Travel Blog

For many of us, some of our fondest childhood memories are the holidays taken as a family. There’s nothing quite like planning and packing together for an adventure in another country, where the routine and responsibility of home is replaced by thrilling moments that become long-lasting family memories. Africa undoubtedly offers some o...

Wilderness Safaris report on a successful operation to move a wild dog pack from Hwange National Park to Chikwenya Camp in Mana Pools National Park. A life-changing journey for the Mpindo wild dog pack entered its final stage as the dogs were successfully transported from the Painted Dog Conservation (PDC) Centre in Hwange to their new home...

During the late dry season, when tourism is at its peak, the camps and lodges in Mana Pools are packed, and there are vehicles and people tearing about the place, on and off-road. Not for nothing has the Circular Drive been nicknamed the racetrack by older Mana hands. It s a nightmare for anyone with any sense of wilderness values. But how man...

The world is facing a plastic problem, and it is snowballing- but so is awareness and determination to halt the crisis in its tracks. Wild Horizons (who operate tours and activities in Victoria Falls) and own three lodges, several cruiseboats and the Lookout Café in the area, have several strategies in place, and all of these have seen m...

Lake Kariba, created by the damming of the mighty Zambezi River in the 1950s, is still the largest man-made lake, by volume, in the world, extending some 280 kms in length and over 5000 km in area. This is twice the size of Wales. The Zambezi River, below Victoria Falls, is home to many species of fish, such as bream, catfish, Cornish jack, bot...

Wild Zambezi was delighted to read an excellent Blog by the team from Africa Travel Resource (ATR) which addresses the Pros and Cons of Wi-Fi in safari camps. You can find a link to the whole article at the bottom of this page, but we have summarised a few of the pertinent points below:- ATR reckons that over the last 30 years, they h...

As the hot spring months turn to summer in September, October and November, sport-fishing along the Zambezi River is at its best - especially for those wanting to pit their strength and skill against the fierce-fighting African Tigerfish. Zimbabwe s wonderful, wild stretches of this river (including where it is dammed at Lake Kariba...

International travellers spend a lot of time and money travelling to Victoria Falls, and it usually involves a multi country trip with the flights in and out of Victoria Falls being an expensive part of their travel costs. Then they only spend 2 nights, 1 day in town, to view the falls and/or participate in extreme sports. 1. MAXIMISE THE TI...

With so many activities to choose from, Emma Dawes from Harare-based Destination Management Company, Off 2 Africa has compiled a list of the best things to do in Victoria Falls. I am finally home after an incredible trip up to Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park. Arriving in Vic Falls, I was just in time for the annual marathon that takes...

This World Elephant Day, we celebrate with Robin Pope Safaris the majestic beasts of Mana Pools National Park, some of the rather unique characters among them and the critical elephant conservation work in Zimbabwe’s wild northern corner. Mana Pools is home to approximately 12 000 elephants – one of the largest concentrations i...