Lower Zambezi National Park

Zambezi National Park together with Victoria Falls National Park cover an area of 56,000 hectares. The northern border of the Park is formed by the great Zambezi River which also forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia for much of its length.

A wide variety of larger mammals may be found within the Zambezi National Park including elephant, lion, buffalo, and leopard. In addition, herds of sable antelope, eland, zebra, giraffe, kudu, waterbuck, and impala, as well as many of the smaller species of game can be viewed.

The Zambezi River is home to over 75 species of fish and is famous for its bream and fighting tiger fish. You can read more about fishing on the Zambezi here.

Zambezi National Park in Zimbabwe has two main game-viewing sections:

• The Zambezi River Game Drive, with an extensive network of roads along the river accessed through the main gate of the Park.
• The 25 kilometre Chamabondo Game Drive in the southern part of the Park, which begins about 5 kilometres outside of Victoria Falls town – just off the main road to Bulawayo. The roads are in reasonable condition, but please note that they do close the park after heavy rains.

Our page on Victoria Falls Weather details the best season for various activities in the Falls. Generally, game will congregate towards the river in the drier months and as soon as the rains arrive in November/December they will start to move inland to give the riverine vegetation a chance to recover for next year.