Welcome to
Banhine National Park
Banhine National Park (725,000 ha) is situated between areas featuring wet tropical lands and the dry lands and plays a critical role within the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (10 million ha), which has been described as one of the world´s greatest animal kingdoms.
Banhine National Park is known not only for it’s healthy ostrich population but is also known as the mini-okavango due to its wetlands systems which flood seasonally attracting a wide variety of migratory birds that flock there in en masse.
Visit: The best time to visit is during the dry winter months, from April to October. During this period, the days are cooler and accessibility is generally easier. Even in the dry season 4 x 4 vehicles are needs for most of the roads due to sandy conditions.
Accommodation: At the park head quarters there is a tourist camp that consists of:
- 6 x 2 bed safari tents on platforms with en suite ablutions and solar lighting and plug point
- Camping area with communal ablutions
- Communal kitchen structure (guest must be self-sufficient with regards to cooking facilities)
On approval of Park management unserviced camping is possible within the Park on a ‘what you bring in you take out’ basis.
Access: The Park can be accessed from Kruger National Park (South Africa) through Pafuri or Giriyondo and Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe) through Chicualacuala. Within Mozambique, travelling from the south from Maputo via Chokwe will take approximately 8 hours to the Main camp. An alternative route from Mapai in the west to Main Camp will take approximately 4 hours.
Accommodation in Banhine National Park
At the park head quarters there is a tourist camp that consists of:
- 6 x 2 bed safari tents on platforms with en suite ablutions and solar lighting and plug point
- Camping area with communal ablutions
- Communal kitchen structure (guest must be self-sufficient with regards to cooking facilities)
On approval of Park management unserviced camping is possible within the Park on a ‘what you bring in you take out’ basis.
Actividades
4x4 self-drive safari
The Park has an extensive network of roads to explore the wildlife rich core sanctuary area and a series of roads to the east and west of the sanctuary.
Bird watching
Along the miombo and mopane forest, birds of various species will show their colours in interesting birding hotspots centres.
Canoeing
The central wetland pan system fills up in cyclical periods and will often retain sufficient water for exploring the area by canoe for most of the years in between.
4x4 self-drive safari
The Park has an extensive network of roads to explore the wildlife rich core sanctuary area and a series of roads to the east and west of the sanctuary.
Bird watching
Along the miombo and mopane forest, birds of various species will show their colours in interesting birding hotspots centres
Canoeing
The central wetland pan system fills up in cyclical periods and will often retain sufficient water for exploring the area by canoe for most of the years in between.
