News Headlines:
Vote for Wild Zambezi to win Tourism Award!
BumiAir introduces flights linking Bumi Hills with Kariba, VicFalls & Harare
Solenta Aviation pulls out of Zimbabwe
New Air Taxi links Vic Falls-Hwange-Bumi-Kariba-Mana Pools
Wild and wonderful wishes from the Zambezi Valley!
Kariba: a first time experience
Mana Pools: proposed new lodge development
Mana Pools road network expanded
Steve Pope: Professional Guide Extraordinaire
Oliver Mtukudzi wows the crowds for Zim tourism at Indaba!
ANIMAL PLANET features Mana Pools & Bumi, starting 6 May
ZimParks averts animal crisis as Zambezi River floods
Zimbabwe has the best climate on Earth!
Kariba dam floodgates open again
Mana Pools: Call for a moratorium
Radio collar removed from Mana Pools lioness
Kavinga Safaris: Annabelle tells her story
New Mana Pools lodge controversy
"Keep the Zambezi Wild" say Source-to-Sea Kayak Duo
UNESCO declares Zambezi Valley a Biosphere Reserve
Kariba at 50 - a spectacular site!
Protea withdraws Zambezi hotel!
Cheetah: where there were none before
Kavinga Safaris Newsletter December 2009
Mammoth encounters with Mwinilunga
Zambezi Valley wins "Wonderful Places to Visit" competition!
Boats at Mana Pools: first feedback
Bumi Hills: a triumphant come-back
Monster tigerfish lands Nissan 4x4 at Kariba Tournament!
Cash now drawable in Zimbabwe with Visa
Scheduled flights into Kariba AT LAST!
Pre-hospital medical plans - a frequently forgotten issue...
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Latest News Reports
WildZambezi.com is a Winner!
by WildZambezi.com
01-May-12
We are proud to announce that we are winners of the 2012 Zimbabwe Achievers Tourism Award.
Meet us at Indaba 2012
by WildZambezi.com
22-Apr-12
Visit us on Stand SADC A020 in the new Annex to the SADC Pavilion, Durban ICC, 12th - 15th May
Vote for Wild Zambezi to win Tourism Award!
by WildZambezi.com
30-Mar-12
Help us win international recognition for promoting tourism to Zimbabwe.
ZimParks fees 2012
by Wild Zambezi
15-Mar-12
We bring you a summary of the latest 2012 fees schedule for Zimbabwe's National Parks
BumiAir introduces flights linking Bumi Hills with Kariba, VicFalls & Harare
by WildZambezi.com
24-Feb-12
Easing access into the Kariba-Zambezi Valley area
Solenta Aviation pulls out of Zimbabwe
by WildZambezi.com
16-Feb-12
Air links with the Kariba/Zambezi Valley areas are affected, but new options are available..
New Air Taxi links Vic Falls-Hwange-Bumi-Kariba-Mana Pools
by WildZambezi.com
31-Jan-12
Safari Logisitics is an African Bush Camps' initiative to improve air access into the Zambezi Valley
Wild and wonderful wishes from the Zambezi Valley!
by WildZambezi.com
22-Dec-11
Hope to see you here in 2012.
Carnivore Carnival
by Goliath Safaris
19-Dec-11
Goliath Safaris' gifts this festive season... the scent of a Mopani fire, the cry of the fish-eagle...
Kariba: a first time experience
by Guus Thomas-Verweij
12-Nov-11
A visitor's first impressions of Kariba capture the quirky, wildlife-filled charm of the place
A fitting 50th!
by Wild Zambezi.com
04-Nov-11
Kariba's long-awaited 50th anniversary Invitational Tiger Fish Tournament was a roaring success.
Catch a Tiger in Kariba!
Cheryl Robertson, EturboNews.com
18-Oct-11
This year's 50th Anniversary Tiger Fishing Tournament is the biggest in 20 years with 300 teams!
Bumi celebrates!
by Bumi Hills Safari Lodge
25-Aug-11
Bumi Hills Safari Lodge celebrates the second anniversary of its re-opening.
Paws for Thought
by Goliath Safaris
25-Aug-11
Wonderful tales from the fireside in Mana Pools: you HAVE to go there!
Mana Pools: proposed new lodge development
by WildZambezi.com
08-Aug-11
The riverside site of a proposed 24-30 bed Zimbabwe tourism lodge is controversial
Mana Pools road network expanded
by WildZambezi.com
24-Jul-11
New roads in Mana will expand game-viewing options and reduce congestion along the Zambezi River.
Steve Pope: Professional Guide Extraordinaire
by Wild Zambezi
21-Jun-11
We mourn the loss of another great legend of Mana Pools.
Oliver Mtukudzi wows the crowds for Zim tourism at Indaba!
by Wild Zambezi.com
26-May-11
as Zimbabwe launches its "World of Wonders" tourism brand.
ANIMAL PLANET features Mana Pools & Bumi, starting 6 May
by WildZambezi.com
05-May-11
Don't miss a new reality TV series starring model Karina Holmes as a city girl discovering the wild
A Legend Leaves Us
Chipembere (Mwinilunga) Safaris
07-Apr-11
Mana Pools loses one of its gentle giants... a generation of visitors mourn his passing
Zim Parks Fees 2011
by Wild Zambezi.com
01-Apr-11
Wild Zambezi summarises 2011 National Park fees for Kariba and the Zambezi Valley
Life as it should be...
by Chipembere (Mwinilunga) Safaris
04-Mar-11
Mana Pools has so many answers...bringing everyone closer to what's real in life!
ZimParks averts animal crisis as Zambezi River floods
by WildZambezi.com
19-Feb-11
Buffalo are chased to safety off Zambezi islands, just before the river floods to record highs.
Zimbabwe has the best climate on Earth!
by WildZambezi.com
04-Feb-11
Says International Living Magazine's Quality of Life Index issued in January 2011. Here's the proof!
Kariba dam floodgates open again
by WildZambezi.com
21-Jan-11
High rainfall in the region has prompted the Zambezi River Authority to open Kariba's gates again.
Into and out of the Blue
by Goliath Safaris
11-Jan-11
Another exquisite Mana Pools newsletter-portrait, by Goliath Safaris to end the 2010 safari season.
Mana Pools: Call for a moratorium
by WildZambezi.com
04-Dec-10
Public reaction is strongly critical of proposals to build new 24-bed tourism lodges in Mana Pools.
Radio collar removed from Mana Pools lioness
by WildZambezi.com
25-Nov-10
Vets successfully remove a redundant collar from an old lioness well known to Mana Pools visitors.
Kavinga Safaris: Annabelle tells her story
by Kavinga Safaris
03-Nov-10
Annabelle spent a magical week with Kavinga Safaris in Mana Pools. She writes about her experience.
New Mana Pools lodge controversy
by WildZambezi.com
06-Oct-10
Four new Mana Pools tourism lodges not included in the Park's Management Plan are in the pipeline.
"Keep the Zambezi Wild" say Source-to-Sea Kayak Duo
by WildZambezi.com
13-Sep-10
Two adventurers who kayaked the Zambezi River 2700 kms from source to sea say Zimbabwe is best!
Lions' Eyes and Butterflies
by Goliath Safaris
24-Aug-10
Goliath Safaris' lyrical newsetter paints a magical picture of Spring on the Zambezi at Mana Pools.
Kanga Bush Camp opens in Mana
by WildZambezi.com
28-Jul-10
This new luxury safari camp is built next to a beautiful inland pan with wonderful walking opportunities.
Lunar lights and lion fights
by Goliath Safaris
07-Jul-10
Mana Pools wilderness at its most beautiful and exciting: Goliath Safaris reports
UNESCO declares Zambezi Valley a Biosphere Reserve
by WildZambezi.com
14-Jun-10
Zimbabwe's Mid-Zambezi Valley has been designated a Biosphere Reserve to halt loss of biodiversity and promote sustainable development.
Kariba at 50 - a spectacular site!
by WildZambezi.com
04-May-10
Lake Kariba is full and a magnificent tourism site as the dam celebrates its 50th year.
Protea withdraws Zambezi hotel!
by WildZambezi.com
14-Apr-10
Protea Hotels has bowed to public pressure and withdrawn its application to build a 144-bed conference hotel on the banks of the Zambezi River in Zambia right opposite Mana Pools National Park and World Heritage Site.
Mana Pools hotel controversy
by WildZambezi.com
26-Mar-10
Lovers of wilderness in Mana Pools are fighting a controversial 144-bed Zambian hotel to be built right opposite Zimbabwe's World Heritage Site. Objections can be lodged by mid-April. We have the details.
Cheetah: where there were none before
by WildZambezi.com
26-Jan-10
Cheetah sightings are a rare treat in the Matusadona National Park, where a small population of these lovely animals was introduced in the 1990s.
Jan 2010: Once in a Blue Moon
Goliath Safaris
19-Jan-10
"As the sun set on 2009, the blue moon rose in all its solar-reflected glory in the east." Goliath Safaris reflect on their wildlife highlights of the past year in Mana Pools and on their hopes for the 2010 safari season.
Kavinga Safaris Newsletter December 2009
by Kavinga Safaris
22-Dec-09
Kavinga Safaris report on a very full safari season in Mana Pools in 2009.
Mammoth encounters with Mwinilunga
by Tessa Arkwright, Mwinilunga Safaris
21-Dec-09
Tessa Arkwright from Mwinilunga Safaris reports on a busy year among the elephants in Mana Pools
Zambezi Valley wins "Wonderful Places to Visit" competition!
by WildZambezi.com
17-Dec-09
Voted Best Destination outside South Africa in the Wonderful Places to Visit competition organised by Travel Informed (SA), the Zambezi Valley invites you to visit in 2010 and experience wildlife and wilderness you will never forget!
Boats at Mana Pools: first feedback
by Andy Fenwick, Editor, African Fisherman Magazine
02-Dec-09
Will off-season boating on the Zambezi River at Mana Pools work - for fishermen and for the environment? Andy Fenwick, Editor of African Fisherman Magazine tried it and gives his opinion.
Bumi Hills: a triumphant come-back
by Sally Wynn for WildZambezi.com
01-Dec-09
Bumi Hills has been a hit since the 1960s. Her latest come-back is a triumph, says Sally Wynn, who visited the newly refurbished safari lodge and reports on what she found there.
Monster tigerfish lands Nissan 4x4 at Kariba Tournament!
by WildZambezi.com
02-Nov-09
A record monster 12.7kg tigerfish landed during the Kariba Invitation Tigerfishing Tournament won its captor a brand new Nissan 4x4 pickup as a prize.
Cash now drawable in Zimbabwe with Visa
by WildZambezi.com
02-Nov-09
Visitors to Zimbabwe can now use International Visa cards to make purchases or draw cash at an ATM through certain banks.
Scheduled flights into Kariba AT LAST!
by WildZambezi.com
05-Oct-09
Federal Air is now flying between Harare and Kariba three days a week with a 10-seater scheduled air service. Lodge hopping flights and charter services are also available.
Reigning Cats and Dogs
by Flo Coughlan of Goliath Safaris
22-Sep-09
Another beautifully written newsletter from Goliath Safaris, full of evocative words and images conjuring up the magic that is Mana Pools.
Pre-hospital medical plans - a frequently forgotten issue...
by Medical Air Rescue Services, Zimbabwe
03-Sep-09
Here's some good advice about how best to be prepared for medical emergencies when travelling to very remote areas within Zimbabwe.
Putting Zim back on the map
by Dick Pitman (article first published in SA 4x4 Magazine Aug 2009)
29-Aug-09
For 4x4ers with a sense of adventure and a yearning for whatever is wild and wonderful, Zimbabwe is a land that strongly beckons to be explored and enjoyed. Plus, as the Zimbabwean author of this article explains, it's a lot easier (and safer) to visit than you might think.
Kariba Dam Wall is safe and professionally maintained
by The Zambezi Society
26-Aug-09
Here is a summary of an informative and reassuring talk about the safety of Kariba Dam Wall given by a consultant engineer with many years of experience in the region.
News from Sunpath Safaris
by Sunpath Safaris
17-Aug-09
Sunpath's team has a new professional guide and his caterer wife, and has upgraded its canoe equipment for a real wilderness experience on the Zambezi.
More help with Police Roadblocks
by WildZambezi.com
14-Aug-09
Here's more information on how to get help from the Police Public Relations officers if you have trouble at a roadblock in Zimbabwe and feel you are being treated unfairly.
Advice on Medical Emergency in remote areas
by WildZambezi.com
10-Aug-09
Here is some sound, practical advice from a doctor for safari operators and visitors to remote areas about being prepared in case of medical emergencies. Keep a well-stocked medical kit and buy emergency evacuation insurance...
Bumi Hills opens again
by WildZambezi.com
10-Aug-09
Bumi Hills Safari Lodge on top of a hill overlooking Lake Kariba and adjacent to the wild Matusadona National Park has re-opened after several years of closure and substantial restorations.
Lifelines
By Dick Pitman (first published in Africa Geographic June 2009)
04-Aug-09
Come visit the Zambezi Valley's National Parks: a plea from a Zimbabwean conservationist who knows what life is really like for those protecting wild places.
News from Kavinga Safaris
Kavinga Safaris
03-Aug-09
Adventures in Mana Pools: lions, eles, wild dog, vultures.... and lots of bird species too. Thrilling stuff!
Police Roadblocks: Help for travellers
WildZambezi.com
09-Jul-09
Here's some helpful advice about different types of Police Roadblocks in Zimbabwe: what to do, what are your rights and where to get help if you need it.
Walking in the wild: Close encounters in Mana Pools
by Sally Wynn
30-Apr-09
Old "Slit-Ear" stood motionless in the deep shade of the mahogony tree with his trunk resting on the ground. He dozed. A deep, resonant snore arose from his massive bulk, mingled with that pungent, warm, bull elephant musk. After about five minutes he stirred, raised his trunk lazily upwards to rub an itchy patch above his ear, slid it down over his eyes and t...
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