Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve

Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve is a large privately managed conservation area in southeastern Zimbabwe, near Chiredzi in Masvingo Province. It covers about 50,000 hectares (115,000 acres) and is managed for wildlife conservation by the Malilangwe Trust, a Zimbabwean non-profit organisation.



The reserve is an important part of the southeastern Zimbabwe Lowveld conservation landscape. It borders Gonarezhou National Park to the south, the Hippo Valley Safari Area to the west, and the Save Valley Conservancy to the north. This makes Malilangwe particularly valuable as part of the wider wildlife ecosystem around Gonarezhou.



Malilangwe is known for its exceptional wildlife and habitat diversity, including elephants, lions, leopards, wild dogs, buffalo, sable, roan and both black and white rhinoceros. The reserve contains around 38 different habitats and ecological zones, with rocky hills, woodland, baobabs, dams and river systems. It is also an excellent birding destination, with more than 500 bird species recorded.