Travel Guide Réserve De Niassa

At 42,000 km², the size of Denmark or twice that of Kruger Park in South Africa, the Niassa Reserve is obviously the largest protected area in the country and by far the wildest and most impressive. Now, the Selous-Niassa Transboundary Corridor, named after the two neighboring reserves in Tanzania and Malawi respectively, ensures the protection of a vast conservation area and its wildlife by achieving a better distribution of animals and providing them with greater migration opportunities. Although it still lacks animals, the Niassa Reserve already presents a sumptuous and varied landscape between savannah, bush, Miombo forest and mountains, in which one can encounter lions, leopards, wild dogs, zebras, greater kudu, impalas, as well as numerous elephants. As for Gorongosa, the government would like to develop high-end tourism. With public funds, assistance from the United Nations and the World Wildlife Program, a plan to upgrade ranger stations and improve infrastructure, including the Niassa Elephants Defenders, has been put in place to try to bring some tourism development to the reserve. But the terrorist threat from jihadists that plagues Cabo Delgado could spread to Niassa province, especially in the reserve's wilderness areas, which could seriously undermine development plans for the region.