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Practical planning guidance for African travel, written by people who run these trips rather than compile them. Visas, yellow fever certificates and insurance requirements; what a 15kg bush-flight luggage limit actually means for packing; how safari pricing is constructed and why the cheapest quote is rarely the cheapest trip; tipping, timing and choosing between countries. These are the answers we give clients before they book.

Chimanimani National Park

Located on the eastern border of Zimbabwe, this nature park is one of the more underdeveloped areas, which truly makes you feel in touch with and close to nature.

Climate in Zimbabwe

Get the best information on the climate and temperature in Zimbabwe. It is to the point and designed for travelers wanting to visit Zimbabwe.

Mana Pools National Park

For those wanting a break from the hustle and bustle of the city to experience the African wilderness as it was intended, Mana Pools National Park is a popular choice. It is named for the four large pools that were carved out of the stone by the Zambezi River. The park is home to Zimbabwe’s […]

Gonarezhou National Park

The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park is shared by Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Mozambique. Zimbabwe’s portion of the park is Gonarezhou, which is the country’s second-largest national park and one of its best kept secrets. Boasting a dazzling array of landscapes that range from sandstone cliffs, eye-catching baobabs, forests, and savannah, the park is also home […]

Matobo National Park

Once known as Matopos Hills National Park, this 44,500 hectare park is home to both Zimbabwe’s successful black and white rhinoceros breeding program and the final resting place of famed Imperialist, Cecil John Rhodes. In addition to its variety of wildlife and its distinctive granite boulder strewn landscape, the Matobo Hills are a World Heritage […]

Virunga National Park

Virunga National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border of Uganda and Rwanda. Virunga is Africa’s oldest national park and is also the continent’s most biologically diverse protected area. The park’s 7,800 square kilometers includes forests, savannas, lava plains, swamps, erosion valleys, active volcanoes, and […]

Manyara National Park

The setting for the earliest Tarzan films, verdant Lake Manyara National Park was once described as Ernest Hemingway as “The loveliest (place) I have seen in Africa”.Lake Manyara National Park is an unspoiled paradise of ground water forest fed by underground springs and teeming with wildlife such as elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and some […]

Ngorongoro Crater

The Ngorongoro Crater is like game viewing gone crazy! It is not surprising that it is one of Tanzania’s major tourist drawcards. Within the crater rim, a daily wildlife drama is played out as large herds of zebra and wildebeest graze in close proximity to lions, leopards, elephants, and black rhinos. Outside of the crater […]

Hwange National Park

Hwange National Park is both the largest and most accessible of Zimbabwe’s National Parks. It is also one of the ten largest parks in all of Africa. Ideally located between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls, Hwange has more than 400 species of bird and over 100 species of animal including lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, […]