{"id":9258,"date":"2020-01-31T21:53:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T20:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/?p=9258"},"modified":"2020-11-02T11:21:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T10:21:45","slug":"zimbabwe-mana-pools-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/en\/2020\/01\/31\/zimbabwe-mana-pools-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Mana Pools National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<b><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mana_Pools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mana pools National Park<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zim.gov.zw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zimbabwe<\/a><\/b> take its name from a Zimbabwean shona world meaning \u201cfour\u201d it refers to the four <b>water pools <\/b>that are formed by the Zambezi River.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=mana%20pools&amp;t=m&amp;z=10&amp;output=embed&amp;iwloc=near\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"mana pools\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zimbabwetourism.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Zimbabwe tourism<\/strong><\/a> everyone talks about <a href=\"https:\/\/zimparks.org\/parks\/national-parks\/hwange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hwange national park<\/strong><\/a> as the best <strong>national park<\/strong>, <strong>Mana pools<\/strong> is not really mentioned so many people have no knowledge about. In this article I have chosen to shade more light on <a href=\"https:\/\/zimparks.org\/parks\/national-parks\/mana-pools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mana Pools national park<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mana pools<\/strong> is 219 600 ha <strong>wildlife conservation area<\/strong>, it is near the <a href=\"https:\/\/zimfieldguide.com\/matabeleland-north\/zambezi-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Zambezi river<\/strong><\/a>, this attracts many wild animals searching for water. This makes it a great tourist attraction for game viewing in <a href=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/zimbabwe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Zimbabwe<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-12-1024x640.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-12-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-12-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-12-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-12-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-12.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Zimbabwe mana pools wildlife\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recently as a <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>UNESCO world heritage site<\/strong><\/a> ( total of 676 600 ha) <strong>Mana pools<\/strong> was designated as <strong>Ramsar<\/strong> wetland of international importance 3<sup>rd<\/sup> January 2013.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mana pools<\/strong> is located in the northern point of <strong>Zimbabwe<\/strong> along the border with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zambiaembassy.org\/page\/government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Zambia<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mana pools<\/strong> is a superb site and has a lot of wilderness and wonderful trees and small pools of water, given the chance I could live there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8858 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-13.jpg\" alt=\"mana pools national park zimbabwe wildlife 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-13.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-13-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8859 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-14.jpg\" alt=\"mana pools national park zimbabwe wildlife 2\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-14.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-14-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8860 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-15-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"mana pools national park zimbabwe wildlife 3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-15-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-15-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-15-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-15-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-15-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The park is home to many gentle beast called <strong>elephants, lions, leopard<\/strong> and the most sought after wild dogs that are said to be going extinct. And <strong>Mana pools<\/strong> is the only park in <strong>Zimbabwe<\/strong> to have the biggest concentration of <strong>hippos<\/strong> and crocodiles beautiful perfect wild life safari. In the dry seasons of March to October expect to see zebras, eland, waterbuck, baboons, and buffalo herds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-16-768x768.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-16-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-16-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-16-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-16-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-16.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"buffale in mana pools zimbabwe wildlife\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Activities to be done in Mana pools national park<\/p>\n<p>Not only <strong>game viewing<\/strong> in <strong>safari<\/strong> 4&#215;4 jeeps, but also walking safaris many tourists prefer talking a walk in the wilderness with an experienced <strong>safari guide<\/strong> looking at animal foot trails and other little creatures close up like insects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walking safaris<\/strong> are usually best in the dry season.<\/p>\n<p>Canoeing there is abundant water in the <strong>Zambezi river<\/strong> a canoe safari is considered\u00a0 as one of the best ways of viewing <strong>wildlife<\/strong> that come to have a drink of water by the river banks. These <strong>safaris<\/strong> require a maximum number of three people per canoe and are done all year round on the <strong>Zambezi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8862 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-17.jpg\" alt=\"canoeing safari zambesi river\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-17.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-17-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8863 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-18.jpg\" alt=\"safari in mana pools national park zimbabwe wildlife\" width=\"276\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-18.jpg 276w, https:\/\/blog.hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Great-Zambesi-river-zambia-highlights-18-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is said: \u2018if you have never been to Africa then you have not traveled\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our copywriter from Zambia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/evanna-willima-copywriter-heart-of-africa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoaexp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/evanna-willima-copywriter-heart-of-africa-150x150.png\" alt=\"evanna willima copywriter heart of africa\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eva.willima?__tn__=%2CdlC-R-R&amp;eid=ARAE29UVcakntmebczWslMYgQK3lBDMmkKGXwRZOGIXfExzynxtvchRIl5nLd-l14lA9oXo-B7uOn5dM&amp;hc_ref=ARQ26HjsgOSaECULVTpSSvfJF566fr8SNG2BX6PYZAAqXffysk51Bp2lWOHMjo2oI0I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evanna Chawa Willima<\/a>, a 28 year old Zambian girl. Works in Safari camps in National Parks in Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>ARE YOU NOW CURIOUS ABOUT THIS COUNTRY?<br \/>\nCHECK NOW YOUR VISA AVAILABILITY AND BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivisa.com\/zambia-visa?utm_source=hoaexp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ivisa.s3.amazonaws.com\/affiliate\/zambia-leaderboard-gif.gif\" alt=\"iVisa.com\" \/><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mana pools National Park in Zimbabwe take its name from a Zimbabwean shona world meaning \u201cfour\u201d it refers to the four water pools that are formed by the Zambezi River. 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