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can also help you organise walks and excursions in the area, including birdwatching trips
to Mt Gorongosa (US$24 to US$64 per person, depending on group size), as well as trans-
port to the park gate (where you can hire a park vehicle for a safari). Accommodation
prices were still being sorted out as this topic was researched, so you'll need to contact the
campsite, but everything was very reasonable and good value, and considerably less ex-
pensive than the park accommodation. Meals can be arranged in advance for about
Mtc300 per person.

PENSION

Pensão Azul $
(r with/without bathroom Mtc1000/500, with air- con Mtc1200) If you're coming from the
north and get stuck in Vila Gorongosa, this place (white with yellow trim) has no-frills
rooms and inexpensive meals. It's just east of the main road, opposite the main junction.

Information
Park headquarters ( 82-302 0604, 23-535010; [e-mail]) are in
Chitengo, about 15km east of the entry gate, from where rough tracks branch out to other
park areas. Vehicle rental, guides for wildlife drives, and excursions to a nearby village
can be arranged at park headquarters. Multinight bush walks and (in the wetter months)
canoe trips can be arranged through Explore Gorongosa ( Click here ) .

Getting There & Away
Air CFA Charters ( 21-466 881, 293-82055; www.cfa.co.za ) flies on request between
Vilankulo and Gorongosa National Park.

Road The park turn-off is at Inchope, about 130km west of Beira, from where it's 43km
north along good tarmac to Nota village and then 17km east along an all-weather gravel
road to the park gate. You can easily reach the park entrance with a 2WD, but for explor-
ing, you'll need a 4WD. Chapas heading north from Inchope to Gorongosa town (Vila
Gorongosa), about 25km beyond the park turn-off, will drop you at the turn-off, from
where you can arrange a pick-up with staff (advance booking essential). Pick-ups are also
possible from Beira, Chimoio and Inchope; see www.gorongosa.net for prices.

MT GORONGOSA
Outside the park boundaries to the northwest is Mt Gorongosa (1862m), Mozambique's
fourth-highest mountain. Steeped in local lore, it's known for its rich plant and birdlife
and its abundance of lovely waterfalls. The mountain's slopes are the only place in south-