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Read Wild Zambezi s Newsletter for February 2016 online at http://eepurl.com/bS5hdb Sign up at the bottom of this page to receive future newsletters straight to your inbox. FEBRUARY 2016 HEADLINES:- - Zimbabwe relaxes its visa regime - Low cost flights now link Johannesburg, Harare Vic Falls - Collaborative blitz on poaching pro...

Wild Zambezi s news for January 2016 is now out. Read it online at http://eepurl.com/bOMdAf or sign up on this website to receive it in your inbox. JANUARY HEADLINES:- - KAZA Uni-Visa latest - Fastjet flies JHB-HRE - Vic Falls water levels rising fast - Welcome, Little Gorges - New Spa at Vic Falls River Lodge and much more...

Following on from recent reports that the US$50 Uni-Visa introduced in 2014-2015 to ease travel between Zimbabwe and Zambia had been suspended, the KAZA TFCA UNIVISA PROJECT issued the following statement on 7th January 2016:- We, the Republics of Zambia and Zimbabwe, two Partner Countries of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area...

Wild Zambezi has been advised that the KAZA uni-visa is no longer being issued. The issuing of the KAZA visa has been suspended effective immediately in both Zimbabwe and Zambia. Please be aware that this could change in the near future and that we will keep you abreast of any changes. All Standard visas are still being issued and detail...

Read all the latest tourism news and items of topical interest from the Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe in Wild -Zambezi s December 2015 newsletter at this link:- Wild Zambezi News December 2015

Read all the latest tourism news and items of topical interest from the Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe in Wild -Zambezi s November 2015 newsletter at this link:- Wild Zambezi News November 2015

Low-cost African airline, fastjet, launched the first of its Zimbabwe-based domestic operations on Wednesday 28th October, with an inaugural flight between Harare and Victoria Falls. The airline is now operating this route three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with a flight of only 1 hour and 5 minutes’ duration. Fligh...

The Zambezi Society recently announced that as a result of its representations to ZimParks (The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority) on behalf of the visiting Public, the Authority has reinstated “unguided” public walking in Mana Pools National Park, with immediate effect. Here is the statement issued on 8th July...

According to a survey of 3 008 park reviews collected through the SafariBookings.com website, Mana Pools ranks fourth in a list of Africa s 50 best Parks for African Safaris! The top three Parks were the Serengeti National Park (Tanzania), MalaMala Game Reserve (South Africa) and the Okavango Delta in Botswana. In total, 138 parks from ei...

The inconsiderate behaviour of tourists has led Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park to lose its unique selling point – unescorted walking. Until now, the game sanctuary has been one of a very few in Africa that has allowed visitors to wander about unguided in big game territory. The practice has been marketed as one of the park&rsqu...