Amanzi – Tranquil Oasis Hidden in Harare
When Woody and I recently travelled to the capital city, Harare, for business, we were NOT looking forward to the constant noise and the hustle and bustle of the city. I decided to contact Robyn (the manager of Amanzi lodge) whom I had met last year at the AZTA awards (where Amanzi won an award […]
Trains and Hwange Memories!
When doing research about Hwange National Park and the lodges in and around the area I was surprised to hear that the Imvelo lodges (Bomani and Camelthorn) offer a very unique transfer into camp – via train! It is called the Elephant Express and has been running since 2014. It starts at Dete Train Station […]
Gwango – A Real Treasure of a Find!
My first impression of Gwango Heritage Resort, was the arrival of the rain along with us. I initially felt sorry for the receptionist when I realised she was going to have to help us move our luggage to our room in the downpour, but this didn’t last long because she was so enthusiastic and in […]
Camelthorn Lodge
Camelthorn Lodge is another of Imvelo Safari Group’s luxury lodges, located in beautiful woodland, not far from their sister lodge, Bomani. Both lodges are just outside the southern corner of Hwange National Park. Camelthorn Lodge gets its name from the massive Camelthorn tree (Acacia erioloba ) that is the centre piece of the entertainment area […]
Showing off Kariba to our Zambian friends
As most of you who have been following our ever changing lives will be aware, we lived in Zambia for a few years, and have only recently moved back to Zimbabwe. While in Zambia, we were privileged to meet many amazing people, with lives in some ways very different to ours and in others not […]
Bomani Tented Lodge
Bomani Tented Lodge is one of the Imvelo Safari Group’s luxury lodges, located on a 5000 acre private reserve within the Ngamo Forest Area, just outside the Hwange National Park, on the south eastern corner. The name Bomani means “warrior”, and it somehow seems fitting for this tented camp that just oozes character. The lodge […]
Gwango Heritage Resort
Gwango Heritage Resort is a fantastic “value for money” resort, situated as close to the Hwange National Park as you can get. Gwango’s boundary is the same railway line that forms the boundary of the Hwange National Park Main Camp entrance. The resort used to be an old railway farm, but, is now owned and […]
A Piece of Paradise in Kariba
For months there were rumours going around Kariba of a new lodge opening up where the old Kushinga Lodge used to be on Mica Point. I’ve always been one to find out for myself, so I started investigating and sure enough, the group that operates Zambezi Cruise and Safaris had taken up the challenge of […]
Amanzi Lodge
Previously the old Barkers Lodge, Amanzi has been running for the past 16 years, it is owned and run by husband and wife team, Andrew and Julia. It offers a 5 star stay in the heart of the northern suburbs of the capital city of Harare. The lodge consists of 16 private en-suite thatched rooms […]
Rhino Safari Camp
What a close encounter with nature! In the later part of 2018, Woody and I ventured, by speedboat, 50km across the lake to Rhino Safari Camp. We felt very brave, because ofcourse our timing was impeccable, in that there was so much haze on the lake we could barely make out Antelope Island, never mind […]