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Bright Colours!
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  • By Bwana_Brown on May 1, 2003
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  • Flamboyant Trees - Zimbabwe
    Flamboyant Trees
    by Bwana_Brown
    It must be my upbringing in the totally green forests of Canada - there is something about seeing brightly coloured foliage that really impresses me! Harare was no exception with its many Flamboyant trees in full bloom! I always loved those trees. Too bad this street was under construction!

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  • Directions: Downtown Harare
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    Harare, walking in the centre
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  • Updated By sachara on October 3, 2003
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    street musicians
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    It's nice to walk in the centre, to visit the shopping malls and the streetmarkets, to do some shopping.
    For a rest you can sit down in the gardens, the park or cafes and watch the streetscene and the people from there. Streetvendors, musicians and al lot more that gives the African taste and color at this modern city.
    When you want more African taste, you can go to the Mbare masika, township market, a few KM from the city centre.

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    Balancing Rocks
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    Balancing Rocks
    by Bwana_Brown
    On our drive from Harare out to Marondera, we passed by this area of unusual rock formations - called the Balancing Rocks. They actually appear on one of the paper currency bills in Zimbabwe. In my case, it was a quick shot snapped from the car as we whizzed by - like I said, only flying visits to Zimbabwe!

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    Chimanimani National Park
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  • Updated By sachara on October 4, 2003
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  • Chimanimani National Park - Zimbabwe
    Chimanimani National Park
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    The lower parts of Chimanimani National Park are are reachable by car from Chimanimani.
    The higher parts are only reachable by feet.
    From Mutekeswane basecamp you can make a short hike of one day or stay one night in the mountains in a mountain hut and come down the next day.
    There are also people who do five days wilderness treks in this area.

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  • Directions: 15 KM east of Chommanimani.
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    Nyamzure or Pork Pie Hill, flora
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  • Nyamzure or Pork Pie Hill - Zimbabwe
    Nyamzure or Pork Pie Hill
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    We went to Nyamzure or the Pork Pie Hill by car, but when we arrived, we decided it was nicer to walk along the tracks.
    We enjoyed the nice views all around at the mountains further away. At the other hand we could have a close look at the flowering plants at the slopes of the hill.

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    Bulawayo
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  • Broad Streets of Bulawayo - Zimbabwe
    Broad Streets of Bulawayo
    by Bigs
    Bulawayo is Zimbabwe's second largest city! Its broad streets have been build ages ago when ox wagons had to turn on them. It's an old colonial city, and a lot of buildings that were build in this time are still standing here! They are sometimes used for movies, 'Cry Freedom' was shot here for example!

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  • Address: In the south west of Zimbabwe!
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    Just outside Nyanga village...
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  • Updated By anaiis on August 26, 2002
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    Just outside Nyanga village (its a nice walk!) there is something amazing to see. Its called Worlds view. Ideal for hang-gliding, but I am not speaking from my experience (I just saw some people jumping off). On dusty days the view is a bit blurred, but you can still see it...

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    Near Nyanga Dam you can see...
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  • Updated By anaiis on August 26, 2002
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    Near Nyanga Dam you can see reconstructed pit structures - just to get the general impression about how the people lived (also recently).
    You can rent a bike in Rhodes Nyanga Hotel and take a tour around Nyanga Dam. We decided to go to Nyamziwa Falls - with bikes. Now, on the maps we couldnt see that the road is preatty much 'up and down'. By the time we got to Nyamziwa Falls (beautiful, I recommend it), we were absolutely exhausted. Some jeeps were passing by and I demanded to stop one of those. My friend resisted my suggestion for a while, but it was clearly we wont be able to go from the Falls up and up on the main road again. So? Who did we stop? An archeologist. What was he after? Old pit structures. So we saw those, helping him a bit. We got very dirty (the place was burned and black dust was covering it), but it was an interesting trip!

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    Victoria Falls has a pleasant...
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    Victoria Falls has a pleasant combination of people, nature, sports activities and some histiry. A walk to the forest overlooking the falls is nice and refreshing, you can pass the Victoria Falls Hotel on your way.

    The village has a good campground (with baboons all over the place), some restaunts and bars and attracts many travellers from all over the world.

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    Matopos National Park
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  • Balancing rocks on Worlds View! - Zimbabwe
    Balancing rocks on Worlds
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    Visit Rhodes Grave on the Matobo Hills at a place called 'World's View'!. The national park that it's situated nearby is famous for its rich population of white rhinos and high quality rock paintings!!!

    Have a closer look on this location on my Matopos National Park page!

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  • Address: A little bit outside of Bulawayo
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