Zimbabwe Travel Blogs

Walking with Lions in Zimbabwe
Aug 14, 2006 (12 photos)

I crossed the border into Zimbabwe to enjoy a Lion Encounter. I will walk with lions and I am quite excited. It turned out to be an awesome day! I saw lions about as close as one could possibly get ... within touching distance. The visit was to a ...

Ziggy and his Pet Lion.
Oct 11, 2009

... to the Zimababwe side of Vic Falls...............i thought about it for a few seconds then thought .....yeah ......why not ........Zimbabwe! The joys of being Flexible ( and completely unorganized) I travelled in 3 countries that day , Namibia, Botswana ( ...

Greater Zimbabwe
Nov 22, 2006

... , quite a shithole if you ask me. Not a place to be recommended. But then there are not many proper backpacker places in Zimbabwe...and hardly any backpackers ;-) But a gem of a cafe is "The Hidden Garden Cafe". Had 3 meals there, really delicious. ...

Im here, ok and absolutely love it.
Mar 6, 2009 (62 photos)

Hey everybody,  I have arrived and i have fallen in love with the place already it is incredible that is the only way i can describe it. Im staying at a place called Antelope Park which is a reserve in the middle of nowhere with 3000 Acres of ...

Of red velvet spiders and their rifles....
Nov 29, 2005

The rains have finally arrived and dropped the temperature quite nicely for us. With the rain comes a whole host of new creatures emerging from the ground. There are these little red velvety spiders everywhere. I counted 50 in a 5m square area. They are ...

AFRICA
Sep 30, 2001 (39 photos)

The following photographs were taken on various trips to Africa which included stops in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, The Seychelle Islands, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

Day 194 - Zimbabwe, Antelope Park - Zimbabwe Ruins
May 21, 2009

... Branson's book. I seriously don't want it to end but I think today is the day. 12 we arrived at the Great Zimbabwe National Monument, home of ancient Zimbabwe ruins which the country is now named after. The ruins are the largest in Africa south of ...

Border Madness
Oct 14, 2006

... trip... maybe ever) and walked over the Victoria Falls Bridge to Zambia. Because I had only purchased a Single Entry Visa for Zimbabwe I could not return unless I bought another $30 US visa. This is when it got interesting! When I got to the Zambian ...

Victoria Falls
Sep 13, 2007 (7 photos)

... before at home) and made veggie soup, then Gav came with more sausages and we had sausage and mash again!! I'm sure the variety of meals will improve slightly once we're out of Zimbabwe......(fingers crossed!!) ......off to Botswana tomorrow morning :o)

Licked by a lion in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Feb 9, 2007 (14 photos)

... 't forgotten my roots!!!), Zimbabwe is a country in a period of hyperinflation leading to their currency being extremely unstable. The Zimbabwe $'s ("Z$") value changes from one day to the next and it is worthless outside of the country. As such the ...

Breeding Programme (BPG)
Jul 9, 2006 (4 photos)

Today we are going to the BPG for an hour or so, to say hi again to all the old walking cubs who are now up there; Amy, Elsa, Amber, Arthur, Lukem Mel, Mufasa. It was awesome, Amy and Elsa very very playful, Elsa wanted my camera case through the fence ...

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Mar 1, 2006 (35 photos)

... overhead fan with the beautiful garden and Victoria Bridge and Falls as the backdrop - ah those colonial days! Cost $800,000 Zimbabwe (US8.00) each! As we walked through the town centre, we stopped at a supermarket and bought some Tanganda tea (cheap) ...

Hoopla in Harare
Aug 26, 2006 (5 photos)

Hello!!! We headed towards the Zimbabwe border from Mozambique and were going into the unknown. Zimbabwe's economy has plummeted in the last few years from President Mugabe's political policies. As a result, the currency (as of August 1st 2006) had ...

come back later
Nov 9, 2006

This anecdote is illustrative of several aspects of Zimbabwean society. The Gwetais' friend Mr Moyo [name changed] suddenly fell ill and was taken to hospital, where he was asked for Z$360 000 in order to be admitted. (They had insurance, but you claim ...

Sunset Boat Cruise
Jul 10, 2006 (4 photos)

I got a text from my sister Sammy last night..... Danny and Linda got engaged (Congratulations). We also watched the World Cup Final last night, which was eventful here - nice headbutt! We were meant to go on another cub feeding today, but they ...

desperation humour
Nov 11, 2006

Ericah says: "A young boy died in the townships and, you know, a lot of people come to the viewing of the body because there is food, sometimes no one knows who these people are. The boy had been dressed in a very nice new track suit, probably someone ...

Zim and Zam
Aug 19, 2005

... by the beach. We did get to watch the rugby here too. Then another day driving to Zambia. One night near Lasuka then into Zimbabwe. Us kiwis (8 of us on the truck) get into Zimbabwe free (Aussies pay $30, Poms and Irish $55. We all got into Zambia ...

Lions, Warthogs, and Monkeys
Aug 20, 2007

... see Vic Falls from the Zimbabwe side, and realized just how massive they were.  The falls basically bisect the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, so yesterday I really only saw about a quarter of them.  Oh man - these things are MASSIVE; they ...

Rafting on the Mighty Zambezi
Aug 13, 2006 (6 photos)

Victoria Falls offers you the chance to throw yourself on the mercy of the Mighty Zambezi. Below the falls the river has some of the best white water rafting in the world with a few of the rapids being Grade 5. 5 is the highest grade rapid you can safely ...

do not fly air zimbabwe
Nov 2, 2006

... a cubby-hole with one man inside. Forst he looked at Mr Khan's ticket and said, Did you re-confirm? - I phoned Air Zimbabwe yesterday. - Did you give your contact number? - They didn't ask for it. - Even though we are not responsible, because you ...

Antelope Park.....Lions!!!!!
Mar 5, 2007 (6 photos)

The last couple of days have been spent at a place called Antelope Park, near Gweru in ZIm.  This place is amazing.  It is home to an organisation who are working on a programme to get lions released into the wild.  So far, no captive lion ...

Vic Falls from the Zim side
Oct 11, 2008 (54 photos)

... it would really help her family and that she would be able to buy her grandmother some food. It was a great experience going to Zimbabwe. I am glad that Megan and I made the decision to go there. Not to mention that Victoria Falls is much more spectacular ...

Antelope Park
Jun 4, 2005 (10 photos)

... unable to use travelpod as the internet connection was soooo slow! Here is a taste of what I got up too: I went to Zimbabwe, Antelope Park for two months in June and July 2005... The weather was chilly at night, but lovely during the day - sometimes ...

Firefighters in Bikinis
Aug 30, 2006

Hello!! Wednesday (8/30) morning, we left Antelope Park at 6am in order for us to arrive into Bulawayo by 8am for a Rhino Walk. We decided to sit the Rhino Walk out as the activity didn't interest us - knowing we'd see rhino's later in Etosha N.P. Our ...

Out on Mozambique... Into Zimbabwe
Oct 8, 2006

... over a fire for us. What a day. From there I headed to Chomoio which is north of Vilanculous towards the Zimbabwe border. I spent a night there staying at this crazy lady's hostel. It was called the Pink Papaya and literally everything was pink... ...

Adventure Safari
Apr 18, 2006 (7 photos)

Having woken early and said goodbye to Chris, Ali, Carl and their respective children who were travelling back to Harare, I breakfasted and then packed a couple of jumpers, my waterproofs and a toothbrush into a light rucksack, ready for my Adventure ...

Site archeologique
Jun 28, 2009 (3 photos)

Il y a bien des ruines en Afrique. Voici, la plus connue celle du grand zimbabwe qui a donne le nom au pays ainsi que l embleme qui se trouve sur le drapeau du pays. Le site est impressionant meme si beaucoup de speculation entour ce dernier. Notamment ...

Burkes Paradise
Jun 3, 2005 (1 photos)

I landed in Bulawayo at approx 4pm, I was picked up by a lady called Christine and taken to her Back Packers called 'Burkes Paradise'.... I must say, it is very nice! I spent the night in Bulawayo, then I got the bus to Gweru, to be met by Antelope ...

Impalas and Wild Dogs
Dec 11, 2005

I was scheduled on behavioural enrichment for the cubs today, which involves making things to keep them stimulated and curious. They love new smells, so we decided to go out and collect different types of dung for them and hide it inside logs and stuff ...

Harare Airport
Jul 14, 2006

Fly from HRE - JNB... our flight was at 7.15am. Checking in and getting through customs took 20 mins - excellent time - better than Heathrow which took us over 2 hours! We laneded in J'Burg at 9am ish.