Hwange National Park

    Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe's largest reserve is famous for massive elephant herds and superb predator sightings without the crowds.

    Warmest month is October at 34°C on average. Coolest is June at 25°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2.00 (~$2.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Zimbabwe, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2.50 (~$2.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Zimbabwe, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      11h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,144 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January29°8°C·
    February29°9°C·
    March30°6°C·
    April29°6°C·
    May27°5°C·
    June25°5°C·
    July25°7°C·
    August29°7°C·
    September33°7°C·
    October34°6°C·
    November33°9°C·
    December31°10°C·

    What to do

    • Track wild dogs and lions on an early morning game drive
    • Watch elephants drink from the Mandavu Dam
    • Take a guided walking safari through the bush
    • Sleep under the stars in a remote, unfenced bush camp

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.