Matusadona National Park offers excellent wildlife viewing of most safari animals, including the . The lakeshore is excellent for , and large herds of and . , and are some of the common antelope. , and are present in good numbers. Two packs of free-roaming and 17 , currently kept in an Intensive Protection Zone, were recently reintroduced.
Wildlife Highlights
Wildlife viewing is best on the Lake Kariba , where large herds of and can be seen alongside , , and . This open grassland is also a favored hunting ground for the park’s resident prides. , and antelope inhabit the inaccessible but may sometimes be spotted toward the end of the Dry season when they come to the lakeshore to drink.
Best Time for Wildlife Viewing
The dry months from May to October are the best time for wildlife viewing in the park. Wildlife is easier to spot then because vegetation is thinner and animals gather on the of Lake Kariba. From December to March, during the peak of the Wet season, flooding rivers are a problem and wildlife tends to scatter throughout the park.
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