Matetsi

Matetsi is a village in Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe, about 55 kilometres west of Hwange. It began as a railway siding and takes its name from the Matetsi River, which is named for the blue-green algae, locally called matetsi, that grows on its rocks. Most of the surrounding land is forest and the Matetsi Safari Area, one of the largest hunting complexes in Zimbabwe, made up of seven concessions covering about 3,000 square kilometres between the Zambezi River and Hwange National Park and famed for its sable antelope. The north-eastern part is the 55,000 hectare Matetsi Private Game Reserve, a key part of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. The nearest airports are at Victoria Falls, Kasane and Livingstone.