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When the Kariba Gorge Dam was finally completed in 1959 and the waters of the Zambezi River began to back up behind it, creating the vast inland sea that we now know as Lake Kariba, a National Park officer, Rupert Fothergill, and his team of hardy scouts and volunteers made the risky choice to try to rescue thousands of wild animals trapped on is...

Read Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for May 2018 at this link:- WILD ZAMBEZI NEWS - May 2018 Sign up online at the bottom of this page to receive these e-newsletters directly to your inbox. FEATURING IN MAY 2018:- Travel Reviews on WildZambezi.com Zimbabwe hot news at Africa Travel Indaba 2018 Getting around the Zambezi Valley...

One of Mother Nature’s greatest works of art, Victoria Falls, reached its fullest splendour in May 2018, with the Zambezi River peaking at its highest in nearly a decade mid month. Figures measured by the Zambezi River Authority in mid May 2018, show that the water levels of the Zambezi River at the Victoria Falls station rose steadi...

Zimbabwe was hot on the travel agenda at the 2018 Africa Travel Indaba show held between 8th - 10th May in Durban, South Africa. Recent changes in Zimbabwe s political climate have sparked a huge interest from buyers from all over the world, who came to Indaba to find out more. Wild Zambezi was there, alongside Tourism Zimbabwe...

Thanks to quick action by staff of Musango Island Safari Camp and the Bumi Hills Anti-poaching Unit (BHAPU), working with ZimParks and the security forces, a potential ecological disaster was averted in early May 2018 in the Bumi Hills area west of the Matusadona National Park, Lake Kariba. The Bumi Hills Anti-Poaching Unit reports:- On th...

Zambezi Cruise Safaris are adding to their existing fleet of cruiseboats on Lake Kariba with the addition of no less than four new vessels in the coming year!:- The largest of these is the MV Zambezi Adventurer, due to launch in April 2019. This vessel is aptly named a “transcruiser” because it will incorporate transport, transfe...

Victoria Falls is enjoying record tourism numbers, and healthy forward bookings according to Ross Kennedy, Chief Executive of Hospitality Group Africa Albida Tourism, which operates a portfolio of properties in Victoria Falls. Addressing guests at a function held by Zimbabwe Tourism during the Africa Travel Indaba tourism show held in Durb...

Read Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for April 2018 at this link:- WILD ZAMBEZI NEWS -April 2018 Sign up online at the bottom of this page to receive these e-newsletters directly to your inbox. FEATURING IN APRIL 2018: Kariba s best-kept secret - Hornbill Lodge Great Fishing Wildlife at Spurwing Guest Trave Blog - Rhino Safar...

Wilderness Safaris was named Overall Winner in the 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards (ARTA) at a ceremony held on 18 April 2018 at World Travel Market (WTM) Africa in Cape Town. The Group was recognised for reducing its use of plastic water bottles by 75% since 2012, as well as for its transparent reporting against the United ...

Tour operators Wild Horizons have just opened their latest Victoria Falls property - Old Drift Lodge on the banks of the Zambezi River only 4.5 kms from the town of Victoria Falls. A ‘drift or ‘ford’ is a shallow place in a river or stream where it is possible to cross safely without using a boat. Around 1898, befor...