Greetings all! It will come as no surprise to those who know me, that as well as the amazing visits to Pakati schools, I have travelled widely over many years of trips to Zimbabwe, and I will publish here a mixture of pictures old & new.
I guess the hardest thing is to decide exactly where to start! I have chosen this – back from my early days in the country. I visited the place which gives the country its name:
Great Zimbabwe
maDzimbabwe means ‘stone houses’, and there is a wonderful example of such structures just a few kilometres outside of the town of Masvingo. Founded in the 11th century, it was home to a thriving culture.
Mutare
The main city in the heart of the Eastern Highlands, it is set in a valley, and the approach from Harare via Christmas Pass gives a spectacular view.
The city has a small but interesting museum, housing among many other things, a collection of vintage vehicles.
Mutare is also the gateway to areas such as the Chimanimami mountains (below), Vumba – including the Marindi Falls (also below), and also to Nyanga further North (more on this further down).
Wildlife
Zimbabwe is famous for its wildlife, and the pictures below are from various places at various times. Some from Cecil Kop Game reserve in Mutare, some from Imire Game Park near Marondera, some from Hwange National Park, and one from the Zambezi river.
Victoria Falls
One of the true wonders of the world, Victoria Falls, on the Zambezi River which is a part of the border with Zambia, is genuinely awesome to view from any angle, especially from the air…
Sky Walk & Zip Line – Mtarazi Falls, Nyanga
This year I visited the Mtarazi Falls in Nyanga, where in the last few years, they have added the Sky walk – 2 bridges high above the falls – where you can walk across & back, look down to the Honde Valley below on one side, and watch the falls cascade over 750m on tbe other…
….the Zip line is not for the faint hearted! Below is someone who went on the Zipline & was filmed doing it…rather her than me😎
So there is an awful lot to see & do in & around Zimbabwe, all you need is a sense of adventure!
Coming soon…
● At least 3 new podcasts with our host Bradley Mell & the Author
● An interview with one of the teachers at Pakati Secondary school
● New blog about the plans for the future of Friends of Pakati
● More about the recent visit to both Pakati schools & reactions
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