Article by Mike GardenSometimes you just need to abandon the fast city life and head off into the hills. You need to stop racing from one busy pursuit to the next and take stock of where you are going in life. The Bvumba mountain range in the southern part of Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands offers just […]
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Article Shelley Cox 1. Gonarezhou National Park Wild, rugged scenery stretching over an area of an estimated 5,000 square kilometres, Gonarezhou remains one of Zimbabwe’s least visited gems and a haven for a diversity of wildlife. Translating as the “place of many elephants”, Gonarezhou is fast becoming one of Zimbabwe’s conservation success stories and is
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Article Kelly Stijkel and Jenni Ferguson Images Kelly Stijkel, Jenni Ferguson and Chris Cragg After an early start, we turn off the Juliasdale-Mutare Road onto the Honde Valley Road winding down into the fertile and lush Honde Valley. There is a constant change of scenery, from the pine trees to subsistence farming of bananas, mangoes,
Article and images: Frankie Kay I have a thing about trees, and this year, the trees have been calling me, all the way from the eastern highlands, 600km from where I live! The Msasa (Brachystegia spiciformis) come into new leaf in the spring (August/ September, here in Zimbabwe.) From bare, twisted branches sprout new leaves:
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Article and Images by Lesanne Dunlop Hidden Rocks, nestled amongst Msasa trees on the side of a beautiful granite rock face, could also be called ‘Hidden Gem’. A unique location, spectacular vistas and the fact that one cannot help but connect with nature while there, makes this an enchanting escape. The short drive from Harare
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