Parque Nacional do Limpopo is Mozambique's contribution to the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a vast cross-border conservation area linking it with South Africa's Kruger National Park and Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou. The two parks share an open wildlife corridor — fences were removed between Limpopo NP and Kruger in the early 2000s — allowing animals to move freely across the border as they would have done for millennia. The result is one of the largest protected areas in Africa, covering around 35,000 square kilometres.
Wildlife is the main draw. Elephants have recolonised the Mozambican side in large numbers, having crossed from Kruger once the fences came down; herds of fifty or more are not unusual near the Shingwedzi and Olifants river systems. Lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, hippo, crocodile, and a wide range of antelope including sable, eland, and kudu are also present. Birdlife is prolific, with over 350 recorded species.
The park's road network is basic and most tracks require a high-clearance 4WD, especially after rain. The main entry point from the Mozambique side is the Massingir Gate near the dam. Self-drive visitors coming from South Africa typically use the Giriyondo Border Post (seasonal hours), which links directly into Kruger and allows passage through to Massingir. Park fees are payable at the gate; the Mozambican authorities operate a campsite at Machampane and there is a small tented camp at the same location.