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Zimbabwe’s national parks are essentially just animal sanctuary areas. These places do not have any human settlements in them because the areas are exclusively reserved for wildlife. The only accommodation settlements in these areas are the camps and lodges found within the parks. Of the dozen national parks, half are game reserves, while the other half are just areas of natural beauty.
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Why Travellers Come To Zimbabwe |
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Travellers must never be deterred by fairy-tale stories that an elephant can pick up a human being and toss him into the air. They must also disregard horror stories that lions or hyenas will hunt you and tear you to pieces. Any traveller sleeping outside the tent is clearly courting trouble, but anyone tucked away in a tent is safe from any wild animal.
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Listed below are the Zimbabwe Park entry fees:
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Travel Safety |
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It is very possible to meet an animal by chance while walking. Travellers must be reminded that contrary to popular belief, wild animals never just attack human beings. Human attacks may occur if the animal is surprised, scared, or threatened. The following points are essential to follow:
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Zimbabwe Wildlife Background |
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According to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management, “the first proclaimed Game Reserve was Wankie (now Hwange), formed in 1928 and upgraded in the 1949 National Parks Act. The then-Rhodesia’s Game section was originally formed in 1952 as a subsidiary of the Department of Mines, Lands and Surveys. This was the nucleus that became the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management in 1964.
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