As we need to rely on our camper, it needs a lot of maintenance to provide a 100 percent function. This time I did a change of the air filter which is a very easy task. I do carry always spare because the roads are extremely dusty. Changing filter needs not more than 15 minutes, …
Border:We entered Zimbabwe via the Kariba Dam, which was not only interesting, but a very relaxed border, much better than going directly from Chirundu, as we had heard from other travellers. We left to Botswana at a very small border north of Hwange NP at Pandamatenga, which was the quickest border crossing in all of …
Hwange is not only known for its coal mines, which we had to cross on our way, but especially for the biggest national park in Zimbabwe, as big as half of Belgium. We took the Sinamatella Gate, where we could book the Shumba Pan for camping. We spotted many fascinating birds in Hwange, including the …
We wanted to spend some time at the Zambezi NP, just above the Victoria Falls, using one of the campsites there. But when we were told it would be 100 US$ for the night, for a place at the river with no toilet, no water, no infrastructure at all, we declined and did 2 separate …
We found a great spot at the N1 Hotel, with pool and sushi bar, in walking distance from the Victoria Falls. We visited the falls (50.- US$ pp) and the Lookout Café, the historic Victoria Falls Hotel and the old railway station. It was our second visit to the biggest falls of the world, and …
To get from Mana Pools to Victoria Falls is not so easy. You either have to take a long route on more or less good roads back to Harare, south to Bulawayo and then to Victoria Falls, which would have been 1,130 km, or you can take a shorter route along Lake Kariba of only …
We made it to Mana Pools!! We had heard so much about this park in the north of Zimbabwe directly at the Zambezi River, that we didn’t want to miss it. It was a 2 days drive from Harare to get there. This time we stopped at a lovely campsite north of Lion’s Den on …
Bulawayo is a fascinating town, where the grandeur of the past is slowly crumbling away. We went to visit the Railway Museum, which has many relicts of the railway times in Africa on display. Cecil Rhodes carriage is also exhibited here, he for sure travelled in style. As he had chosen Matobo NP as his …
Instead of going into the Matobo NP, we decided to spend our time at The Farmhouse, where we had a great spot to camp with fantastic views over the many boulders, but also some animals we could spot on our hikes. There was a nice walk over the monolith we were camping on, to get …
After a day of driving from Gonarezhou, we reached the ruins of Great Zimbabwe. It is the most important cultural heritage of the country, which reflects in the name Zimbabwe and also in the flag. The name Zimbabwe derives from dzimba-dza-mabwe, translated as “houses of stones”, the name the Shona gave the buildings left from their …
