The Mosi-O-Tunya National Park is situated along the upper
Zambezi stretching from and including the
Victoria Falls
for about 12kms up the Zambezi River above the Falls.
It is only 66 square kilometres but
there are plans to extend the park further up river. Because the park
is small, it affords a wonderfully relaxing drive alongside the river for
much of the circular route and the wide variety of species can be easily
seen.
The Park provides a home for
numerous antelope species,
zebra,
giraffe,
warthog, a variety
of birds and smaller animals.
Elephants cross the Zambezi and
freely walk through the park and the surrounding area.
One can take a pleasant drive around the park in a couple
of hours and all the species there should be seen at close range. Since there are no
predators, they are very relaxed and afford some excellent photo opportunities.
Visitors can drive their own
vehicles through the park or go on organised open vehicle game drives and
recently elephant back safaris have been introduced.
MOSI-O-TUNYA
ZOOLOGICAL
PARK
