Gorongosa National Park

Gorongosa National Park is mostly wilderness surrounded by rural areas with only a few small, scattered villages. Whether you’re traveling by air, car or bus, you’ll want to make careful travel arrangements well in advance.

If you come by car, please be aware that Gorongosa National Park does not sell fuel. Buy fuel only from stations that look respectable and have a functioning electric pump. The closest reliable stations are in Vila da Gorongosa, Gondola, Nhamatanda, Beira, Dondo, Chimoio and Caia. Fuel at other locations may be dirty or mixed with water or other chemicals.

The park's small health clinic provides basic first-aid, including anti-venom for some kinds of bites and primary anti-malarial treatments.

Gorongosa National Park is a recognized malaria area, so a course of prophylactic medicine two weeks before departure or as prescribed by your pharmacist or physician is recommended.

For serious medical problems, the park provides transportation to the health clinic in Vila Gorongosa, a 1.5 hour drive away about 60 kilometers.

Bottled mineral water is available at a reasonable price, so you’ll only need to bring purification tablets if you're on a tight budget.

talk

Mozambique’s national language is Portuguese. Many people in its main cities Maputo, Beira, Chimoio also speak English. In and around Gorongosa National Park, local residents speak either Sena or Chi-Gorongosi a local dialect, although many also know some Portuguese. Our staff in Chitengo speak English and Portuguese widely, and some speak other European languages.

eat/drink

Chitengo Safari Camp has a reasonably priced bar and restaurant serving authentic Mozambican breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Breakfast is included in the price of the cabanas. Features many locally grown organic vegetables to support the local communities near Chitengo.Breakfast 6AM-9:30AM, Lunch:12.30PM-2.30PM Dinner: 7.30PM-9:00PM