Matusadona National Park offers excellent wildlife viewing of most safari animals, including the Big Five. The lakeshore is excellent for hippo, crocodile and large herds of elephant and buffalo. Kudu, impala and waterbuck are some of the common antelope. Lion, leopard and spotted hyena are present in good numbers. Two packs of free-roaming African wild dogs and 17 black rhinos, currently kept in an Intensive Protection Zone, were recently reintroduced.
Wildlife Highlights
Wildlife viewing is best on the Lake Kariba , where large herds of elephant and buffalo can be seen alongside impala, waterbuck, greater kudu and warthog. This open grassland is also a favored hunting ground for the park’s resident lion prides. Eland, roan and sable 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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