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Thomas Leask (1839 – 1912) and “my last hunt” to Hartley Hills in 1870

Background For biographical details see the article Thomas Leask’s Life and Diaries...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Mashonaland West

Great Zimbabwe, a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site

Great Zimbabwe is undoubtedly sub-Saharan Africa’s largest and most imposing early dry-stone...

Category:

Ruins

Province:

Masvingo

A veteran’s account from the Battle of Bembesi in 1893 and when Joe Smith knocked down Cecil Rhodes and saved his life in 1896

Much of the material included in this article is taken from a presentation copy of Occupation of...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Bulawayo

Makumbe Cave and Lower Makumbe Cave

Makumbe CavePeter Garlake thinks that the immense Makumbe cave, 100 metres wide by 30 metres deep...

Category:

Scenic, Rock Art

Province:

Harare

Kentucky Farm Rock Art Site

Although the frieze is protected only by a small overhang, this is one of the best sites in...

Category:

Rock Art

Province:

Mashonaland West

Rebellion days in Bulawayo: When the Matabele rose in 1896

This short article, chiefly useful for the photographs, appeared in the publication of the...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Bulawayo

Welcome

One of the purposes of this website is to reassure visitors that the whole of Zimbabwe, including those remotest corners, are safe to travel.

The only way that today’s visitors and residents of Zimbabwe can appreciate the jigsaw puzzle of Zimbabwe’s history is by visiting and by walking through these silent sites and examining them and reading the excellent site descriptions and brochures that are available which I would encourage NMMZ to keep expanding. If this guide helps those visitors a little in understanding the background information then the effort in preparing it will have been repaid.

Each article gives a breakdown of sites by area and by category on what there is to see, and each location has detailed directions on how to get there and the reasons to make a visit. This is being added to all the time, but if you know of a site that you cannot find here, please let me know through the contact form.

Although I have included the details of game lodges and tented camps, that does not mean I endorse them as this is a non-commercial site. I simply want visitors and residents to know what is available and, in any case, these places are an essential part of the typical visitor's wildlife experience of Zimbabwe.