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Friday, 10 September 2010
Natural
The Bvumba Mountains 
The Bvumba Mountains are in a beautiful region of Zimbabwe, filled with green forests, rolling hills and occasional rugged mountain peaks. The Bvumba is a small part of a long chain of mountains that defines the eastern border of Zimbabwe. The Bvumba Mountains (or Vumba Mountains) lie on the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border, approximately 25 km south east of Mutare. This area of Zimbabwe combines beautiful scenery, with casino hotels, golf courses, and a smattering of quaint country lodges and hotels with a distinctly non-African flavour in the heart of Africa....
Chinhoyi Caves - Chirorodziva 
Chinhoyi Caves geographically lies at Latitude 17°20° S and Longitude 30° East. These famous Caves are situated approximately 115 km from Harare to Chinhoyi with a further 6km to the Chinhoyi Caves. Approximately one and a half hour drive from Harare. These caves are the most extensive cave system in Zimbabwe that the public can access. The caves were designated a National Park in 1955 and as such are managed by the Department of National Parks. There is a campsite run by the National Parks and a quiet hotel located there. They also say the caves are mysterious...
Gonarezhou Nat Park 
Gonarezhou National Park is situated in the south eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe and covers an area in excess of 5 000 square kilometres. "Gonarezhou" meaning "Place of many Elephants" is an extremely scenic Park full of rugged and beautiful landscapes. Alternative folklore suggests that the park was named for the herbalists who would stock their medicines in tusks (known as gona in the Shona language). Three major rivers – The Save, Runde and Mwenezi – cut their courses through the Park, forming pools and natural oases from which hundreds of species of birds, wildlife and fish gather to feed and drink. As its name implies, Gonarezhou is famous for its elephants, and many of the largest-tusked elephants in the region maybe found within the Park. The Great Limpopo ...
The Save Valley Conservancy 
The Save (pronounced Sah-vey) Valley Conservancy is located in the south eastern area of Zimbabwe and has become the largest conservancy in the world. This was established in 1894 by the Wildlife and Natural Resource Conservation; a partnership conservancy … The goal of the project was to restore the land (wildlife and ecological) to its full potential while protecting the black rhinos from extinction....
The Victoria Falls 
Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall around making it one of the world’s “Seven Natural Wonders”! Victoria Falls is one of the highest, widest and most powerful waterfall, especially in the winter months when the river is full! In the 1800’s Victoria Falls was described by the nearby Kololo as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya'which means "the Smoke that Thunders"- illustrating the powerful forces of Victoria Falls!...
The Bvumba Mountains are in a beautiful region of Zimbabwe, filled with green forests, rolling hills and occasional rugged mountain peaks. The Bvumba is a small part of a long chain of mountains that defines the eastern border of Zimbabwe. The Bvumba Mountains (or Vumba Mountains) lie on the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border, approximately 25 km south east of Mutare. This area of Zimbabwe combines beautiful scenery, with casino hotels, golf courses, and a smattering of quaint country lodges and hotels with a distinctly non-African flavour in the heart of Africa.... Chinhoyi Caves geographically lies at Latitude 17°20° S and Longitude 30° East. These famous Caves are situated approximately 115 km from Harare to Chinhoyi with a further 6km to the Chinhoyi Caves. Approximately one and a half hour drive from Harare. These caves are the most extensive cave system in Zimbabwe that the public can access. The caves were designated a National Park in 1955 and as such are managed by the Department of National Parks. There is a campsite run by the National Parks and a quiet hotel located there. They also say the caves are mysterious... Gonarezhou National Park is situated in the south eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe and covers an area in excess of 5 000 square kilometres. "Gonarezhou" meaning "Place of many Elephants" is an extremely scenic Park full of rugged and beautiful landscapes. Alternative folklore suggests that the park was named for the herbalists who would stock their medicines in tusks (known as gona in the Shona language). Three major rivers – The Save, Runde and Mwenezi – cut their courses through the Park, forming pools and natural oases from which hundreds of species of birds, wildlife and fish gather to feed and drink. As its name implies, Gonarezhou is famous for its elephants, and many of the largest-tusked elephants in the region maybe found within the Park. The Great Limpopo ... The Save (pronounced Sah-vey) Valley Conservancy is located in the south eastern area of Zimbabwe and has become the largest conservancy in the world. This was established in 1894 by the Wildlife and Natural Resource Conservation; a partnership conservancy … The goal of the project was to restore the land (wildlife and ecological) to its full potential while protecting the black rhinos from extinction.... Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall around making it one of the world’s “Seven Natural Wonders”! Victoria Falls is one of the highest, widest and most powerful waterfall, especially in the winter months when the river is full! In the 1800’s Victoria Falls was described by the nearby Kololo as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya'which means "the Smoke that Thunders"- illustrating the powerful forces of Victoria Falls!...Man Made
Great Zimbabwe - Dzimba Dzemabwe 
The Great Zimbabwe, or "stone buildings", is the name given to the twelfth to fifteenth century stone ruins spread out over a 722 hectare(1,784 acre) area within the modern-day country of Zimbabwe, which itself is named after the ruins. It is near the town of Masvingo, which before majority rule was called Fort Victoria. The word "Great" distinguishes the site from the many hundred small ruins, known as Zimbabwes, spread across the Zimbabwe highveld. There are 200 such sites in southern Africa, with monumental, mortarless walls and Great Zimbabwe is the largest. ...
Lake Mutirikwe 
At more than 300 metres long, it is the third largest dam in Zimbabwe. The dam wall rises 63 meters from the bed of a narrow granite gorge and features one of Zimbabwe’s most varied shorelines, with beautiful granite cliffs and tree-lined rocky beaches. Lake Mutirikwe offers fishing, yachting, power-boating and water skiing. Dammed at the confluence of the Mshagashe and Mutirikwi Rivers, Lake Mutirikwi forms two sides of a 12 000 hectare triangular game park. The Park is home to more than 25 species of wild mammals, including buffalo, zebra, jackal, leopard, honey badger, hippo, giraffe, warthog, ostrich, and many species of antelope. The park has a large breeding population of white rhino, and some of the world’s largest lizards (up to 3 metres in length). There is a wide rang...
Cecil John Rhodes' Grave 
Cecil John Rhodes, business man, mining entrepreneur and a politician in Southern Africa – his legacy and memory still lives on. Cecil John Rhodes will always be known as an aspiring leader. He was extremely fascinated by the beauty of Zimbabwe as well as the potential it held and saw Zimbabweas a truly extraordinary region. Born in England, he relocated to a warmer Africa as his health improved in a drier climate of South Africa. Cecil John Rhodes lived to be 49 (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) and was buried in Zimbabwe on top of a magnificent mountain in the area now known as the Matopos National Park....
Mutorashanga Quarry (Ethel Mine) 
Mutorashanga Quarry (Ethel Mine) geographically lies at Latitude 17°11” South and Longitude 30°11” East. This Quarry (Ethel Mine) is situated approximately 10 km of the Mutorashanga Urban. Approximately one and a half hour drive from Harare....
Lake Kariba 
Telephone codes +263 from outside Zimbabwe then dial 61, within Zimbabwe dial 061.By volume, Lake Kariba is the largest man-made lake and reservoir in the world. It is located on the Zambezi river, about halfway between the river's source and mouth, about 1300 kilometers upstream from the Indian Ocean, and lies along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the Kariba Dam at its northeastern end, flooding the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River, also displacing large numbers of the local Tonga people.The Zimbabwean town of Kariba was built for construction workers on the lake's dam, while some other settlements such as Mlibizi in Zimbabwe and Siavonga and Sinazongwe in Zambia have grown up to house people displaced by th...
The Great Zimbabwe, or "stone buildings", is the name given to the twelfth to fifteenth century stone ruins spread out over a 722 hectare(1,784 acre) area within the modern-day country of Zimbabwe, which itself is named after the ruins. It is near the town of Masvingo, which before majority rule was called Fort Victoria. The word "Great" distinguishes the site from the many hundred small ruins, known as Zimbabwes, spread across the Zimbabwe highveld. There are 200 such sites in southern Africa, with monumental, mortarless walls and Great Zimbabwe is the largest. ... At more than 300 metres long, it is the third largest dam in Zimbabwe. The dam wall rises 63 meters from the bed of a narrow granite gorge and features one of Zimbabwe’s most varied shorelines, with beautiful granite cliffs and tree-lined rocky beaches. Lake Mutirikwe offers fishing, yachting, power-boating and water skiing. Dammed at the confluence of the Mshagashe and Mutirikwi Rivers, Lake Mutirikwi forms two sides of a 12 000 hectare triangular game park. The Park is home to more than 25 species of wild mammals, including buffalo, zebra, jackal, leopard, honey badger, hippo, giraffe, warthog, ostrich, and many species of antelope. The park has a large breeding population of white rhino, and some of the world’s largest lizards (up to 3 metres in length). There is a wide rang... Cecil John Rhodes, business man, mining entrepreneur and a politician in Southern Africa – his legacy and memory still lives on. Cecil John Rhodes will always be known as an aspiring leader. He was extremely fascinated by the beauty of Zimbabwe as well as the potential it held and saw Zimbabweas a truly extraordinary region. Born in England, he relocated to a warmer Africa as his health improved in a drier climate of South Africa. Cecil John Rhodes lived to be 49 (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) and was buried in Zimbabwe on top of a magnificent mountain in the area now known as the Matopos National Park.... Mutorashanga Quarry (Ethel Mine) geographically lies at Latitude 17°11” South and Longitude 30°11” East. This Quarry (Ethel Mine) is situated approximately 10 km of the Mutorashanga Urban. Approximately one and a half hour drive from Harare.... Telephone codes +263 from outside Zimbabwe then dial 61, within Zimbabwe dial 061.By volume, Lake Kariba is the largest man-made lake and reservoir in the world. It is located on the Zambezi river, about halfway between the river's source and mouth, about 1300 kilometers upstream from the Indian Ocean, and lies along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the Kariba Dam at its northeastern end, flooding the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River, also displacing large numbers of the local Tonga people.The Zimbabwean town of Kariba was built for construction workers on the lake's dam, while some other settlements such as Mlibizi in Zimbabwe and Siavonga and Sinazongwe in Zambia have grown up to house people displaced by th...Your are currently browsing this site with Internet Explorer 6 (IE6).
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