| South African safaris are home to wide spectrum | | | | While on South African safaris, never forget to |
| of animal species including the celebrated group of | | | | take some images of wildlife with you. Capture |
| five: the buffalo, rhino, lion, elephant and leopard. | | | | them in photos if you can. Animals such as those |
| They were not named so because they have | | | | that thrive in nature pass only once. It would be |
| gained great popularity but because they mainly | | | | wise if you can have a token of remembrance |
| offer the experience of witnessing the dance of | | | | from them. |
| life happening in sight of travelers. They are the | | | | Although many places and creatures in Africa are |
| hunters that give fright to their preys. Thus, | | | | the best in their own kinds, some still assert that |
| excitement for their viewers. | | | | Zimbabwe offers some of the bests. |
| Game viewing, as this activity is called, is typically | | | | Be stunned by the waters of the Victoria Falls, be |
| done with walking safari. However, due to the | | | | amazed by the rolling hills, experience the circle of |
| increase in popularity of canoeing, horseback riding | | | | life with the enormous elephants and buffalo and |
| and camel safaris walking becomes only one of a | | | | never forget, go back in time with the rock arts |
| tourist' option. It is designed specifically for the | | | | that were created even before civilizations |
| hardy souls though and for the physically fit. | | | | sprouted. |
| A standard walking safari is composed of 8 to 12 | | | | Although Zimbabwe safaris are only some of the |
| persons aged 12 to 60. This lasts for 3 days and | | | | seemingly endless offerings of Africa, wonders of |
| 2 nights. With other modes of game viewing | | | | nature can still be found in here that may not be |
| however, one should be in company of a guide. | | | | found anywhere else. In this article, we have |
| The flagship of all South African safaris is the | | | | collected some of the national parks and wildlife |
| Kruger National Park creation of Paul Kruger, the | | | | sanctuaries that cover Zimbabwe safaris. |
| president of Transvaal Republic in 1898. His | | | | Chimanimani National Park, situated at the eastern |
| advanced vision sparked the idea of creating | | | | region of Zimbabwe, this park is the only one that |
| wildlife sanctuaries and preservation areas to let | | | | allows hikers and trailers to travel without guides. |
| nature continue growing at her own rate. | | | | It is a botanist's paradise since it boasts hundreds |
| With the Kruger National Park, South Africa is | | | | of plant species. |
| truly unrivalled in its immense resources. The big | | | | Chizarira National Park, famous for its panoramic |
| five aside, South African harbors some of animal | | | | views, Chizarira is not for the faint hearted. It has |
| world's most interesting games such as the wild | | | | difficult access that very remote. Nonetheless, it |
| dogs, cheetahs, spotted hyenas, warthog, an | | | | offers its guests amazing sites of natural |
| array of antelope species and jackals, hippos, and | | | | wonders. |
| zebras. Kruger Park is also home for some 500 | | | | Gonarezhou National Park, at one point in time the |
| species of birds and 140 species of mammals. | | | | elephants dwelled in here thus the name |
| With its 20, 000 sq. km land area of unspoilt land, | | | | Gonarezhou which literally meant as "abode of |
| Kruger offers visitors not only its animal | | | | elephants". But people are now trying to recover |
| resources but also its wide spectrum of plant | | | | its past but the elephants never forget. They |
| species. South Africa safaris are not only made | | | | tend to become nasty to visitors. |
| famous by the Kruger National Park, they also | | | | Hwange National Park, being the premier game |
| placed their names in top African destination | | | | viewing area of Zimbabwe, Hwange is the largest |
| through the fame of The Kgalagadi Transfrontier | | | | national park. It never gets crowded though. The |
| Park- one of the biggest wildlife conservation | | | | driest months are the peak season for the visits. |
| areas in the world. | | | | This is when game viewing is most excellent since |
| It is not for the fainthearted though. This is the | | | | animals congregate within water holes. This park |
| sight for the distinguished black-maned Kalahari | | | | also harbors the largest and most diverse animal |
| lions along with other animal species like bat-eared | | | | species in the region, some 400 birds species and |
| foxes, blue wildebeest, gemsbok, and the likes. | | | | the combination of plain animals and the predators. |