--- description: Find out why Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique is on TIME’s 2021 list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places. title: Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique: The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2021 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt124a75c713da6b39/698a1e06929fad5290bf7d2e/worlds-greatest-places-2021-001-Chimanimani-National-Park-Mozambique.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 20, 2021 # Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique Doubling down on conservation by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  A Manica sugarbush in Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique. A Manica sugarbush in Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique.Jen Guyton Decades ago, poaching in the Chimanimani Mountains helped fund wars. But now, Mozambique’s recently designated Chimanimani National Park, located in Zimbabwe-­bordering Manica province, is a testament to the country’s ongoing conservation efforts. With a vast landscape including Mozambique’s highest peak, Mount Binga, the park is home to rare mountain elephants and dozens of birds, reptiles, butterflies and plants that are unique to the area. Guided-tour groups in both Mozambique and Zimbabwe recommend Chimanimani as a top attraction, boasting walking and hiking trails untouched by cars—and the chance of glimpsing some of the hundreds of species identified by recent biodiversity studies in the area. _—_ _Nadia-Elysse Harris_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2021/6079229/chimanimani-national-park-mozambique/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2021/6079229/chimanimani-national-park-mozambique/"},"headline":"Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique","datePublished":"2021-07-20T10:35:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:51:13.693Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2021/6079229/chimanimani-national-park-mozambique/","keywords":["franchise","Magazine","World's Greatest Places"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt124a75c713da6b39/698a1e06929fad5290bf7d2e/worlds-greatest-places-2021-001-Chimanimani-National-Park-Mozambique.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt124a75c713da6b39/698a1e06929fad5290bf7d2e/worlds-greatest-places-2021-001-Chimanimani-National-Park-Mozambique.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2021/6079229/chimanimani-national-park-mozambique/","name":"Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique"}}]}] ```