Travel journals
Stories, guides and reporting about travelling Zimbabwe.
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BradfieldLocation: Bradfield is a low density suburb located in Bulawayo, the second capital city of Zimbabwe. Background: Bradfield is named after a pioneer Edwin Eugene Bradfiled. Population: Places of Inter...Places14 November 2016
BorrowdaleLocation: Borrowdale is an affluent wealthy suburb in north-east Harare. Background: Borrowdale was named after Henry Borrow and was the original grant of land to the pioneer company of Johnson, Heany...Places14 November 2016BlanketLocation: Blanket mine is a village and mine that is located 15 kilometers north-west of Gwanda in the Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe. Gwanda, the provincial capital of Matabeleland South is....Cities & Towns14 November 2016
Birchenough BridgeLocation: Birchenough Bridge is both the name for the bridge across the Save and the small town which lies next to the Bridge some 62 kilometers from Chipinge in the Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe. T...Places14 November 2016
BingaLocation: Binga Town is a fishing, boating and cultural centre towards the western end of Lake Kariba's southern eastern shore in the Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. Background: The town is a...Cities & Towns14 November 2016
Binga HotspringsThe Binga Hotsprings referred to as the Chibwatatata Hotsprings by the local Tonga inhabitants are located next to Binga Rest Camp in Binga which is located in the Matabeleland North Province of Zimba...Places14 November 2016BikitaLocation: Bikita is a district in the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 80 kilometres east of Masvingo. Background: Its name is said to be derived from the Shona word Dikita which mea...Cities & Towns14 November 2016
Bettina Executive LodgeAbout Bettina Executive Guest Lodge: Bettina Executive Guest Lodge offers the concerning traveller, whether for business or pleasure, the comfort and privacy of a family-run lodge. The guest lodge is....Hotels & Lodges14 November 2016MbembesiLocation: Bembezi or Mbembesi is a small settlement located 43 kilometers north-east of Bulawayo in Umguza, Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. Background: Population: Places of Interest: Attract...Cities & Towns14 November 2016Belmont Industrial AreaBelmont is the major industrial area in Zimbabwe's industrial capital Bulawayo. Heavy and light industrial complex's are found within Belmont. The area was named after a former Bulawayo City Engineer,...Places14 November 2016BellevueBellevue is a surburb in Zimbabwe's second largest and second capital Bulawayo, it is named after the estate on which the suburb lies.Places14 November 2016BeatriceLocation: Beatrice is a farming community in the Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 54 km south-west of Harare on the main Harare–Masvingo road where it crosses the Mupfure Riv...Cities & Towns13 November 2016BattlefieldsLocation: Battlefields is a small town located in rural Kadoma in Mashonaland Province in Zimbabwe. It is located off the main road from Harare to Bulawayo between Kadoma and Kwekwe. Background: The n...Cities & Towns13 November 2016
Batoka GorgeLocation: The Batoka Gorge is situated on the Zambezi River, approximately 50km downstream from the Victoria Falls. Origins: The gorge originated from joints and faults in the basalt. Description: Mea...Places13 November 2016BannockburnLocation: Bannockburn is a small village located in rural Zvishavane in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. Background: Population: Places Of Interest: Attractions: Popular Activities: Accommodation: H...Cities & Towns13 November 2016BanketLocation: Banket (originally known as Banket Junction) is a town in the province of Mashonaland West of Zimbabwe. It is located about 95 km north-west of Harare on the main Harare-Chinhoyi road. Backg...Cities & Towns13 November 2016
Banff LodgeBanff Lodge is a Family run Lodge, offering its clients Old-Style comforts in a warm & Friendly atmosphere Banff Lodge offers its guests Old-Style comforts in an atmosphere that is warm and friendly.....Hotels & Lodges13 November 2016AscotAscot is surburb situated in Zimbabwe's second capital city Bulawayo, the surburbs adjoins the Ascot race-course.Places12 November 2016
Arts and Culture in ZimbabweThe arts represent an outlet of expression that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. As such, the arts are a physical manifestation of the internal creative impu...Culture & People12 November 2016ArcturusLocation: Arcturus is a village in the province of Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 32 km east of Harare. Background: Arcturus grew around and is named after the nearby Arctu...Cities & Towns12 November 2016
Antelope MineAntelope Mine is a village in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe. It is located 115 km south of Bulawayo and 15 km south of Kezi village. The village was established in an area onc...Cities & Towns12 November 2016AmandasLocation: Amandas is located about 52 kilometers north of Harare in Mashonaland Central Province of Zimbabwe Background: Population: Places of Interest: Attractions: Popular Activities: Accommodation:...Cities & Towns11 November 2016
Amakhosi Cultural CentreDescription: Amakhosi Theatre Productions (also known as Amakhosi Academy of Performing Arts) is a Zimbabwean theatre company based at the Amakhosi Township Square Cultural Centre in Makokoba township...Places11 November 2016
Amadzimba CaveDescription: Location: The Amadzimba caves are located in the South -Eastern edge of the Matopo Hills, 9 kilometers from the old Gwanda road . Archaeological Findings: Large quantities of bone, ivory,...Culture & People11 November 2016
BorrowdaleLocation: Borrowdale is an affluent wealthy suburb in north-east Harare. Background: Borrowdale was named after Henry Borrow and was the original grant of land to the pioneer company of Johnson, Heany...Places14 November 2016BlanketLocation: Blanket mine is a village and mine that is located 15 kilometers north-west of Gwanda in the Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe. Gwanda, the provincial capital of Matabeleland South is....Cities & Towns14 November 2016Birchenough BridgeLocation: Birchenough Bridge is both the name for the bridge across the Save and the small town which lies next to the Bridge some 62 kilometers from Chipinge in the Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe. T...Places14 November 2016BingaLocation: Binga Town is a fishing, boating and cultural centre towards the western end of Lake Kariba's southern eastern shore in the Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. Background: The town is a...Cities & Towns14 November 2016Binga HotspringsThe Binga Hotsprings referred to as the Chibwatatata Hotsprings by the local Tonga inhabitants are located next to Binga Rest Camp in Binga which is located in the Matabeleland North Province of Zimba...Places14 November 2016BikitaLocation: Bikita is a district in the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 80 kilometres east of Masvingo. Background: Its name is said to be derived from the Shona word Dikita which mea...Cities & Towns14 November 2016Bettina Executive LodgeAbout Bettina Executive Guest Lodge: Bettina Executive Guest Lodge offers the concerning traveller, whether for business or pleasure, the comfort and privacy of a family-run lodge. The guest lodge is....Hotels & Lodges14 November 2016MbembesiLocation: Bembezi or Mbembesi is a small settlement located 43 kilometers north-east of Bulawayo in Umguza, Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. Background: Population: Places of Interest: Attract...Cities & Towns14 November 2016Belmont Industrial AreaBelmont is the major industrial area in Zimbabwe's industrial capital Bulawayo. Heavy and light industrial complex's are found within Belmont. The area was named after a former Bulawayo City Engineer,...Places14 November 2016BellevueBellevue is a surburb in Zimbabwe's second largest and second capital Bulawayo, it is named after the estate on which the suburb lies.Places14 November 2016BeatriceLocation: Beatrice is a farming community in the Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 54 km south-west of Harare on the main Harare–Masvingo road where it crosses the Mupfure Riv...Cities & Towns13 November 2016BattlefieldsLocation: Battlefields is a small town located in rural Kadoma in Mashonaland Province in Zimbabwe. It is located off the main road from Harare to Bulawayo between Kadoma and Kwekwe. Background: The n...Cities & Towns13 November 2016Batoka GorgeLocation: The Batoka Gorge is situated on the Zambezi River, approximately 50km downstream from the Victoria Falls. Origins: The gorge originated from joints and faults in the basalt. Description: Mea...Places13 November 2016BannockburnLocation: Bannockburn is a small village located in rural Zvishavane in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. Background: Population: Places Of Interest: Attractions: Popular Activities: Accommodation: H...Cities & Towns13 November 2016BanketLocation: Banket (originally known as Banket Junction) is a town in the province of Mashonaland West of Zimbabwe. It is located about 95 km north-west of Harare on the main Harare-Chinhoyi road. Backg...Cities & Towns13 November 2016Banff LodgeBanff Lodge is a Family run Lodge, offering its clients Old-Style comforts in a warm & Friendly atmosphere Banff Lodge offers its guests Old-Style comforts in an atmosphere that is warm and friendly.....Hotels & Lodges13 November 2016AscotAscot is surburb situated in Zimbabwe's second capital city Bulawayo, the surburbs adjoins the Ascot race-course.Places12 November 2016Arts and Culture in ZimbabweThe arts represent an outlet of expression that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. As such, the arts are a physical manifestation of the internal creative impu...Culture & People12 November 2016ArcturusLocation: Arcturus is a village in the province of Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 32 km east of Harare. Background: Arcturus grew around and is named after the nearby Arctu...Cities & Towns12 November 2016Antelope MineAntelope Mine is a village in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe. It is located 115 km south of Bulawayo and 15 km south of Kezi village. The village was established in an area onc...Cities & Towns12 November 2016AmandasLocation: Amandas is located about 52 kilometers north of Harare in Mashonaland Central Province of Zimbabwe Background: Population: Places of Interest: Attractions: Popular Activities: Accommodation:...Cities & Towns11 November 2016Amakhosi Cultural CentreDescription: Amakhosi Theatre Productions (also known as Amakhosi Academy of Performing Arts) is a Zimbabwean theatre company based at the Amakhosi Township Square Cultural Centre in Makokoba township...Places11 November 2016Amadzimba CaveDescription: Location: The Amadzimba caves are located in the South -Eastern edge of the Matopo Hills, 9 kilometers from the old Gwanda road . Archaeological Findings: Large quantities of bone, ivory,...Culture & People11 November 2016