Travel journals

Stories, guides and reporting about travelling Zimbabwe.

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KenilworthThe suburb is named after the original property and estate name.Places20 December 2016Kelvin NorthThis is an industrial area situated in Bulawayo, the second capital city in Zimbabwe.Places20 December 2016Kelvin EastThis is an industrial area in the eastern part of Bulawayo, the second capital city in Zimbabwe.Places20 December 2016KazungulaKazungula is a small border post settlement in Matabeleland North Province close to Botswana and Zambia. Just to the west is the Botswana border village of Kazangula, from where there is a ferry servi...Cities & Towns20 December 2016KaroiKaroi is located approximately 200km northwest from Harare along the main Harare-Chirundu road in Karoi District, Mashonaland West Province in central northern Zimbabwe. It is lies approximately 85 ki...Cities & Towns20 December 2016Kariba DamKariba DamThe Kariba Dam is a double curvature concrete arch dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The dam stands 128 metres (420 ft) tall and 579 metres (1,900 ft) lon...Places20 December 2016KaribaKaribaThe town is located at the northwestern end of Lake Kariba on the hills near the site of the Kariba Hydro-Electric dam. The town is also a border town as Zimbabwe and Zambia share a border crossing po...Cities & Towns20 December 2016KanyembaThe village is located on the south bank of the Zambezi river at the extreme northernmost point of Zimbabwe where the borders of Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique meet.Cities & Towns20 December 2016KamativiKamativiThe town grew around Kamativi tin mine.The name Kamativi is derived from the word "mativi" which means "sides", "embankments" or "valleys", and the prefix "ka" though not grammatically correct is a di...Cities & Towns19 December 2016KadomaKadoma started as a small railway station in 1901, grew and was upgraded to a Town Board in 1907. In 1912, Kadoma was Zimbabwe’s largest town in terms of both population and trade. It became a Municip...Cities & Towns19 December 2016Junction GateThe growth point is located in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe 6 km west from the Zimbabwe border with Mozambique and about 20 km east of Chipinge.Cities & Towns19 December 2016JumboThe growth point is located in the Mazowe valley about 10 km north-east of Mazowe in Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe.Cities & Towns19 December 2016JuliasdaleJuliasdale is located in the Eastern Highlands, close to the international border with Mozambique, approximately 24 kilometres , by road, southwest of the town of Nyanga, where the district headquarte...Cities & Towns19 December 2016InyatiThe village grew up around the Inyati mission, which was established in 1859 on the land given to Robert Moffat and William Sykes of the London Missionary Society by the Ndebele king, Mzilikazi. The n...Cities & Towns19 December 2016Inyanga MountainsInyanga MountainsThey stretch for more than 60km northwards from Juliasdale. The Inyanga Mountains contain: Inyangani-the highest mountain in Zimbabwe Mutarazi Falls the highest waterfall in Zimbabwe Pungwe Falls Inya...Places17 December 2016IntiniThe name Intini was given to the suburb as a commemoration to the Mhlanga family who set out with the Khumalo family under King Mzilikazi for their contribution to the founding of the Ndebele nation.....Places17 December 2016InsukaminiInsukamini is a communal settlement in Lower Gweru in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe.Cities & Towns17 December 2016Indaba Book CafeIndaba Book CafeWhile we are a daytime cafe and book store, we also offer our space and expertise in the form of chef consulting and private functions, corporate events including venue hire, catering both in-house an...Restaurants15 December 2016IlandaMalindela, Suburbs and Hillside are some of the surburbs which border Ilanda. Ilanda is the Ndebele name for egret.Places15 December 2016Hyde ParkHyde Park is a area situated in Bulawayo the second capital city of Zimbabwe.Places15 December 2016Hunyani HillsHunyani HillsThese hills are made up of vast deposits of limestone.Places15 December 2016Hunters RoadThis is a small settlement comprising the labour and administrators of Hunters Road nickel deposit and mine located in rural Kwekwe, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe.Cities & Towns15 December 2016Hume ParkThe area is situated in area that is sometimes referred to as the avenues of Bulawayo, the second capital city of Zimbabwe.Places15 December 2016Horizon RestaurantHorizon RestaurantHorizon is a beautifully designed venue in the heart of the City of Kings. It is the trendy life beat of Bulawayo, providing the best surroundings and hospitality in a bar, restaurant or nightclub sce...Restaurants15 December 2016