Holiday in Zim this July - some advice welcomed
Apr 7th 2018, 3:13 pm
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Holiday in Zim this July - some advice welcomed
Coming to the end of our time in the Gulf and I want to take the wife back to the country of her birth and show the boys some animals and an experience of Africa. Flights are booked so we are definitely going, yay
Most of the trip is semi sorted already (few days in Vic falls, houseboat on Kariba, few days in Bullies and a decent lodge around the Matopos but we will be landing in Harare and spending a few days there for the wife to reminisce. Can anyone confirm if car hire is a sensible option from Harare International or is it easier to find a reliable driver, with a reliable car to run us around?
Looks like we will book the Monomotapa for those few days unless anyone has any good recommendations.. If anyone there or who has recently been there has any comments, they would be gladly received
Thanks Tock
Most of the trip is semi sorted already (few days in Vic falls, houseboat on Kariba, few days in Bullies and a decent lodge around the Matopos but we will be landing in Harare and spending a few days there for the wife to reminisce. Can anyone confirm if car hire is a sensible option from Harare International or is it easier to find a reliable driver, with a reliable car to run us around?
Looks like we will book the Monomotapa for those few days unless anyone has any good recommendations.. If anyone there or who has recently been there has any comments, they would be gladly received
Thanks Tock
Apr 8th 2018, 10:01 am
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Re: Holiday in Zim this July - some advice welcomed
Coming to the end of our time in the Gulf and I want to take the wife back to the country of her birth and show the boys some animals and an experience of Africa. Flights are booked so we are definitely going, yay
Most of the trip is semi sorted already (few days in Vic falls, houseboat on Kariba, few days in Bullies and a decent lodge around the Matopos but we will be landing in Harare and spending a few days there for the wife to reminisce. Can anyone confirm if car hire is a sensible option from Harare International or is it easier to find a reliable driver, with a reliable car to run us around?
Looks like we will book the Monomotapa for those few days unless anyone has any good recommendations.. If anyone there or who has recently been there has any comments, they would be gladly received
Thanks Tock
Most of the trip is semi sorted already (few days in Vic falls, houseboat on Kariba, few days in Bullies and a decent lodge around the Matopos but we will be landing in Harare and spending a few days there for the wife to reminisce. Can anyone confirm if car hire is a sensible option from Harare International or is it easier to find a reliable driver, with a reliable car to run us around?
Looks like we will book the Monomotapa for those few days unless anyone has any good recommendations.. If anyone there or who has recently been there has any comments, they would be gladly received
Thanks Tock
Apr 9th 2018, 5:35 pm
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Re: Holiday in Zim this July - some advice welcomed
Ja no worries at all. It appears we have chosen the worse weeks of the year to visit as stacks of places are full particularly down in the matopos. Fortunately my wife used to be a travel writer in Zim so that appears to be opening a few doors, thankfully. Will post a full report upon completion but one thing I can say now is that Zim is appearing fiercely expensive especially in wankie which is probably out of reach now at a 1000 gbp per night !!
Apr 9th 2018, 5:37 pm
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House boats on Kariba are still very reasonable so looks like lots of fishing and checking out flat dogs
Jun 8th 2018, 7:16 am
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Hi Tock,
Do you still need any advice or is everything pretty much booked and paid for at this point? I'm in Harare so I could try answering some questions. Roads in Harare (most of Zimbabwe actually) are horrific atm. So maybe getting a reliable driver might be easier (if budget allows). I personally now know where potholes are on my regular routes and there's nothing worse than running into a new one or driving slow on a new route you're not familiar with. Even on familiar routes, it's still pretty exhausting trying to manoeuvre through. However, if it's a true Zimbabwean experience you're looking for...
Do you still need any advice or is everything pretty much booked and paid for at this point? I'm in Harare so I could try answering some questions. Roads in Harare (most of Zimbabwe actually) are horrific atm. So maybe getting a reliable driver might be easier (if budget allows). I personally now know where potholes are on my regular routes and there's nothing worse than running into a new one or driving slow on a new route you're not familiar with. Even on familiar routes, it's still pretty exhausting trying to manoeuvre through. However, if it's a true Zimbabwean experience you're looking for...
Jun 8th 2018, 7:23 am
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Hi and thanks for coming back. Absolutely everything is sorted, booked, and paid for in advance bar hire car for the first 2 days in Harare. Everyone in the family is very excited. Can’t believe how the prices have gone through the roof
Dec 22nd 2018, 7:20 am
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Re: Holiday in Zim this July - some advice welcomed
Hi All,
Just jumping on this thread. We have booked tickets from mid Jan to early Feb and will be on a house boat on Lake Kariba for five days.
I haven't been there for many, many years, and can't remember what safety precautions we need to take.
Can anyone advise please?
Just jumping on this thread. We have booked tickets from mid Jan to early Feb and will be on a house boat on Lake Kariba for five days.
I haven't been there for many, many years, and can't remember what safety precautions we need to take.
Can anyone advise please?
Dec 23rd 2018, 6:38 pm
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Re: Holiday in Zim this July - some advice welcomed
Hi All,
Just jumping on this thread. We have booked tickets from mid Jan to early Feb and will be on a house boat on Lake Kariba for five days.
I haven't been there for many, many years, and can't remember what safety precautions we need to take.
Can anyone advise please?
Just jumping on this thread. We have booked tickets from mid Jan to early Feb and will be on a house boat on Lake Kariba for five days.
I haven't been there for many, many years, and can't remember what safety precautions we need to take.
Can anyone advise please?
Yes; dont go !
Dec 24th 2018, 9:39 am
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Re: Holiday in Zim this July - some advice welcomed
Hi All,
Just jumping on this thread. We have booked tickets from mid Jan to early Feb and will be on a house boat on Lake Kariba for five days.
I haven't been there for many, many years, and can't remember what safety precautions we need to take.
Can anyone advise please?
Just jumping on this thread. We have booked tickets from mid Jan to early Feb and will be on a house boat on Lake Kariba for five days.
I haven't been there for many, many years, and can't remember what safety precautions we need to take.
Can anyone advise please?
Dec 25th 2018, 11:05 am
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Re: Holiday in Zim this July - some advice welcomed
our holiday was superb and we felt safe and comfortable at all times, unlike SA which I visit 4 or 5 times a year. Harare and Bulawayo and the falls were totally drama free and walking around at night was safe
however that was the weeks before the election, the shops were full and there was never a line up for fuel.
Hope you enjoy your holiday as much as we did
the place we stayed at in the falls was spectacular so get in touch if you haven’t finalized
however that was the weeks before the election, the shops were full and there was never a line up for fuel.
Hope you enjoy your holiday as much as we did
the place we stayed at in the falls was spectacular so get in touch if you haven’t finalized
Dec 25th 2018, 1:44 pm
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Dec 25th 2018, 8:16 pm
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I didn't ask, Alfresco asked on our behalf. He said we'd already booked so not going isn't really an option. The trip is to visit an elderly family member so not just a chilling holiday.
Dec 25th 2018, 9:35 pm
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Re: Holiday in Zim this July - some advice welcomed
our holiday was superb and we felt safe and comfortable at all times, unlike SA which I visit 4 or 5 times a year. Harare and Bulawayo and the falls were totally drama free and walking around at night was safe
however that was the weeks before the election, the shops were full and there was never a line up for fuel.
Hope you enjoy your holiday as much as we did
the place we stayed at in the falls was spectacular so get in touch if you haven’t finalized
however that was the weeks before the election, the shops were full and there was never a line up for fuel.
Hope you enjoy your holiday as much as we did
the place we stayed at in the falls was spectacular so get in touch if you haven’t finalized
