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Fort Usher No. 3

William Filmer (his mother’s maiden name) Usher was born on 16 September 1851 and baptised at...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Matabeleland South

Matusadona National Park; African Parks in partnership with Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (PWMA)

Most of the information in this article is taken from African Parks 2023 Annual Report in an effort...

Category:

Game Park

Province:

Mashonaland West

Troutbeck Inn

To many Zimbabweans the fireplace in the entrance hall that has been burning continuously since...

Category:

Scenic

Province:

Manicaland

The Adendorff trek and the planned invasion of Banyailand

BackgroundThe Adendorff or Banyailand trek was made up of Afrikaners who ...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Masvingo

Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani

Bridal Veil Falls are four kilometres by road from the village and many visitors park their vehicle...

Category:

Scenic

Province:

Manicaland

Cross Kopje, Mutare

C.M. Hulley in his fascinating History of Manicaland states; “everyone has admired the...

Category:

Historic

Province:

Manicaland

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.