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The Zambezi River is Zimbabwe’s northern boundary with Zambia. Mana Pools National Park covers an area of about 2500 square kilometres, most of this is within the extensive Zambezi Valley. Close to the riverbank large numbers of mahogany trees and acacias provide shade and nourishment. They all look as if their lower branches have been trimmed at the same height, low for the mahoganies and high for the acacias. This is because the elephants love the acacia leaves and fruit and they browse them as far up as they can reach. But they don't touch the mahoganies and thus these are browsed by the bushbuck and kudu. Further away from the river, there are huge swathes of almost impenetrable thicket known as "jesse" and beyond that the many kilometres of mopane woodlands reaching to the edges of the valley. In all these areas the huge baobabs are prominent. In the dry season, the animals depend on the water of the Zambezi, then huge herds of buffalo kick up clouds of billowing dust on their way to drink, large numbers of antelope nibble on the remaining grass and the first fresh leaves. Elephants occasionally stroll across the camping sites and carnivores are often seen following their prey. Mana Pools National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
We have incorporated a visit to Mana Pools National Park into our guided tour "The Hippo Route". The details of the tour are available here:
The Hippo Route
Tailor-made walking safaris in Mana Pools National Park can be found here:
Amongst the Big Five on foot
Please find an introduction to our work in Zimbabwe here:
Introduction
Some general tips and information can be found here:
General tips and info
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