Talk:Gorongosa National Park

I removed this material
I removed this material below from the main page because it is not particularly encyclopedic. A link for tourists is in external links which should be adequate. I also wonder about plagiarism in this article. --Filll (talk | wpc ) 13:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Air Travel
International flights depart from Johannesburg, South Africa to Beira, Mozambique three or four times a week. From Europe you can fly directly to Maputo from Lisbon and then take a regional flight to Beira or Chimoio. From the airport in Beira it’s a distance of 200 km (about a 3-hour drive) to Chitengo Safari Camp, in Gorongosa National Park. From Chimoio it is a distance of 135 km (about a 2-hour drive) to the park.

For private air charters there is a licensed airstrip at Chitengo Safari Camp, with a landing length of 1200 meters of hard earth. Advanced notification and authorization by the aeronautical authorities is required (from December to April the airstrip is closed due to the rains).

Rental cars and driving
Maputo and Beira both have Imperial and Avis rental car agencies. You can drive to the park on the EN1 highway from Maputo or via the EN6 highway from Beira, which intersects the EN1 highway at Inchope. Both are tar roads. The 40 kilometers of EN1 from Inchope to the turn-off to the park is high-quality tar. From there it’s another 11 kilometers east on newly graded dirt to the park gate. The 18-kilometer dirt road from the gate to Chitengo is easily drivable in a two-wheel drive vehicle with good clearance. Be advised that during the rainy season (November–April) the road is only passable using a four-wheel drive vehicle.

During the dry season, you can drive a 2x2 sedan on most of the park's roads, although a 4x4 will get you more places and minimize your risk of getting stuck. Four-wheel drive is essential for driving to the base of Mount Gorongosa or exploring any other rugged terrain.

Bus (“Chapa”) from Beira
Buses leave Beira hourly for Chimoio or Inchope, but they do not come all the way to the park. You will need to get off at Inchope and take the bus to Vila Gorongosa. Ask the driver to let you off at the turn-off to the park, about 40 kilometers north of Inchope. From there, you will need transportation to Chitengo, a distance of about 29 kilometers. You will need to call the Park from Inchope (preferably from Beira or Chimoio) to request a ride.

Chitengo Safari Camp
First constructed in 1941, Chitengo hosted thousands of visitors from all over the world until 1983, when Mozambique’s civil war shut it down. It was mostly destroyed during the war, but re-opened in 1995.

There are 9 modern and comfortable double cabanas located in a tranquil area of Chitengo, for a total of 18 separate rooms, each with 2 single beds or 1 double bed. All have mosquito netting, en-suite toilets, air-conditioning, and thatch chairs. Maximum occupancy: 2 persons. If required, there is WI-FI Internet access and a TV available for viewing films and local news.

Restaurant
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 bungalows.

Wildlife Game Drives
Trained guides can take you on early-morning and sunset game-viewing drives to view wildlife on the approximately 100 kilometers of game roads from Chitengo. The drives will traverse various ecosystems, including floodplains, miombo forest, and lowland savanna.

Self Game Drives
If you prefer to drive your own vehicle you can do a wildlife self game drive. You will be given a brief course on the safety rules for self driving on Park roads. If you visit during the rainy season, be sure your vehicle is four-wheel drive with good ground clearance. Sedan cars are not recommended for game drives.

Birding Safaris
There are birding safaris in the park and on Mount Gorongosa with expert guides.

Explore Mount Gorongosa
Mount Gorongosa is considered a sacred place by the local people. The mountain is a 1,800-meter, 600-square-kilometer massif whose rivers and streams sustain the park’s wildlife. Guided hikes will show you its many different kinds of forest, rare and endemic plants (including many orchids), birdlife, and waterfalls.

Need a location map!
Jeeb (talk) 15:38, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Added! jonkerz♠ 16:05, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Mount Gorongosa
This section is written froma strong point of view, mainly from this edit, which replaced a different but also strong pov. It needs cleanup and reliable sources.Babakathy (talk) 19:17, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

I removed the offending POV material, It's nice and "just the facts" now. I don't imagine there will be any complaint if I removed the tag too, which I will do. 108.20.176.55 (talk) 04:38, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

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