Mozambique has a number of national parks and game reserves, including Niassa Reserve (on the Tanzanian border), Gile Reserve (in the coastal lowlands northeast of the Quelimane), Gorongosa National Park, Marromeu Reserve (in the Zambezi River delta southwest of Quelimane), Zinave National Park (on the Save River southwest of Beira) and Banhine National Park (north of Maputo). Unfortunately, they were completely neglected during the war, and the large mammal population was severely depleted. Some parks and reserves have reopened, but others have not. Even the parks that
are open can't provide the kind of accommodations, maps and guides that you'll find in other African countries such as Kenya or South Africa. Still, the animals are there (though in relatively small numbers), and nature lovers and hunters will want to visit at least one park or reserve.
The good news is that a recent international initiative has been formed to establish a transfrontier conservation area across the borders of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. To be called the Limpopo Transfrontier Park, it will link the Banhine National Park with the Kruger National Park in South Africa and Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe.
