Read Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for November 2016 at this link: Wild Zambezi News November 2016 Sign up online at the bottom of this page to receive these e-newsletters directly to your inbox. NEWS HEADLINES - NOVEMBER 2016 - New Victoria Falls airport officially opens its doors! - A note on currencies, cash and credit cards ...

After a long dry season and late rains, you expect Mana Pools to be hot. And it was. We found it both Hot in temperature but also very Hot with wildlife. We visited African Bush Camps newly minted Zambezi Expeditions Camp at their site on the Zambezi River and were rewarded with a sumptuous lunch and chilled G Ts. Tent under canvas, under sha...

The new Chinese-built international airport terminal at Victoria Falls was officially commissioned by President Robert Mugabe on Friday 18th November 2016, at a ceremony attended by official dignitaries and members of the tourism industry. The airport now has the capacity to handle 1.5 million passengers per annum, tripling its previous vo...

This Blog was written for Wilderness Safaris by Eddie Mudzimu, Assistant Camp Manager at Ruckomechi Camp. (Photographs by Dana Allen) Eddie was born in Kariba, Zimbabwe. After school, Eddie was recruited by a local hotel to train in various departments before rising up the ranks to the Group Relief Manager – a post he held for 12 years. ...

Read Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for October 2016 at this link: Wild Zambezi News October 2016 Sign up online at the bottom of this page to receive these e-newsletters directly to your inbox. NEWS HEADLINES - OCTOBER 2016 - Regional airlines ban Galaxy Note 7 smartphones - Botswana joins South Africa in toughening up on children t...

When you’re in the business of promoting travel to Southern Africa, and you’re trying to make people understand that there’s more to this part of the world than just Cape Town and the Victoria Falls, getting across the concept of a “houseboat” on Lake Kariba is sometimes a problem. The Southern Africans have no tro...

Vultures may not be to everyone’s taste (so to speak). Like hyenas, they are scavengers, and so get bad press. But actually, they are vital to ensuring the on-going health of wild ecosystems. The stomach acid of vultures is exceptionally corrosive, allowing it to safely digest putrid carcasses infected with various types of bacteria...

Read Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for September-October 2016 at this link: http://eepurl.com/cjnMdP Sign up online at the bottom of this page to receive these e-newsletters directly to your inbox. NEWS HEADLINES - SEPT-OCT 2016 - Zimbabwe travel industry votes for top achievers - Wild Zambezi winners at St John s Spring Fair - T...

It has long been a frustration for those of us promoting The Zambezi’s wonderful wild areas, that access between Victoria Falls and the wilderness of Lake Kariba is not easy. This has meant that many visitors have simply missed out on Zimbabwe’s magnificent “inland sea”. Well... at last there is a solution! Zambezi Cr...

Wild Zambezi would like to thank Air Zimbabwe for hosting us in September on board their MA60 aircraft for a return flight between Harare and Victoria Falls. Check in went smoothly at Harare Domestic Airport. Remember to pay your Departure Tax for domestic flights beforehand, and note that, depending on the size of the aircraft, your hand lug...