Travel journal: the road to Bulawayo, and places we visited there Written by Beth We stopped over in Bulawayo for a night during our journey from Harare to Hwange National Park. This article discusses the Harare to Bulawayo road (such as … Continued
Journal in the sunshine city: Places we love in Harare, Zimbabwe Written by Beth Harare is known as Zimbabwe’s sunshine city, with over 3,000 hours of sunshine per year. We visited in the month of August – the end of Zimbabwe’s … Continued
Cape Town & Zim holiday diary: Zimbabwe leg Written by Beth Cape Town was the ‘soft landing’ for our holiday (and what a beautiful landing it was), but Zimbabwe was the grit of our trip. Zimbabwe can sometimes feel like the … Continued
What do the urban streets of Zimbabwe look like? This post features city scenes from Harare, Bulawayo, KweKwe, Gweru, Chegutu and Kadoma. Written by Beth During my most recent visit to Zimbabwe, I put up my camera and started filming the … Continued
20-day Cape Town and Zimbabwe holiday itinerary (7-days in Cape Town + 14 days in Zimbabwe) Written by Beth Here it is: the real-life low-down on our family holiday to Cape Town and Zimbabwe. We did this trip in August … Continued
This guest post is written by Ruth and Nicola, sisters, who both live in Harare, Zimbabwe. In September 2021, they took a road trip from Harare for a weekend getaway in Victoria Falls. In this, the second part of Ruth’s … Continued
This guest post is written by Ruth, who lives in Harare, Zimbabwe. In September 2021, Ruth and her sister took a road trip from Harare for a weekend getaway in Victoria Falls. In this first part of Ruth’s travel journal … Continued
When our family hired out Kopje Tops Lodge in Mavhuradonha in December, I was looking forward to discovering a new part of the country. I grew up in Zimbabwe but had never been to the Mavhuradonha Wilderness. It’s not on … Continued
One gorgeous, sunny afternoon in August, we went for a picnic at Haka Game Park, which is a small reserve just 10 minutes from Harare’s city centre. Haka Game Park is just one of the many family-friendly oases near the … Continued
Our second expedition from Spurwing Island – a game cruise – offered fantastic photo opportunities because of the unique viewpoint from the water. It also allowed us to spend time with Lake Kariba’s water-dwelling creatures at close quarters. And of course, the chance … Continued
In August 2017 my family and I stayed at Spurwing Island Lodge on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe. It proved to be the perfect family-friendly bush escape. Here’s a link to the full article describing why I chose Spurwing Island and … Continued
This article was featured on Lonely Planet Pathfinders: top family travel posts. I wrote this article because there are many readers in the UK (and elsewhere) who would love to visit the Zimbabwean bush, but perhaps have very young families … Continued
Note: I was not paid for writing this article. I visited Twala Trust independently and anonymously. If you’d like to support a local conservation organisation whilst meeting some lovable (and cheeky) rescued animals, then Twala Trust Animal Sanctuary in Harare is a … Continued
I visited Kuimba Shiri Bird Park in May 2016, and I can wholeheartedly recommend it as one of the best family days out in Harare (and Zimbabwe, for that matter). Note: I was not paid for writing this article. I … Continued
