hwangetag Archives

Giraffes: Giants of Grace and Conservation’s Silent Crisis

Leave a Comment / Budget, Hwange / By mandipa

Article: Linda Bennett | Images: Dave Bennett The giraffe, with its unparalleled elegance and striking stature, has captivated humanity for centuries. A living masterpiece of evolution, its distinctive silhouette adorns everything from Tanzania’s coat of arms to advertisements selling wine and children’s clothing. Yet, beneath the veneer of global admiration lies a sobering truth: giraffes […]

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A New Dawn at African Sun

Leave a Comment / Budget, Eastern Highlands, Family, Harare, Luxury, Nyanga, Uncategorized, Victoria Falls / By mandipa

Where Every Guest “Feels Special” Article: Rudo Nhamoinesu | Images: African Sun Limited As dawn breaks over the African landscape, the sun’s golden rays promise a day filled with discovery and wonder. This captivating scene embodies the exciting transformation at African Sun Limited, a brand that has been an emblem of hospitality since its inception

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Nantwich Lodge: Zimbabwe’s Historic Gem, Celebrating its 60 years

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Article – Rudo Nhamoinesu, NZiRA Magazine Images – Hideaways Group & Rudo Nhamoinesu Historical and cultural heritage has over the years contributed immensely towards tourism and cultural upliftment. The existence of a strong relationship between history and tourism brings with it a sense of natural inquisitiveness and interest among locals and tourists to an area.

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Eco Tourism: The Modern Trend: Our Elephant’s Eye Encounter

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Article NZiRA Travel Zimbabwe | Images Elephant’s Eye Hwange Tourism is moving in a more sustainable and eco-friendly direction to minimise the harmful impact of waste on the environment and facilitating community development. We had the pleasure of visiting one such Ecotourism facility- Elephant’s Eye, Hwange under the Hideaways Group. This bespoke ecolodge embraces the

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Deteema SpringsCamp: Comfort, Luxury & Views

Leave a Comment / Hwange, Luxury / By mandipa

Article Mike Garden | Images Deteema & Mike Garden An opportunity to explore the wild is always a pleasure! Zimbabwe is home to a wonderful selection of national parks that are truly its assets. They provide a great escape from city life and allow you to discover the copious quantities of African wildlife. Among these,

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Hiding out in Hwange

Leave a Comment / Family, Hwange, Luxury / By mandipa

Article Adam Garden | Images The Hide & Adam Garden We had just pulled over to sign out of The Hide’s conservancy, when our stopped engine allowed us a chance to hear the sounds of the bush. We had spent our short drive from the camp identifying some of the 400 species of birds that

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Hwange Safari Lodge Refurbishment on course

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Hwange Safari Lodge’s first phase of a major refurbishment programme is on track, with 40 Standard rooms, now complete and operational with the new look. A further 18 rooms including 2 Executive Suites will be completed by March 2023, bringing the total number of rooms refurbished to 58 in total by the end of the

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Wilderness Linkwasha

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Article | Rudo Nhamoinesu Images | Wilderness Destinations As we approached the concession, the exhaustion from the long journey vanished as we saw the giants of Africa with their calves metres from our vehicle; rumbles, and trumpets blaring, and in an instant more had gathered. As we fiddled with the appropriate angles with our cameras,

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The Phillips on Safari

Leave a Comment / Family, Hwange / By Phineas Sixpence

Article and Images by Sophie Phillips “The world sees the Safari industry through the lense of photographers, agents, guests and everyone in between. It paints pictures of what it is like ‘going the safari’. We paint a slightly different picture. We are the people creating Safaris. We are the people working in the camps, baking

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Kiri Camp. Okavango Delta

Leave a Comment / Hwange, Luxury / By Phineas Sixpence

Article and Images Mike Myers When I look back on my career as a guide in Botswana it’s hard to believe I’m in my fifth decade of doing it, the time seems to have passed by in a heartbeat. In that time, I have lived through the growth of the safari industry from humble beginnings

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