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...

Read the latest tourism news from the Zambezi s wild areas, in Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for July 2019 at this link:- WILD ZAMBEZI NEWS - JULY 2019 FEATURING IN NEWS JULY 2019:- YOUR TRAVEL REVIEWS Wild Zambezi is on Instagram! We welcome Heartveld Adventures Self-drive in Zimbabwe - Local knowledge is all LAKE KARIBA S...

This article first appeared as a Blog written by Changa Safari Camp. The photos are by Neil Fairlie, Tracey Peacocke and Pam Preston. Check out Neil s video of Changa Safari Camp on their Listings Page HERE When you visit Lake Kariba, the sky seems bigger, the stars sparkle more and the depth and range of colours are just incredible. The tric...

Mana is highly recommended as an African wilderness destination, and if you go, try spend at least three nights at both Ruckomechi and Chikwenya to enjoy the natural rhythms and calm found here. Growing up in Zimbabwe, one of our favourite family escapes was to the Zambezi Valley and the unmatched Mana Pools National Park. So many fond memories...

Hayley Idensohn a Harare-based travel planner who runs Travel Portfolio specialising in Meetings and Incentive (MICE) itineraries, taylor-made local and regional travel and specialist birding tours, went on holiday to Lake Kariba with her extended family in July 2019. She reports:- A fraction of our very large family, including an American co...

Read the latest tourism news from the Zambezi s wild areas, in Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for June-July 2019 at this link:- WILD ZAMBEZI NEWS - JUNE-JULY2019 FEATURING IN NEWS JUNE-JULY 2019:- Zimbabwe introduces new exchangeable currency New air service coming New 10-seater aircraft YOUR TRAVEL REVIEWS LAKE KARIBA Cruis...

In early July, I snuck away from Harare’s hum of belching generators and the endless lines of desperate fuel queues to a much-needed breathe of fresh air at Zambezi Valley Safaris Chirundu Safari Lodge and Tamarind Tented Camp. It’s funny how as soon as you settled down for a road-trip with a good book in hand and gaze out of ...

Read the latest tourism news from the Zambezi s wild areas, in Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for May 2019 at this link:- WILD ZAMBEZI NEWS - MAY 2019 FEATURING IN NEWS MAY 2019:- Safari Winners 2019 Elephant Fun-Raiser Talk, London 6 June 2019 Wild Zambezi @ Indaba 2019 Tollfree number for ACE Air Ambulance Guide to ZimParks Tariff...

Wild Zambezi congratulates all its travel network partners based within the Zambezi Valley areas who received accolades in the recently-announced 2019 Safari Awards for Zimbabwe (see the list below). BEST VALUE SAFARI PROPERTY: Winner: Vundu Camp (Mana Pools) Third: Changa Safari Camp (Lake Kariba/Matusadona) BEST DESIGN: Runner up:...

So imagine this…. Two veteran glider pilots take off from Harare heading to Kariba in the crisp early morning of 17th May 2019 in a beautiful, white, long-winged Lambada motor-glider. The owner of this magnificent aircraft is about to achieve a life-long dream. Peter Wienand, (right) wants to glide right across Lake Ka...