Hwange National Park
Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe's great elephant wilderness, with excellent opportunities to observe wildlife around seasonal and pumped waterholes. Formerly Wankie National Park, it was established as a game reserve by Ted Davison in 1928 and became a national park in 1930, sitting halfway between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls and bordering Botswana. Full access, fauna, flora and park-fee detail is covered on the main Zimbabwe page's Hwange in-depth section and in the trade destination deep-dive.
Hwange is known for guiding that is widely regarded as among the best in Africa, and offers both classic game-drive safaris and, in several concessions, walking safaris on foot with a qualified guide — see safari activities explained.
Where to stay in Hwange
A selection of real Africa Compass Collection properties across Hwange's concessions:
- Wilderness Davison's Camp — Linkwasha concession.
- Wilderness Linkwasha Camp — Linkwasha concession.
- Wilderness Little Makalolo — private Makalolo concession.
- Somalisa Camp and Somalisa Expeditions — Somalisa concession.
- Camelthorn Lodge and Bomani Tented Lodge — Ngamo Plains.
- Nehimba Lodge and Nantwich Lodge — northern Hwange.
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