National Parks

At the southern end of the Great Rift Valley, you'll find this region of Mozambique. Two of the most well known parks here are Gorongosa National Park and Niassa Reserve.

Before 1970, Gorongosa was considered one of Africa's finest parks, with large populations of wildlife. A generation of civil conflict in the late 20th Century led to many of the wildlife locations in Mozambique being badly damaged. Gorongosa is now involved an a large scale restoration project with the Carr Foundation and Government of Mozambique, and wildlife has increased by 40%. This park holds great potential and we look forward to watching it recover.

The Niassa Reserve is the largest protected area in Mozambique. It is part of the Trans-Frontier Conservation Area, linking with Tanzania. It boasts impressive populations of wild dog, elephants and sable antelope. Mecula Mountain is located at the center of the park. Niassa is relatively isolated in location and therefore has minimal tourism infastructure.