Having spent a goodly part of the past 40 years in the Zimbabwean “bush”, living out of the back of my 4x4, I’m not exactly a typical “international” safari camp guest. I tend to judge such camps by rather different yardsticks than does the first-time safari client from the suburbs of Washington or London. Als...

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...

Self-driving visitors to the Zambezi River will be delighted to know that a new camping facility with 9 riverside camping sites has opened up near the border town of Chirundu where two bridges over the Zambezi River, divide Zimbabwe from Zambia. The Pumphouse Campsites are named after their location - the Chirundu Estates Pump House (pictured)...

The Victoria Falls Safari Club completed a $600,000 redevelopment at the end of March 2018. This included the addition of a swimming pool precinct and an expansion of the Club s central building to include a new restaurant. The swimming pool precinct features a plunge pool with a horizon waterfall spilling into a 15m lap pool, surrounded ...

Travel agents and tour operators can now make it easier and more affordable for couples or single travelling clients to get to destinations in the Matusadona National Park, Lake Kariba, Kariba Town, Chirundu and the Zambezi River areas of Mana Pools, Sapi and Chewore, via a new online shared platform - the Kariba Transfer Schedule. This s...

Read Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for March-April 2018 at this link:- WILD ZAMBEZI NEWS - MARCH-APRIL 2018 Sign up online at the bottom of this page to receive these e-newsletters directly to your inbox. HEADLINES - MARCH-APRIL 2018 - Join us at Africa s Travel Indaba - Durban 8-10 May 2018 - Your Travel Reviews on WildZambezi.c...

Wild Zambezi is delighted to be able to showcase some of the first images of the Victoria Falls Safari Club s recently-opened new living areas. The renovations at the Safari Club have doubled the size of its existing deck, increased the lounge space, and created a new 5-star restaurant, with a dedicated kitchen and store rooms. A new swimming...

Immerse yourself in a game drive around the Ruckomechi Camp Concession with Wilderness Safaris camp manager Edmond Mudzimu as he paints a vivid mental picture of this wild and beautiful area… Lying between the Nyakasanga River mouth to the west, and stretching just beyond the Ruckomechi River to the east, lies Wilderness Safaris&rs...

Read Wild Zambezi s e-newsletter for February 2018 at this link:- WILD ZAMBEZI NEWS - FEBRUARY 2018 Sign up online at the bottom of this page to receive these e-newsletters directly to your inbox. HEADLINES - FEBRUARY 2018 - Optimum connecting times for safari destination flights LAKE KARIBA - Results of the Test of the B...