Niassa National Reserve

Bordering Tanzania in northern Mozambique, Niassa National Reserve is recognised as one of the last true wilderness areas left undeveloped in Africa. The landscape is characterised by clusters of woodland and grass savannah scattered with inselbergs (small, isolated mounds). Mozambique's biggest conservation area and one of the largest on the continent, Niassa extends over an area twice the size of Wales. It protects an amazingly rich and varied wildlife population, including lion, leopard, antelope, elephant, warthogs, buffalo, hippo, wild dog, hyena and most notably, three endemic species - Niassa wildebeest, Boehm's zebra, and Johnston's impala. Take advantage of the opportunity to view over 600 hippos who call the reserve's Lugenda River home.