Activities at Gwango
 in Hwange, Zimbabwe
email reservations@gwango.com to secure your booking


Game drives & activities exclude park entry fees (in US$): Zim Res $5, SADC Res $15, Non-Res $20, Vehicle $10
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Explore these options to make the most of your visit to Hwange:

Sunrise or Sunset Safari in Hwange National Park
$65 per person, includes snacks & beverages (min. 2 guests)
Professional guides introduce you to the intense beauty and drama that fills each day at Hwange National Park. Offering the greatest concentration and variety of game in Zimbabwe, Hwange National Park is home to over 400 bird types and 107 species of mammals. The park is one of the few remaining elephant sanctuaries in Africa and is famous for its huge population of elephants, often seen in herds of up to 100.
Start time: 6:30am
Approx duration:
3 hours


Sunset Safari on the Gwango Estate
$45 per person, includes snacks & beverages (min. 2 guests)
Climb onboard a 4x4 safari vehicle for a custom wilderness adventure with a professional guide and explore the protected wilderness in and around the Gwango Estate. It's truly one of the few locations in the world where thousands of species still co-exist in their natural habitat, unrestrained by fences or the imposing threat of human activity. Game drive guests enjoy sundowner beverages with snacks at sunset.
Start time: 3pm
Approx duration:
3 hours


Full Day Safari in Hwange National Park
$135 per person, includes lunch, snacks & beverages (min. 2 guests)
Spend a full day exploring the vast wilderness of Hwange National Park, giving you time to venture deeper into its diverse landscapes and wildlife-rich areas. Enjoy an unhurried day of game viewing, from quiet waterholes with snorting hippos to open plains alive with predators and movement. Midday brings a packed lunch at a scenic spot inside the park, and as the day winds down, you’ll savor a breathtaking African sundowner before making your way out of the park.
Start time: 8am
Approx duration: 9 hours


Night Excursion at the Gwango Estate, Tracking Elephants by Moonlight
$35 per person (min. 2 guests)
Discover porcupines, civet cats, genet, leopard and other nocturnal animals as part of this amazing experience. Knowledgeable guides also navigate you through the crowded African sky, sharing stories of ancient myths, romance and culture.
Start time: 8pm
Approx time:
1 hour


Cultural Tour at Gwango Heritage Resort
$15 per person (min. 2 guests)
Visit the replica BaNambya homestead at Gwango Heritage Resort. Learn about the history, traditions and rural life of the Nambya people.
Start time: 9am or 3pm
Approx duration:
2 hours


Farm Tour at Gobelo Farm
$25 per person (min. 2 guests)
Walk through our grow spaces, taste our produce and see where our food journey begins. It's a hands-on experience that connects you to the land, the people and the purpose behind everything we grow. With hundreds of species of plants known for their nutritional and medicinal value there's a lot to learn about propogation, composting, seed dispersal, organic fertilisation and more. You'll also get to meet our farm animals up close and understand their role in eco-farming.
Start time: 9am or 4pm
Approx duration:
2 hours



A Note About Bird Watching in Hwange
Hwange is a birder’s hotspot attracting a large number of bird species with a variety of habitats, including vast Kalahari sands, teak woodlands, fossil dunes, vlei and grasslands. At the many pans (waterholes) look for Southern Ground-hornbill, Bradfield Hornbill (protected), Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Woolly-necked and Saddle-billed Storks, Burchell’s and Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, Kori Bustards, Red-crested Korhaans, Secretarybirds, Black-winged and Collared Pratincoles, Three-banded Coursers, Grey-backed and Chestnut-backed Sparrowlarks and many others, including Egrets, Herons, Dwarf Bittern, Maccoa, Lesser Moorhen, Terns and African Skimmer.


The acacia and woodland areas attract Southern White-crowned Shrike, Magpie Shrike and Crimson-breasted Shrike, Southern Pied Babbler, African Red-eyed Bulbul, Arnot's Chat, Kalahari Scrub-robin, Barred Wren-warbler and Stierling’s Wren-warbler, Tinkling Cisticola, Black-chested Prinia, Meves’s Starling, Red-billed Buffalo-weaver, Orange-winged Pytilia, Shaft-tailed Whydah and Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah and Black-faced Waxbill.

The area also has many raptors including Tawny, Bateleur and Martial Eagle, African Hawk-eagle, Southern Pale Chanting-goshawk, Red-necked Falcon, Dickinson’s Kestrel, African and Eurasian Hobby. Vultures and Marabou Storks are a common sighting following a lion kill.

To book a game drive or walking safari, simply send us an email with your request. We look forward to being of service to you.

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