Mashonaland West Province

A northwestern Zimbabwean province with Lake Kariba, Mana Pools National Park and the Chinhoyi Caves.

Mashonaland West Province lies in northwestern Zimbabwe, bounded to the north by the Zambezi River and Zambia, with Chinhoyi as its capital. The blue pool in the Chinhoyi Caves is crystal clear; Lake Kariba in the north is a large man-made lake where you can cruise on a houseboat and fish for tigerfish; and Mana Pools National Park on the Zambezi, a World Heritage site, is famed for walking safaris and riverside elephants. Mana Pools is usually open to visitors in the dry season, with July to October the best. The gateway is Harare International Airport, and Kariba has a small airport.

Destinations

• Lake Kariba
• Harare

Itineraries

• Lake Kariba Houseboat & Matusadona – Head north from Harare to Kariba, spend three nights on a houseboat, and cruise along the lakeshore to spot elephant he…
• Zimbabwe Heritage & Wildlife Grand Loop – Head south from Harare to Great Zimbabwe and Matobo, fly to Victoria Falls, and enter Hwange to see elephant herds.