Africa Unity Square
A public park in the middle of Harare's CBD, where people come to sit on the lawns, meet friends or simply get out of the traffic for a while. It is rated 3.9 from over 600 Google reviews. Visitors…
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Parks in Zimbabwe
54 parks across Zimbabwe, with contact details and locations.
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Ballantyne Park Conservancy
A small conservancy park on Wellburn Drive in Ballantyne Park, rated 4.2 from over 600 Google reviews. It runs on visitor donations and suits dog owners, families with young children and anyone after…
Bally Vaughan Sanctuary
A wildlife sanctuary in the Ruwa area, rated 4.1 from over 250 Google reviews. It suits families and groups of friends looking for a day out among animals, and the tigers are the attraction visitors…
Birds at 30
A bird park in Harare, rated 4.6 from 163 Google reviews, with a large collection of exotic birds, ponds of koi and grounds laid out with lakes and fountains. It suits a slow half-day with children…
Centenary Park
A Bulawayo park with wide lawns, tall shade trees and a fountain that is a favourite spot for photographs. It is rated 3.5 from over 1,400 Google reviews and suits families after a picnic or anyone…
Chimanimani National Park
National ParkChimanimani National Park takes in the Chimanimani mountains and is, above all, a place for hikers. It rates 4.6 from 19 Google reviews. Walkers are its biggest fans. One regular describes a wide…
Chimutsi Gate, Mana Pools National Park
National ParkOne of the entry gates into Mana Pools National Park, where visitors check in and pay park fees before heading into the reserve.
Chizarira National Park
National ParkA remote national park in the Binga district, which Google describes as wilderness of rugged escarpment, jagged peaks and bushland, with camping and lookouts. It is rated 4.4 from 52 Google reviews…
Cleveland Dam
A reservoir on the edge of Harare, close enough for a quick escape but with an out-of-town feel. It is rated 3.9 from 173 Google reviews and suits families, couples and church or work groups planning…
Dakeni Game Farm
Dakeni Game Farm in Bulawayo offers guided game park tours and meals from its own kitchen. It suits families looking for a quiet day out, and rates 4.4 from 19 Google reviews. Families speak warmly…
Darwendale Recreational Park
National ParkDarwendale Recreational Park is a ZimParks site on Lake Manyame, about 76 km from Harare near Norton, and is well known for bass fishing. It is rated 4.0 from 62 Google reviews. Families use it for a…
Domboshawa
A rocky hill at Domboshawa, a quick drive from Harare, with a marked hiking trail, rock paintings and wide views from the top. It is rated 4.4 from 273 Google reviews and suits families, including…
EcoPark
EcoPark is a quiet nature park in Kwekwe, known to reviewers mainly for its snake park. Rated 3.7 from 62 Google reviews, it suits families curious about reptiles, or anyone after a low-key afternoon…
Elizabeth Chisholm Gardens
Elizabeth Chisholm Gardens is a small public garden on Oxford Road in Harare, listed on Google as an event venue and rated 3.8 from 139 reviews. It suits a quiet picnic, an afternoon on the grass or…
Ewanrigg Botanical Gardens
National ParkEwanrigg Botanical Gardens is a National Parks-run garden outside Harare, known for its aloes and suited to a quiet day trip with a picnic or a braai. It holds a 4.1 rating from 108 Google reviews…
Gonarezhou National Park
National ParkGonarezhou National Park is a remote park in the Chiredzi area, with Chipinda Pools as its listed address. Rated 4.7 from 70 Google reviews, it suits travellers prepared for distance and slow going…
Gosho Park
Gosho Park is a small private game park near Marondera, close to the entrance to Peterhouse Girls' School on the Mutare road. One visitor puts it about 10 kilometres from Marondera town. Rated 4.3…
Greystone Nature Preserve
Greystone Nature Preserve is a patch of trails, flowers and running water in Harare, rated 4.1 from 92 Google reviews. It suits a quiet walk or a sit beside a stream without leaving the city…
Haka Game Park
Haka Game Park is a game park at Cleveland Dam in Masasa, on the Mutare road side of Harare, rated 4.1 from 476 Google reviews. It suits families after an easy day outdoors, solo visitors wanting a…
Harare Botanical Gardens
Harare Botanical Gardens, on Sandringham Drive, holds trees from different parts of Zimbabwe and beyond, along with a herbarium that Google says contains around 500,000 plant specimens. Rated 3.9…
Harare Gardens
Harare Gardens is the public park in the middle of town, with big trees, lawns and flowerbeds. It has 3,566 Google reviews averaging 3.4, and suits a break from the city streets or a photo shoot…
Hillside Dams Conservancy
Hillside Dams Conservancy is a green space in Bulawayo with walks through aloe gardens and bush, and a restaurant on site. With 4.2 from over 750 Google reviews, it is a well-used spot for a stroll…
Hwange National Park
National ParkHwange is Zimbabwe's largest national park, and its 756 Google reviews average 4.4. It suits anyone who wants a proper safari, from one long day on a game drive to several nights in the park's camps…
Imire Lodge
Imire Lodge, near Inoro, offers game drives and close encounters with rhinos and elephants, and holds a 4.4 rating from 391 Google reviews. It suits families and Harare-based visitors who want a…
Kuimba Shiri Bird Sanctuary
Kuimba Shiri sits on the shore of Lake Chivero near Norton: a bird sanctuary that also runs a restaurant and bar, horse riding and lodges. It is a family day out from Harare, with lawns by the water…
Lake Chivero Recreational Park
National ParkLake Chivero Recreational Park is the ZimParks area around the lake off the Harare–Bulawayo road near Norton. It works as a day of game viewing and fishing close to the capital, or a quiet night at…
Lake Mutirikwi Recreational Park
National ParkLake Mutirikwi Recreational Park is the national parks reserve wrapped around Lake Mutirikwi, the old Lake Kyle, about 30km east of Masvingo with Great Zimbabwe just to the south. It covers some 169…
Lion & Cheetah Park
Lion & Cheetah Park is a private wildlife park at the 23km peg on the A5 Bulawayo road, in the Somerby area outside Harare. It is one of the easiest big-cat outings from the capital and suits…
Makumbiri Game Park and Resort
Makumbiri Game Park is a private game park in the Mazowe district, out along the northern road towards Mvurwi and about an hour from Harare. The ground is a mix of open country and hills, with…
Mana Pools National Park
National ParkMana Pools National Park lies along the Zambezi, a remote park whose small seasonal pools draw animals in. It suits self-sufficient campers and wildlife enthusiasts prepared to trade comfort for…
Matobo National Park.
National ParkMatobo National Park covers the granite hills around Matopos, south of Bulawayo, and one visitor puts the drive from the CBD at about 50 minutes. It works as a full day out for anyone keen on…
Matusadona National Park
National ParkMatusadona National Park runs along the southern shore of Lake Kariba, with varied terrain and island lodges offshore. It suits campers, houseboat parties and anyone who likes their game viewing with…
Mbizi Game Park
Mbizi Game Park is a small private reserve roughly 22km from central Harare and about ten minutes from the airport, which makes it the easiest bush night to reach in the country. Game drives, bush…
Miombo Park
Miombo Park is a private wildlife reserve at Christon Bank, about 20km north of Harare up the Mazowe road, set in unspoilt miombo woodland looking out over the Mazowe Valley. The birding is the main…
Monavale Vlei
Monavale Vlei is an urban wetland in north-western Harare, off Fenella Drive, and one of Zimbabwe's Ramsar-listed sites: open grassland vlei with miombo woodland along its edges. It suits birders…
Mukuvisi Waterfalls
Mukuvisi Waterfalls is a small park around a waterfall in Harare. Reviewers still find the falls themselves attractive, but most agree the park around them has been let go, so it suits a curious…
Mukuvisi Woodlands
Mukuvisi Woodlands is a nature reserve inside Harare, entered off Hillside Road, with game, birds and walking trails a short drive from the city centre. It suits families, dog walkers and anyone who…
Mwanga Lodge
Mwanga Lodge sits within the Bally Vaughan Game Park and Sanctuary, a wildlife rescue centre with lodge rooms and a restaurant. It works as a family day trip from Harare or as a quiet overnight among…
Nyanga National Park
National ParkNyanga National Park covers the hills and rivers of the Eastern Highlands, with waterfalls, mountain hiking and campsites. It suits families and groups who like being outdoors and don't mind rough…
Nyanga Pit Structures
A reconstructed historical site in Nyanga showing how a single family and their livestock once lived around a stone-lined cattle pit. Reviewers enjoy the glimpse into the past, though poor road…
Nyati Eco Game Park
Nyati Eco Game Park is a private wildlife park at Headlands, roughly midway between Harare and Mutare, on land crossed by several rivers and streams. Zebra, giraffe and lion are among the game. The…
Pungwe Gorge View
Pungwe Gorge View is a lookout over the Pungwe River gorge and its waterfall, on the Honde Valley side of the Eastern Highlands. It suits drivers with a sturdy vehicle who are already working their…
Silwane Nature Reserve
Silwane Nature Reserve lies off Glenville Drive in Bulawayo and has two main areas: a dam and, further along, a waterfall. It suits nature lovers and anyone interested in conservation who wants a…
Snake World/Grilling Road Hide Out
Snake World is a small reptile park off the A5 near Norton. Visitors often pair it with a trip to the nearby lion park. It suits families and anyone curious to see venomous snakes up close, behind…
Tshabalala Game Sanctuary
National ParkTshabalala Game Sanctuary is a game park in Bulawayo that people visit for a drive among the animals and a braai. It holds 3.1 from 19 Google reviews, so go with modest expectations. The lions are…
Twala Trust Animal Sanctuary
Twala Trust is an animal rescue and rehabilitation sanctuary in the Goromonzi area east of Harare. It cares for sick, injured and maimed animals and, where it can, returns them to the wild. It suits…
Umfurudzi Game Park
National ParkUmfurudzi is a remote game park in the Shamva area, with self-catering chalets and tents. It suits families and groups who want a proper break from town, and who don't mind having no phone signal. It…
Victoria Falls
National ParkVictoria Falls is where the Zambezi drops into a deep gorge, and people know it as the Smoke that Thunders. Almost everyone travelling in Zimbabwe comes here at some point. On Google it is rated 4.8…
Victoria Falls Crocodile Park
Victoria Falls Crocodile Park on Park Way is a small animal park where you see crocodiles at every stage of life, alongside a large collection of snakes. It rates 4.4 from 488 Google reviews, and one…
Victoria Falls National Park
National ParkVictoria Falls National Park covers the Zimbabwean side of the Falls, with a walking trail along the edge of the gorge through the rainforest. It is the main reason most people come to Victoria…
Wild Is Life & ZEN
Wild Is Life is a wildlife sanctuary on Delport Road, close to Harare airport. It rescues and cares for animals. It suits families, visitors passing through Harare and anyone interested in…
Zambezi National Park
National ParkZambezi National Park lies beside Victoria Falls, with game drives that run down to the Zambezi River. Rated 4.6 from over 350 Google reviews, it suits visitors to the Falls who want a wildlife…
ZIMPARKS Garden
ZIMPARKS Garden is a landscaped events garden on Sandringham Drive in Harare, at the national parks authority's head office. It is best known as a venue for weddings and functions, and is rated 4.3…
ZimParks HQ
The Harare head office of the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, the government body responsible for managing the country's national parks and wildlife.
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