated nearby.
ROAD Please not that the camps are interconnected by a road network, however the roads are not always in the best of conditions.