Gonarezhou National Park – Bespoke Zimbabwe Safari Itineraries

Gonarezhou National Park and the adjoining Malilangwe Reserve can be found in the remote southeast of Zimbabwe, where rugged and scenic landscapes extend across a vast area of baobab-dotted scrubland and pale orange sandstone cliffs.

Accommodation offerings are slim in this remote region and getting here takes a bit of patience, but the payoff is worth it in exclusivity, diversity, wildlife, and stunning landscapes.

A lone giraffe walks through a dry sandy landscape with bare winter trees in Zimbabwe.

A guide points at ancient ochre rock art figures painted on a stone overhang in Zimbabwe.

Aerial view of a winding green river cutting through dense tropical forest in Malilangwe, Zimbabwe.

Why visit Gonarezhou and Malilangwe?

Gonarezhou is famous above all for its elephants (including some of the largest-tusked individuals in the region) alongside lion, leopard, and buffalo completing four of Africa's Big Five. Cross into the private Malilangwe Reserve and the wildlife portfolio expands further still, with black rhino, roan antelope, and sable antelope among the rare species that call this 130,000-acre wilderness home.

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Gonarezhou is famous above all for its elephants (including some of the largest-tusked individuals in the region) alongside lion, leopard, and buffalo completing four of Africa's Big Five. Cross into the private Malilangwe Reserve and the wildlife portfolio expands further still, with black rhino, roan antelope, and sable antelope among the rare species that call this 130,000-acre wilderness home.
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Malilangwe is home to Singita Pamushana, one of the most luxurious properties in Zimbabwe. Perched high on a sandstone ridge overlooking the Malilangwe Dam, the ultra-luxe property offers sweeping views of the shimmering waters and the wildlife that drinks, bathes, and plays in it. Inside, stone, thatch, and rough-hewn architecture are complemented by a design aesthetic influenced by local Shangan culture. Counting just eight suites and a private villa, it’s a secluded and reclusive wilderness escape.
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Malilangwe is home to over 100 rock art sites dating back more than 2,000 years, set within a landscape that feels as old as the paintings themselves. Exploring these sites with a knowledgeable guide adds a profound cultural and historical dimension to what is already an extraordinary wildlife destination.

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