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The Restaurant that never took off

Viscount C/N 436 V.816 seriesDateNo. Sep-59VH-TVSfirst flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth...

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Other

Province:

Mashonaland West

‘Matabele’ Wilson looks back on his time at Umvutcha kraal

This article written by Benjamin ‘Matabele’ Wilson appeared in the publication of the...

Category:

Cultural

Province:

Bulawayo

Mvuma Chimney

The chimney at Mvuma is visible from many kilometres away standing on a prominent kopje and...

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Building

Province:

Midlands

Nyangwe Fort

The main features are the thick, high walls of large, close fitting, blocks of stone forming...

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Ruins

Province:

Manicaland

Update on Matusadonha National Park

Great news for Zimbabweans as conservation efforts aim to restore the wildlife at this National...

Category:

Game Park

Province:

Mashonaland West

A letter written by Frederick Courteney Selous to his mother on 25 December 1878 from Inyati Mission

What set Selous apart from the other sporting pioneers of Zambesia in the 187-80’s were his...

Category:

Cultural

Province:

Matabeleland North

Welcome

One of the purposes of this website is to reassure visitors that the whole of Zimbabwe, including those remotest corners, are safe to travel.

The only way that today’s visitors and residents of Zimbabwe can appreciate the jigsaw puzzle of Zimbabwe’s history is by visiting and by walking through these silent sites and examining them and reading the excellent site descriptions and brochures that are available which I would encourage NMMZ to keep expanding. If this guide helps those visitors a little in understanding the background information then the effort in preparing it will have been repaid.

Each article gives a breakdown of sites by area and by category on what there is to see, and each location has detailed directions on how to get there and the reasons to make a visit. This is being added to all the time, but if you know of a site that you cannot find here, please let me know through the contact form.

Although I have included the details of game lodges and tented camps, that does not mean I endorse them as this is a non-commercial site. I simply want visitors and residents to know what is available and, in any case, these places are an essential part of the typical visitor's wildlife experience of Zimbabwe.