Nyanga National Park

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Nyanga Safaris

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Paul Murray –

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Paul is a travel writer, author of the Bradt guidebook to Zimbabwe and is closely involved in promoting tourism to Zimbabwe.

Scotland in Africa

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2/5

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This is a great park to come to after a lengthy safari in hot, dusty, open game-viewing vehicles when you’re dying for some cool mountain air, but don’t come for big game viewing because there isn’t any. Golf, trout fishing and hiking will keep you busy. The scenery’s lovely (if you can ignore the forestry plantations) and there are some great places of historic interest, but it’s not a safari destination. Having said all that, if you’re a keen birder this, along with other places a little further south in the Eastern Highlands (notably the Bvumba area), is truly one of the continent’s hot spots. You’ll need a specialist guide to locate your wish-list birds deep in the indigenous woods and forests (also home to the charming Samango monkey), and needless to say the best birding is during the wet, summer season, but you certainly won’t go home disappointed.

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Ariadne van Zandbergen –

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Ariadne is a renowned African wildlife photographer whose work is featured in many well-known guidebooks and magazines.

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Walking Trails & Log Fires

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2/5

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Nyanga National Park lies in the north of the scenic Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe’s most popular walking destination. Although often described as a stunning part of the country, the park is far from pristine. Most of the indigenous vegetation has been cleared for farming and forestry, and many mountain slopes are covered in exotic pine and wattle. There isn’t much wildlife around, but you might see reedbuck on the grassy slopes and maybe samango monkeys and blue duiker in the indigenous forest patches.

For me, the highlands offer a great escape from the sweltering heat and humidity of the Zambezi Valley. The rolling green hills, high waterfalls, mountain peaks and perennial streams create a lovely setting for long country walks and evenings spent by a log fire.

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