Cheringoma Plateau
Planalto de Cheringoma
A limestone plateau on the eastern edge of the park, with deep gorges, forests and caves that make for a landscape very different from the plains.
The Cheringoma Plateau is a limestone tableland on the eastern side of the Great Rift Valley. Rivers including the Muaredzi have cut deep gorges into it. The gorges contain waterfalls, limestone caves and dense riverside forest, home to bats, monkeys and many endemic birds. Few visitors come here. Access usually requires staying at a private camp in the east or joining a tour arranged by the park. Visitors can hike the gorges and swim in pools in the river valleys. The roads are in poor condition, so a four-wheel-drive vehicle with a guide is essential.
Opening hours
Itinerary by advance booking
Nearby sights
- Lake Urema
- Urema Floodplain
- Lion House (Casa dos Leões)
- E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory
- Chitengo Camp
- Mount Gorongosa
- Gorongosa Coffee