It has been some years since we visited Musango Island Safari Camp - one of Lake Kariba’s longest-established island camps - and so it was with great delight that we joined friends for a 3-night stay in April 2018, to renew our acquaintance with this lovely place. The 16-bed “Classic Safari Camp”is built on a private isl...

Thanks to quick action by staff of Musango Island Safari Camp and the Bumi Hills Anti-poaching Unit (BHAPU), working with ZimParks and the security forces, a potential ecological disaster was averted in early May 2018 in the Bumi Hills area west of the Matusadona National Park, Lake Kariba. The Bumi Hills Anti-Poaching Unit reports:- On th...

Zambezi Cruise Safaris are adding to their existing fleet of cruiseboats on Lake Kariba with the addition of no less than four new vessels in the coming year!:- The largest of these is the MV Zambezi Adventurer, due to launch in April 2019. This vessel is aptly named a “transcruiser” because it will incorporate transport, transfe...

Victoria Falls is enjoying record tourism numbers, and healthy forward bookings according to Ross Kennedy, Chief Executive of Hospitality Group Africa Albida Tourism, which operates a portfolio of properties in Victoria Falls. Addressing guests at a function held by Zimbabwe Tourism during the Africa Travel Indaba tourism show held in Durb...

A recent photo shoot at The Elephant Camp inspired us to share the beauty of Green Season with you. We invite you to enjoy the photo journey with us. At this time of year a breathtaking volume of water flows over the Victoria Falls and clouds of spray rise hundreds of metres above. It is now that the reason behind its local name of ‘...

Read Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for April 2018 at this link:- WILD ZAMBEZI NEWS -April 2018 Sign up online at the bottom of this page to receive these e-newsletters directly to your inbox. FEATURING IN APRIL 2018: Kariba s best-kept secret - Hornbill Lodge Great Fishing Wildlife at Spurwing Guest Trave Blog - Rhino Safar...

Having spent a goodly part of the past 40 years in the Zimbabwean “bush”, living out of the back of my 4x4, I’m not exactly a typical “international” safari camp guest. I tend to judge such camps by rather different yardsticks than does the first-time safari client from the suburbs of Washington or London. Als...

If you re the kind of person who shies away from large hotels and likes the simple things in life, then I ve got a little secret to whisper in your ear.... If you are lucky enough to get to visit Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe s hugely underrated inland sea with a tropical climate, and need somewhere to stay for a night before embarking on a water-based...

Wilderness Safaris was named Overall Winner in the 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards (ARTA) at a ceremony held on 18 April 2018 at World Travel Market (WTM) Africa in Cape Town. The Group was recognised for reducing its use of plastic water bottles by 75% since 2012, as well as for its transparent reporting against the United ...

Tour operators Wild Horizons have just opened their latest Victoria Falls property - Old Drift Lodge on the banks of the Zambezi River only 4.5 kms from the town of Victoria Falls. A ‘drift or ‘ford’ is a shallow place in a river or stream where it is possible to cross safely without using a boat. Around 1898, befor...