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Zimbabwe has introduced a new tourist visa covering a 30-day stay in Zimbabwe and Zambia for a single payment of US$50. The new KAZA (Kavango-Zambezi) “Uni-Visa” was launched in Victoria Falls on 28th November 2014. Citizens of 40 countries are eligible for the visa which saves time and money and enables much easier travel ...

As from 10th November 2014, all passengers travelling on AIR ZIMBABWE flights - international or domestic, are now required to pay their aiport taxes in cash at the airport prior to their departure (instead of them being included in the ticket). The taxes are for a Passenger Service Charge (PSC) and an Aviation Infrastructure Development F...

Following on from Zimbabwe s 2014 Sanganai-Hlanganani Travel Show, held at the HICC in Harare 16th - 18th October, a group of 10 influential agents and media professionals from the UK were hosted by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) and some of Wild Zambezi’s partners on a post-Sanganai familiarisation trip to Lake Kariba and Victoria Fall...

Wild Zambezi had a great day exhibiting the tourism opportunities of the Zambezi River at the St John s Spring Fair in Harare on Sunday 5th October! Thanks to everyone who visited our stand and took part in our Lucky Dip Draw by donating to the Matusadona Anti Poaching Project - MAPP. Thank you to Wild Zambezi network partners for wonderf...

Wild Zambezi is delighted to report that we were privileged to be invited on Air Zimbabwe’s inaugural “triangle” flight service linking Kariba with Victoria Falls and Harare. The airline is now flying this route every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (for schedule details and costs see below). On Friday 1st August we joi...

Great news at last for scheduled flight access into Kariba! From 1st August 2014 Air Zimbabwe recommences the original triangle flight linking Kariba with Victoria Falls and Harare. Flights will use a 52-seater MA60 44Y which will fly on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays according to the following initial schedule:- UM226 Depart...

Mana Pools and Victoria Falls are listed 17th and 14th respectively in a recent CNN travel article featuring the World s best National Parks! Here is what they have to say:- Mana Pools Lauren Haupt says the elephants at Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe have a reputation for being exceptionally relaxed around humans. She says el...

A delegation of high ranking members of a European Council on Tourism and Trade, led by their president, Professor Anthon Caragea, visited Zimbabwe to present the country with two major awards:- WORLD BEST TOURIST DESTINATION FOR 2014 and FAVORITE CULTURAL DESTINATION FOR 2014 Previous winners of the destination awards were Turke...

Wild Zambezi visited South Africa in early May to attend two important international travel shows and to showcase our Zambezi area to the world. Since 2009, Wild Zambezi has exhibited at Indaba the annual travel show in Durban, attended by travel professionals from all over the world. This year, our stand at Indaba (see above...

The Victoria Falls have been named at the top of a list of the World s 10 greatest Wonders, in an article in the UK s Daily Mail Travel Online! The list has been chosen by experts from a new book by Lonely Planet which reveals the top 50 must-see world wonders. Victoria Falls heads up the list which includes Ireland s Giant s Causeway, Hawa...