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Welcome to Parque Nacional do Limpopo

The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP) is comprised of three parks, i.e. the Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa, the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe and the Parque Nacional do Limpopo (PNL) in Mozambique. The area proclaimed as Parque Nacional do Limpopo (PNL) in November 2001 was formerly used as a hunting zone (Coutada 16) and covers a vast area of 1,123,316 ha.

After the Mozambique Peace Accord of 1992 the long-held vision of linking the three national parks, as well as key interstitial areas, became reality with the formal agreements of the Governments of Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe on 10th November 2000, to establish the Great Limpopo Trans Frontier Park and Conservation Area. A formal treaty establishing the Trans Frontier Park was signed by the Heads of State in Xai Xai in December 2002.

Since establishment in 2002, through active partnership with the Mozambican Government, Donors and Peace Parks Foundation, development of the Limpopo National Park has thus far included:

Development of Park infrastructure including Giriyondo Border facilities and the Welcome centre, offices, workshop and Staff accommodation located at Massingir Gate
Development of Tourism facilities including Machampane camp, Albufeira camp, Aguia Pesqueira camp and 4x4 trails and associated camps.
Removal of 50km of fence line between KNP and PNL and relocation of 5,000 animals from Kruger National Park to PNL to supplement the parks existing wildlife.
Development of Park Management structures including Finance and Admin, Protection, Infrastructure, Resettlement and Community Development departments.

The long term sustainability of the Park and surroundings are reliant on close co-operation between the Park and surrounding communities and to support this objective the Parks’ Voluntary Resettlement and Community Development programmes have strong donor support from Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Agence Française de Developpement (Afd) and GtZ.

The Voluntary Resettlement of 1,200 families from the Core to the Buffer Zone of the Park is being undertaken to World Bank standards and to date 2 Pilot projects are nearing completion with the main resettlement phase scheduled to commence in late 2010. The Parks Community Development programme supports both resettled and existing communities within the parks’ Buffer Zone and programmes implemented to date include the 6 pilot irrigation projects, Income Generating projects and the construction of a Community Information Centre.

Located at the midway point of the Bush to Beach route the Parque Nacional do Limpopo offers a variety of accommodation from Luxury Lodge to chalet and camping facilities, and a variety of activities from cultural experiences and game drives to wilderness walking trails and 4x4 trails.

Make a visit to Parque Nacional do Limpopo and experience it for yourself.