Travel journals
Stories, guides and reporting about travelling Zimbabwe.
555 items
Zim's major events calendarLifestyle WritersThere are dates that one cannot escape from. Just as non-Christians even those living in secular countries have to plan their year with Christmas in mind, there are dates that inadver...Eventing17 July 2018
Jah Prayzah charms TRACE AfricaHIGH-FLYING musician, Jah Prayzah said the coming of TRACE Africa — a music channel on the digital satellite platforms dedicated to airing African music — for the premier of his new single Ronika, mar...Eventing17 July 2018
ChitungwizaThe Town is situated about twenty-five (25) kilometres to the south of Harare and approximately ten (10) kilometres from the Harare International Airport. Chitungwiza is currently divided into twenty-...Cities & Towns26 January 2018
ChivhuName: Enkeldoorn, Chivhu’s original name, is an Afrikaans name meaning “lone thorn”. It refers to the tree acacia robusta and implies that a single specimen once grew there. The name was adopted in 18...Cities & Towns25 January 2018
ZvishabaneAided by a flurry of mineral resources abound in the town and its surrounds, Zvishavane’s economy has witnessed meteoric growth over the past decade or so. Infrastructure The mineral abundance has cha...Cities & Towns23 January 2018
BinduraBackground: Bindura is the administrative capital of Mashonaland Province. The perennial Mazowe River runs around Bindura and through the north-eastern perimeter. Bindura was originally named Kimberle...Cities & Towns23 January 2018
MutareHistory Over 100 years ago, this region was ruled by Mutasa, chief of the Manyika and was named Mutare or sometimes “Nyautare” meaning “a piece of stone.” The name probably came about as a result disc...Cities & Towns16 January 2018
Gambarimwe CaveTop left is the largest camp scene with a many couples accompanied by children, their bags and weapons by their sides and hunters at the edges of the scene. Five circles of stippling are associated wi...Places4 January 2018
SakubvaSakubva township is a high-density suburb of the city of Mutare, Zimbabwe, which contains nearly a quarter of the population of Mutare despite an area of less than four square miles. It was the first....Cities & Towns2 January 2018
Harleigh Ruins (now Zvipadze Monument)Location: The Harleigh Ruins now renamed Zvipadze Monument are 14km from Rusape on the Silver Bow Road, on the former Harleigh Tobacco Farm. They are two ancient ruins within 500 metres of each other....Places31 December 2017
Vic Falls carnival kicks offAfrica’s biggest and most exciting new year festival the Iflix Victoria Falls carnival has kicked off in the resort town with thousands of carnival enthusiasts descending on the border town for three....Eventing30 December 2017
Origins and Decline of Mutapa StateThe Kingdom of Mutapa State was a medieval kingdom which stretched between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers of Southern Africa in the modern states of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It is the Kingdom that cam...History29 December 2017
The Rise and Fall of the Rozvi empireRozwi Empire (Rozvi Empire) was a southern Shona empire founded by Dombo or Changa, after splitting from the Mutapa Empire. RISE Dombo or Changa was a descendant of the Mutapa Kingdom. At the death of...History27 December 2017
National Railway MuseumThe museum consists of many obsolete steam locomotives, rolling stock and station buildings, with a variety of other exhibits dating to the earliest days of railway history in Zimbabwe. The museum is....Places12 December 2017
Boiling Pot (Victoria Falls)The Boiling Pot is the launching site of the white water rafting trips. It can be accessed from the Zimbabwean or Zambian side below the bridge. The experience of the Falls from the gorge is awesome i...Places11 December 2017
Government to Use Technology to Cut Costs and Reduce CorruptionYes, again this is an article based on the 2018 National Budget. Sometimes as citizens we do not probe much into these national documents and hence fail to hold public officers accountable to their pr...Eventing11 December 2017
Shangani Battle Field MemorialFollowing King Lobengula’s flight from his capital Bulawayo a month before, Allan Wilson and 33 of his men went after the king. He led the Shangani Patrol in search of King Lobengula and, on 4 Decembe...Places8 December 2017
KwekwePopulation: 100,900 (Census 2012) Province: Midlands Province Background: Kwekwe town was founded in 1898 as a gold mining town, and hosts Zimbabwe’s National Mining Museum. The town remains an indust...Cities & Towns7 December 2017
CITY OF BULAWAYOSituated in the heart of Matabeleland, in the South Western part of the country, Bulawayo is mostly inhabited by the Ndebele ethnic people most of whom can trace their origins to the migrations of Mzi...Places6 December 2017
Domboshawa cave and hillHow to get here: Leave Harare on the Borrowdale Road, distances are from Borrowdale police station, 13.4 KM the road crosses a grid and enters the Chinamora Communal Lands, 16.3 KM turn right at the s...Places5 December 2017
VICTORIA FALLS CARNIVAL 2017 LINE UPThe Victoria Falls Carnival is one of the regions most popular events to see in the New Year! In recent news – Fastjet has joined Africa’s most legendary festival, the iflix Victoria Falls Carnival, a...Eventing4 December 2017
East African HighlandsThe Eastern or ‘East African Highlands’ is a mountain range in the eastern border regions of Zimbabwe and one of four distinct physiographic divisions on the African continent. It extends for about 30...Places27 November 2017
Kuimbi ShiriEstablished over 20 years ago Kuimba Shiri Bird Park is the only bird park in Zimbabwe and is home to orphaned, injured and abandoned birds. The bird park was founded by owner and falconer, Gary Staff...Places27 November 2017
Chipangali Wildlife OrphanageLocation: The wildlife orphanage is situated 23 kilometres from Bulawayo along the main Bulawayo/Gwanda road. Description and Background: Chipangali is a haven for wild animals which have little hope....Places23 November 2017
Jah Prayzah charms TRACE AfricaHIGH-FLYING musician, Jah Prayzah said the coming of TRACE Africa — a music channel on the digital satellite platforms dedicated to airing African music — for the premier of his new single Ronika, mar...Eventing17 July 2018ChitungwizaThe Town is situated about twenty-five (25) kilometres to the south of Harare and approximately ten (10) kilometres from the Harare International Airport. Chitungwiza is currently divided into twenty-...Cities & Towns26 January 2018ChivhuName: Enkeldoorn, Chivhu’s original name, is an Afrikaans name meaning “lone thorn”. It refers to the tree acacia robusta and implies that a single specimen once grew there. The name was adopted in 18...Cities & Towns25 January 2018ZvishabaneAided by a flurry of mineral resources abound in the town and its surrounds, Zvishavane’s economy has witnessed meteoric growth over the past decade or so. Infrastructure The mineral abundance has cha...Cities & Towns23 January 2018BinduraBackground: Bindura is the administrative capital of Mashonaland Province. The perennial Mazowe River runs around Bindura and through the north-eastern perimeter. Bindura was originally named Kimberle...Cities & Towns23 January 2018MutareHistory Over 100 years ago, this region was ruled by Mutasa, chief of the Manyika and was named Mutare or sometimes “Nyautare” meaning “a piece of stone.” The name probably came about as a result disc...Cities & Towns16 January 2018Gambarimwe CaveTop left is the largest camp scene with a many couples accompanied by children, their bags and weapons by their sides and hunters at the edges of the scene. Five circles of stippling are associated wi...Places4 January 2018SakubvaSakubva township is a high-density suburb of the city of Mutare, Zimbabwe, which contains nearly a quarter of the population of Mutare despite an area of less than four square miles. It was the first....Cities & Towns2 January 2018Harleigh Ruins (now Zvipadze Monument)Location: The Harleigh Ruins now renamed Zvipadze Monument are 14km from Rusape on the Silver Bow Road, on the former Harleigh Tobacco Farm. They are two ancient ruins within 500 metres of each other....Places31 December 2017Vic Falls carnival kicks offAfrica’s biggest and most exciting new year festival the Iflix Victoria Falls carnival has kicked off in the resort town with thousands of carnival enthusiasts descending on the border town for three....Eventing30 December 2017Origins and Decline of Mutapa StateThe Kingdom of Mutapa State was a medieval kingdom which stretched between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers of Southern Africa in the modern states of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It is the Kingdom that cam...History29 December 2017The Rise and Fall of the Rozvi empireRozwi Empire (Rozvi Empire) was a southern Shona empire founded by Dombo or Changa, after splitting from the Mutapa Empire. RISE Dombo or Changa was a descendant of the Mutapa Kingdom. At the death of...History27 December 2017National Railway MuseumThe museum consists of many obsolete steam locomotives, rolling stock and station buildings, with a variety of other exhibits dating to the earliest days of railway history in Zimbabwe. The museum is....Places12 December 2017Boiling Pot (Victoria Falls)The Boiling Pot is the launching site of the white water rafting trips. It can be accessed from the Zimbabwean or Zambian side below the bridge. The experience of the Falls from the gorge is awesome i...Places11 December 2017Government to Use Technology to Cut Costs and Reduce CorruptionYes, again this is an article based on the 2018 National Budget. Sometimes as citizens we do not probe much into these national documents and hence fail to hold public officers accountable to their pr...Eventing11 December 2017Shangani Battle Field MemorialFollowing King Lobengula’s flight from his capital Bulawayo a month before, Allan Wilson and 33 of his men went after the king. He led the Shangani Patrol in search of King Lobengula and, on 4 Decembe...Places8 December 2017KwekwePopulation: 100,900 (Census 2012) Province: Midlands Province Background: Kwekwe town was founded in 1898 as a gold mining town, and hosts Zimbabwe’s National Mining Museum. The town remains an indust...Cities & Towns7 December 2017CITY OF BULAWAYOSituated in the heart of Matabeleland, in the South Western part of the country, Bulawayo is mostly inhabited by the Ndebele ethnic people most of whom can trace their origins to the migrations of Mzi...Places6 December 2017Domboshawa cave and hillHow to get here: Leave Harare on the Borrowdale Road, distances are from Borrowdale police station, 13.4 KM the road crosses a grid and enters the Chinamora Communal Lands, 16.3 KM turn right at the s...Places5 December 2017VICTORIA FALLS CARNIVAL 2017 LINE UPThe Victoria Falls Carnival is one of the regions most popular events to see in the New Year! In recent news – Fastjet has joined Africa’s most legendary festival, the iflix Victoria Falls Carnival, a...Eventing4 December 2017East African HighlandsThe Eastern or ‘East African Highlands’ is a mountain range in the eastern border regions of Zimbabwe and one of four distinct physiographic divisions on the African continent. It extends for about 30...Places27 November 2017Kuimbi ShiriEstablished over 20 years ago Kuimba Shiri Bird Park is the only bird park in Zimbabwe and is home to orphaned, injured and abandoned birds. The bird park was founded by owner and falconer, Gary Staff...Places27 November 2017Chipangali Wildlife OrphanageLocation: The wildlife orphanage is situated 23 kilometres from Bulawayo along the main Bulawayo/Gwanda road. Description and Background: Chipangali is a haven for wild animals which have little hope....Places23 November 2017