Gonarezhou National Park
Gonarezhou literally means ‘The Place of Elephants” which is a most suitable name considering this park has an estimated elephant population of 11,000! These particular elephants have always had a reputation for being extra cheeky. Being sited on the border the elephants have been exposed to extended years of poaching due to over the border […]
Robins Camp
Robins Camp is situated in the north western section of the Hwange National Park, 110 kilometres from Victoria Falls and 55 kilometres from the Botswana – Pandamatenga border. The camp area was originally Little Toms and Big Toms farms acquired by Herbert George Robins in the early 1900’s. In 1934 fearing that ‘Tom’s Farms’ would […]
Road Trip and Working Holiday around Zimbabwe October 2020 (Part 2 – Chilo)
Following on from our last blog, when we described the start of our 3 week trip around Zimbabwe, we began by visiting the Italian church near Masvingo, then Birchenough Bridge followed by spending a few days at Humani Ranch – Turgwe River Lodge in the Save Conservancy. From Humani we travelled down through the Conservancy […]
Road trip and working holiday around Zimbabwe – Oct. 2020 (Part 1)
Italian church, Birchenough Bridge & Humani – Turgwe River Lodge October 2020 brought about a big moment in our lives. Originally we had planned a trip to Cape Town to visit our God children, but COVID had other plans. Never the less, I was determined we would do something memorable, and with so many awesome […]
Shongwe Lookout Guest Lodge
Shongwe Lookout Guest Lodge, is situated in the suburbs of Victoria Falls town, 1 kilometer from the shops, and just over 2 kilometers walk from the Victoria Falls themselves. The lodge has a unique selling point in that the rooms and entertainment area are built around the base of a 2 storey platform, in which […]
Deteema Springs
Deteema Springs is named after the Deteema Dam it is located near, with the actual springs running along the front of the camp. Deteema is situated inside Hwange National Park, in the north western section, on a private concession. Access is either by transfers to Robins Camp, 4×4 self-drive vehicles, or a charter flight in […]
Post Lockdown Weekend at Rhino Safari Camp
And we were off! Our first weekend “away” post Lockdown in Zim, at the end of September, was to Rhino Safari Camp. Technically speaking, we were still in Kariba – but we were not going to be at home so that meant we were “going away for the weekend” and breaking free! We went with […]
Number 6 Wild Heritage – Acacia Lodge
As lock down due to Covid 19 was resumed a month ago, and enforced in Zimbabwe, Woody and I were once again reminded of how very blessed we are to live in Kariba and have access to some gorgeous accommodation options in our part of the world. Wild Heritage is one of our favourite places […]
Wild Heritage – #06 (Acacia Lodge)
Lodge number 6 at Wild Heritage, otherwise known as Acacia Lodge is located on the sunrise side of the peninsular, overlooking the bay going in to Charara River. There is car parking in the driveway/garden for 1-2 vehicles. There are no fences around Wild Heritage, which gives you a unique experience with wild animals often […]
Guinea Fowls Rest B&B
Guinea Fowls Rest is an intimate bed and breakfast located in a central suburb in Harare, not far from restaurants, shopping centres and the City Centre. It has secure parking on the premises, with CCTV installed and 24 hour Rapid Response to ensure guests feel safe at all times. There is a mature, well maintained […]