by Jean Dollery Vistas of vineyards, world-class polo fields and a distant lake melting into the bracasthesia-clad granite hills beyond instantly sets Bushman Rock Safaris apart from other safari outfits in Zimbabwe. A smiling Sharon bearing homemade lemonade greeted us warmly on arrival and we were seamlessly settled in no time. Enter Johnathan Passaportis (or […]
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Lake Kariba is the world’s largest man-made lake (by volume), renowned for its wonderful scenery, ex- cellent wildlife and fishing and magnificent sunsets. The recent introduction of luxury cruises gives visitors a chance to expe- rience the splendour of Lake Kariba in elegance, comfort and style. Zambezi Cruise Safaris has a fleet of stunningly furnished
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by Sarah Todd It could also be considered one of Zimbabwe’s best kept secrets. Situated sixty kilometers from Harare near Juru Growth Point on the Murehwa road, The Village Place Resort is a family business, started by Colin and Sandra Chimutsa seventeen years ago. Sandra has a passion for hospitality and tourism; she and Colin
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Article by Debbie SwalesThere is a certain sensation when free-wheeling at high speed down a steep dwala – a massive lichen-laden, granite whaleback mountain, with the wind whistling in your ears and the narrow footpath, barely discernible in front of you, despite having been hewn into the rock by ten thousand feet and more. That
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It was on a hot sunny afternoon when we started touring Great Zimbabwe. Before embarking on the tour, we were given a guide who took the time to explain the route we were going to use, what was acceptable during the tour and the areas of the ruins we would see. He told us that
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by Christabelle Peech Everyone is preparing for the dry season ahead. We believe the rains have finished, although the rainfall was reasonable and Hwange is looking good, we know difficult times lie ahead. There are excellent people in Hwange who are devoted to conservation and assisting in protecting our natural habitat. National Parks do an
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by Bryony Rheam he great Ndebele King, Mzilikazi, is buried within the hills to which he gave the name Matobo, meaning ‘bald heads’. According with Ndebele custom, Mzilikazi’s embalmed body was ‘buried’ in a sitting position in the rock of a cave, ready for battle even in death. It was Rhodes’ sighting of the body
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A Place of Elephants by Sarah Todd Covering an area of more than 5,000 square kilometres, Gonarezhou National Park, located in the south east of Zimbabwe, is our country’s second largest national park. Together with Mozambique’s Limpopo National Park and South Africa’s Kruger National Park Gonarezhou comprises one third of Southern Africa’s Great Limpopo Transfrontier
