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Ivon Fry’s reminiscences of Bulawayo and Lobengula in 1888 – 89

IntroductionIvon Fry’s reminiscences were written down by the Bulawayo Chronicle...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Bulawayo

When is the sickening trade in Lions going to be banned?

IntroductionMost of the information for this article comes from four articles in the Daily Maverick...

Category:

Cultural

Province:

Harare

Ruchera Cave

The paintings are densely superimposed in this very spacious domed cave. Four large elephants...

Category:

Rock Art

Province:

Mashonaland East

The Beira and Mashonaland Railway – the Contractor’s stories

The railway was an important element of the country’s development and many excellent articles...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Manicaland

Harare, capital of Zimbabwe

HistoryChief Mbari lived on the site of Harare kopje before the occupation in 1890, his brother...

Category:

Cultural, Historic, Building

Province:

Harare

Rinderpest

Most of the following article is abbreviated from Frank W. Sykes' book: With Plumer in...

Category:

Cultural

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.