The Lion and Cheetah Park is a 30 minute drive west of Harare |
Rocky scenery of Zimbabwe |
The Lion & Cheetah Park should be renamed to Lion Park as there are no longer cheetah |
Map of the Lion and Cheetah Park |
Entry to the Lion and Cheetah Park $7 |
The Lion Park is in an area of beautiful stone formations |
Rock formations typical of Zimbabwe |
Scenic beauty at the Lion Park |
Gatekeeper to the drive-through lion enclosure |
Lions: Please Stay In Your Car - they should add that an tourist was killed by lions here 2005 |
A big male at the Lion Park |
A big old male lion |
The Lion Park probably has around 30 of the big cats |
Three lionesses |
The lions love to rest on the big boulders |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Bird waiting for the next lion feeding |
Drive-through Lion Enclosure |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Scenery at the Lion Park |
Lion-free Game Drive Circuit |
Safari Drive through the Lion Park |
Boulders of Zimbabwe |
Balancing Rocks at the Lion Park |
Balancing Rocks at the Lion Park |
Numerous species of antelope and other herbivores are kept away from the lions |
Lion Park Game Drive |
Eland |
Eland |
Zebra |
Zebra |
Impala |
The guide Rocky helping on a photo op |
Rocky scenery of Zimbabwe |
Lion Park Safari Drive |
Though it's a large area, it lacks the excitement of a National Park game drive |
Wildebeest |
Wildebeest |
Lion Park Safari Drive |
Lion Park Safari Drive |
Rocky landscape, Zimbabwe |
Rocky landscape, Zimbabwe |
Rocky landscape, Zimbabwe |
Blesbok, endemic to South Africa |
Balancing Rocks from a different perspective |
Zebra |
Zebra |
Zebra |
Ostrich |
Ostrich |
Ostrich |
Ostrich |
Vervet Monkies |
Vervet Monkey |
Vervet Monkey |
Geomorphic rock formations, Zimbabwe |
Geomorphic rock formations, Zimbabwe |
Giraffe in the forest |
We went on foot to get a closer look at the giraffe |
Giraffe |
Baby giraffe, about my height |
Giraffe |
Giraffe |
Giraffe |
Giraffe |
Baby giraffe |
Mother and baby giraffe |
Giraffe |
Giraffe |
Mom says that's close enough |
Giraffe |
The Lion Park has 3 giraffes |
Lion Park scenery |
The zoo area of the Lion Park |
Lion Park Curio Shop |
Lion Park Curio Shop |
Galapagos Tortoise |
Galapagos Tortoise, in Zimbabwe since the 1960s |
He's well over 100 years old but I doubt their claim he's 300 years old |
Galapagos Tortoise close up |
Galapagos Tortoise |
The Galapagos Tortoise loves having his neck rubbed |
Our driver/guide Rocky |
African Tortoise, 1/10th the size of the Galapagos Tortoise |
Horse riding offered at the Lion Park |
Crocodile |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Sleepy lion |
Lion Park |
Leo, the new white lion cub |
For $10 you can go in an play with him and the other cub |
Leo the white lion cub |
Lion Cub |
A pair of big males at the Lion Park |
A pair of big males at the Lion Park |
Yawn |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Lion Park |
Black-Backed Jackal |
No need for fake Disney rocks here |
Balanced Rocks at the Lion Park |
Spotted Hyena |
Spotted Hyena |
Spotted Hyena |
Spotted Hyena Enclosure |
Spotted Hyena Enclosure |
Spotted Hyena |
The baboons are free to go in and out of their enclosure |
Baboon |
Baboon |
Rock Formations, Zimbabwe |
Rock Formations, Zimbabwe |
A baboon climbing the fence |
Baby Baboon |
Baby Baboon |
Baby Baboon |
Baby Baboon |
Baboons |
I wonder how often the lions catch a baboon |
A rooster wandering around the lion park |
The drive back to Harare |
Daily tour offerings |