Zimbabwe’s largest national park (over 14,600 km²), Hwange is a vast expanse of Kalahari sandveld, dry acacia scrub and grasslands in the west of the country. It is famed for its huge “super-herds” of elephants – over 40,000 roam the park – and is one of Africa’s strongholds for endangered African wild dogs. Visitors can encounter a great variety of wildlife including large lion prides, buffalo herds, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, hyenas and 400+ bird species, often congregating at Hwange’s many waterholes during the dry season.