Journal

Stories from the ground.

Guides, dispatches and reflections from writers, photographers and guides who call Zimbabwe home.

Jul 2026

When to see Victoria Falls at its fullest

The month-by-month guide to flow, spray and the famous 'smoke that thunders'.

Jun 2026

A weekend in the Eastern Highlands

Trout streams, mist forests and Nyanga's high plateau — three days from Harare.

Jun 2026

Sadza, muriwo & the family table

How Zimbabwe's staple meal became its greatest cultural ambassador.

May 2026

Reading Matobo's granite

Rock art, rhino tracking and Rhodes' grave — a day inside a UNESCO landscape.

May 2026

Hwange's dry-season waterhole ritual

Why September is the connoisseur's month for wildlife in Zimbabwe's largest park.

Apr 2026

Standing inside Great Zimbabwe

The medieval city that named a nation, and what its stonework still teaches us.