Gonarezhou National Park map
An interactive map, approximate coordinates for the gates and camps worth planning your trip around, and how to navigate a very large park with almost no mobile signal.
Interactive map of Gonarezhou National Park
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Lodges and camps 12
- Bosman's Community Camp (location approximate)Mid-range · From $120 per camp (Local)
- Chilo Gorge Safari LodgeHigh-end · From about $580 pppn all-inclusive
- Chilojo Bush Camp (location approximate)High-end · From $600 pppn (Local)
- Chipale Tented Camp (location approximate)Budget · From $150 per tent (Local)
- Chipinda Pools Tented Camp (location approximate)Budget · From $130 per tent (Local)
- Mahove Bush Camp (location approximate)High-end · From $600 pppn (Local)
- Masasani (Mananga Camps) (location approximate)Mid-range · From $220 per camp (Local)
- Mathuli (Mananga Camps) (location approximate)Mid-range · From $220 per camp (Local)
- Singita Pamushana LodgeTop-end · Rates on request
- Starbed platforms: Bhenji Weir, Malugwe & GorweBudget · From $60 per platform (Local)
- Swimuwini Rest CampBudget · From $90 per unit (Local)
- Transit campsites (3 sites)Budget · From $50 per site (Local)
Campsites and park camps 17
- Bhenji Weir Exclusive Campsite (Exclusive campsites)Budget · From $95 per site (Local)
- Bopomela (Wilderness campsites) (location approximate)Budget · From $63 per site (Local)
- Chamuluvati (Wilderness campsites) (location approximate)Budget · From $63 per site (Local)
- Chilojo (Exclusive campsites)Budget · From $95 per site (Local)
- Chinguli (Developed campsites)Budget · From $55 per site (Local)
- Chitove Exclusive Campsite (Exclusive campsites)Budget · From $95 per site (Local)
- Directors (Wilderness campsites) (location approximate)Budget · From $63 per site (Local)
- Dumela Wilderness - Pel's Owl CampCampsite · outside the park
- Fishans (Wilderness campsites) (location approximate)Budget · From $63 per site (Local)
- Hlaro (Exclusive campsites)Budget · From $95 per site (Local)
- Lisoda (Wilderness campsites) (location approximate)Budget · From $63 per site (Local)
- Mabalauta (Developed campsites)Budget · From $55 per site (Local)
- Malugwe Camp (Platform)
- Nyavasikana (Wilderness campsites) (location approximate)Budget · From $63 per site (Local)
- Pokwe (Wilderness campsites) (location approximate)Budget · From $63 per site (Local)
- Rossi Pools
- Runde Gorge Exclusive Camp (Exclusive campsites)Budget · From $95 per site (Local)
Pans and waterholes 10
- ARDA Nandi Estate DamPan · outside the park
- Benji Wier
- Lala Palm WaterholePan · outside the park
- Makwadzi PanPan · outside the park
- Mapimbana PanPan · seasonal · outside the park
- Nyala PanPan · outside the park
- Palm VleiPan · outside the park
- Paradys WaterholePan · outside the park
- Riedbok Vlei PanPan · outside the park
- Spokonyole PanPan · outside the park
Rivers and springs 11
- Bubi RiverRiver · outside the park
- ChiredziLast reliable fuel, shops and mobile signal before the park
- Limpopo RiverRiver · outside the park
- LuvuvhuRiver · outside the park
- MutirikweRiver · outside the park
- MweneziRiver · outside the park
- Rio MassimbixeRiver · outside the park
- Rio SaveRiver · outside the park
- Runde
- SaveRiver · outside the park
Show the other 1 rivers and springs
- Tokwe RiverRiver · outside the park
Viewing platforms 1
- Benjhi Platform
Viewpoints 12
- Chilojo Cliffs Viewpoint East
- Chilojo Cliffs Viewpoint West
- Chipinda poolsMain northern gate, Trust office, campsites and airstrip
- Crooks Corner (Limpopo River Viewpoint)Viewpoint · outside the park
- DCP Point 1Viewpoint · outside the park
- DCP7Viewpoint · outside the park
- H1-8 bridge over Luvuvhu RiverViewpoint · outside the park
- Lala Palm ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Makwadzi Pan ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Mapimbana Pan ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
Show the other 2 viewpoints
- Nyala Pan ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Palm Vlei ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
Picnic sites 5
- Pafuri Picnic SitePicnic site · outside the park
- Picnic site 4
- Plus 3 without a name in OpenStreetMap
Gates 1
- Chipinda Pools Gate
Airstrips 11
- Border BAirstrip · ground
- Buffalo Range Airport - FVCZAirstrip · BFO FVCZ
- Chipinda PoolsMain northern gate, Trust office, campsites and airstrip
- Hippo Valley Airfield
- Lonestar Ranch
- Mabalauta AirportAirstrip · FVBL
- MahenyeAirstrip · MJW FVMH
- Malapati
- Mpagati
- Mutandahwe
Show the other 1 airstrips
- Pafuri Camp Airstrip
Towns 10
- Checheche
- Chicualacuala
- ChikombedziVillage
- ChikwarakwaraVillage
- ChiredziLast reliable fuel, shops and mobile signal before the park
- DumisaVillage
- LitlatlaVillage
- MalipatiVillage
- Pafuri BorderVillage
- Pafuri CampVillage
Fuel 5
- Croco Motors
- Lyonnais
- Rivercome
- Total
- Plus 1 without a name in OpenStreetMap
Clinics 13
- Chibwedziva Rural Health Center
- Chikombedzi Mission HospitalHospital
- Chiredzi General HospitalHospital
- Chitsa Rural Health Center
- Clinic
- Mahenye Rural Health Center
- Malipati Rural Health Center
- Maparadze Clinic
- Phahlela Rural Health Center
- Rural Health Care CentreHospital
Show the other 3 clinics
- Rural Health Care CentreHospital
- Sango Health Post
- St. Peters Mission HospitalHospital
Download the official park map
The Gonarezhou Conservation Trust's website is the authoritative reference for the camp network and access routes, and ZimParks hosts the official tariff sheet. For self-drive navigation the commercial Tracks4Africa mapping covers the park's internal tracks better than any free source.
Key coordinates
Save these before you go. Mobile coverage inside the park is patchy at best, and a set of waypoints in an offline app will get you out of trouble faster than anything else.
| Place | What it is | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Chipinda Pools | Main northern gate, Trust office, campsites and airstrip | -21.26578, 31.90683 |
| Chilojo Cliffs | The park's iconic sandstone cliffs above the Runde River | -21.55, 32.02 |
| Mabalauta | Southern office on the Mwenezi; Sango and Boli arrivals report here | -21.91979, 31.46640 |
| Chiredzi | Last reliable fuel, shops and mobile signal before the park | -21.04529, 31.66888 |
| Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Regional airport at Chiredzi, scheduled and charter flights | -21.00675, 31.57493 |
| Save-Runde confluence | Where the two rivers meet: the lowest point in Zimbabwe, ±162 m | -21.25, 32.32 |
Navigating Gonarezhou
- Coordinates above are approximate, for orientation and offline-app planning; confirm exact camp locations with the Trust when you book.
- Tracks4Africa covers the park's internal tracks, river crossings and campsites; worth the money for a self-drive trip of this kind.
- Download the Zimbabwe region in OsmAnd or Organic Maps as a free backup before leaving Chiredzi, where the signal ends.
- Plan drives around the rivers rather than distance: in the dry season the Runde and Mwenezi frontage produce more than any amount of transiting.
- The park is big and the roads are slow; the three transit campsites exist precisely so you do not have to cross it in a day.
The rules that catch people out
Gate hours are not published by ZimParks or the Trust, which is unusual and worth taking seriously: confirm times when you book, plan conservatively around daylight, and arrive at unfenced camps with enough light to set up. Visitors entering at the Sango or Boli gates must report to the Mabalauta office first.
Assume total self-sufficiency: no fuel, no shops and no treated drinking water anywhere inside the park. Chiredzi, about an hour from the Chipinda Pools gate, is the last place to fix any of that.