Accommodation varies from fully equipped lodges, cottages and chalets, to camping and caravan facilities. Zimbabwe's Parks offer a wide variety of accommodation, and it is best to check availability with the Parks Department Reservations Office in Harare (popular parks, such as Mana Pools, get booked up). This land later became part of the rocky Matobo and mountainous Nyanga National Parks. Parts of the Rhodes Estate, established in Rhodes' will of 1902, were bequeathed to the nation for farming, forestry and agricultural research. Many of Zimbabwe's National Parks, such as Victoria Falls, Mana Pools and Hwange, are renowned worldwide, though the country also has lesser-known gems such as Chizarira and Gonarezhou. This philosophy has been adopted on a Pan-African basis and is slowly being implemented in Asia and South America too. CAMPFIRE has developed into an important conservation strategy, ensuring that significant financial earnings revert to rural communities for their benefit. Communal areas harbouring significant wildlife resources or bordering National Parks were given Rural Council status and as a result CAMPFIRE (Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources) was born. Communal or traditional tribal areas and privately-owned land were also categorized for different levels of utilization. So far-reaching was the concept of the original Act that it now enshrines many aspects of grass-roots conservation being implemented worldwide. Many African countries have since adopted this philosophy. Since 1975, the Act has been amended and refined, allowing the evolution of a dynamic wildlife-protection process. A system of National Parks, Botanical Reserves and Gardens, Sanctuaries, recreational Parks and Safari Areas was set firmly in place. Gone was the old Game Department that issued hunting licences which, for a nominal fee, allowed settlers to hunt wildlife in all areas but a few Game Reserves. Within the Parks and Wildlife Act, various levels were defined at which state-owned land was to be protected and utilized. Gradually, fence-breaking elephant and zebra were not viewed as nuisances to be eradicated herds of impala were no longer a quick, easy meal. People began to see their wildlife resources as an asset to be nurtured, ensuring their benefits continued into the future. When the landowners (both communal and private) became custodians of the wildlife, a change in mindset occurred. Under the Act, ownership of wildlife passed from the State to whoever owned the land the animal lived on. The core philosophy of how people perceived wildlife was changed. One beneficial legacy of colonialism was the Parks and Wildlife Act of 1975, a quintessential breakthrough for conservation. This was the nucleus that became the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management in 1964. The then-Rhodesia's Game section was originally formed in 1952 as a subsidiary of the Department of Mines, Lands and Surveys. Little regard was given to modern conservation values, but once these evolved, the country became a world leader in wildlife management.īy Nick Greaves The first proclaimed Game Reserve was Wankie (now Hwange NP), formed in 1928 and upgraded in the 1949 National Parks Act. An absolute must, however, is a game drive in an open 4 x 4 along the flood plains and into the heart of the Mana Pools UNESCO World Heritage Site.Zimbabwe's Game Reserves were initially founded as a means of using unproductive land. With unique access to the Zambezi River, your days will be filled with adventurous canoeing safaris, tracking game along the shorelines by foot, and fishing for the iconic tiger fish. Set under the shade of winter thorn and ebony trees, each tent has en suite bathroom facilities with hot bucket showers and the main area has charging facilities for your all-important cameras. At Zambezi Expeditions you will connect with nature in a deep and meaningful way. Fall asleep to the sound of the flowing river and chuckles of hippo and wake-up with the dawn chorus to a spectacular African sunrise. Comfortable yet classic, the camp offers the kind of intimacy with nature that can only be achieved by immersing yourself in the heart of the wild. Zambezi Expeditions showcases one of the most magnificent settings in Zimbabwe’s iconic Mana Pools National Park. An Exclusive Mobile Camp overlooking the majestic Zambezi River
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