Travel Blog

Wild Zambezi is delighted to share this article by Anton Kruger, first published as a Travel Blog by Wilderness Safaris. Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. - John Muir Exactly a year ago I was privileged to spend a few days at the beautiful Chikw...

When you hear the word safari, what is the first thing that comes to mind? It may be the roar of a lion that vibrates through every cell of your body. It may be the gentle weight of the suns rays on your freckled shoulders or the rush of anticipation and excitement that comes with the sharp crackle of static over the radio. There is always a first ...

Wild Zambezi recently had the opportunity to overnight in Victoria Falls at the truly delightful self-catering “Your Vic Falls Home”. What a pleasure! Owned by the Jackson family, this lovely double-storey property set in mature woodland in one of the long-established suburbs of Victoria Falls town, has been converted into a se...

It’s that much anticipated time of the year again when Lake Kariba goes tiger fish crazy! This year s event took place 30th, 31st October and 1st November 2019. 69 teams of keen anglers from all over the world registered to participate in the Kariba Invitation Tiger Fish Tournament (KITFT). The winners by a long way were the team HARD M...

Victoria Falls has a hidden treasure, so hidden the wildlife doesn’t even really know it’s there – it is a unique hide on the edge of Victoria Falls Safari Lodge’s well-known waterhole. Siduli Hide was designed to look like a termite mound, concealing onlookers inside it, as they watch wild animals in the Zambezi Nati...

For many of us, some of our fondest childhood memories are the holidays taken as a family. There’s nothing quite like planning and packing together for an adventure in another country, where the routine and responsibility of home is replaced by thrilling moments that become long-lasting family memories. Africa undoubtedly offers some o...

Wilderness Safaris report on a successful operation to move a wild dog pack from Hwange National Park to Chikwenya Camp in Mana Pools National Park. A life-changing journey for the Mpindo wild dog pack entered its final stage as the dogs were successfully transported from the Painted Dog Conservation (PDC) Centre in Hwange to their new home...

During the late dry season, when tourism is at its peak, the camps and lodges in Mana Pools are packed, and there are vehicles and people tearing about the place, on and off-road. Not for nothing has the Circular Drive been nicknamed the racetrack by older Mana hands. It s a nightmare for anyone with any sense of wilderness values. But how man...

The world is facing a plastic problem, and it is snowballing- but so is awareness and determination to halt the crisis in its tracks. Wild Horizons (who operate tours and activities in Victoria Falls) and own three lodges, several cruiseboats and the Lookout Café in the area, have several strategies in place, and all of these have seen m...

Lake Kariba, created by the damming of the mighty Zambezi River in the 1950s, is still the largest man-made lake, by volume, in the world, extending some 280 kms in length and over 5000 km in area. This is twice the size of Wales. The Zambezi River, below Victoria Falls, is home to many species of fish, such as bream, catfish, Cornish jack, bot...