Habitats

The area consists of large granite domes, spires and balancing rocks interspersed with wooded hillsides and grassy valleys. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage site.

Seasonality

As with most areas of Zimbabwe, game is easier to view in the dry season, which runs between April and October. However, as the focus here is less on large game viewing the highlights of the area can be enjoyed throughout the year. From November through to March intermittent afternoon showers can be expected and some impressive lightening storms take place.

Sightings

Don’t come for big game – there are no lions or elephants, however the Matobo National Park is home to a wide variety of animal species including black and white rhinoceros, sable antelope, kudu, eland, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, klipspringer, hyena, warthog, rock dassies or hyrax, wildcat, springhare, common duiker, baboons and monkeys. It also contains a large population of the ever-elusive leopard, which you are most likely to see at dusk. The park has a diverse birdlife and a large concentration of black eagles which breed in its cliffs.