Imvelo’s Elephant Express Rail Car
The Elephant Express Rail Car has been operating since 2014 and is the ideal way to transfer to Imvelo’s Safari Lodges, Bomani Tented Lodge and Camelthorn Lodge, on the south-eastern outskirts of Hwange National Park. The coach itself was built by Martinus Nel, and has 2 Toyota Landcruiser 2H diesel engines, one at either end […]
A very blessed Children’s Christmas Party
We at Heartveld Adventures feel very blessed to have been a part of the Tony Waite Children’s Christmas Party this year. Every year the Tony Waite Organisation hosts a luncheon party for approximately 60 orphans and vulnerable children, between the ages of 6 and 12 years old, from the Kariba area. The Executive Director, Ellen, […]
AZTA Awards, Matopos & Sanganai World Tourism Expo
The month of September was an extremely busy month for me. It started off with my participation in the AZTA (Association of Zimbabwe Travel Agents) Awards Ceremony held in Harare. Every year there is a different theme and this year the theme was “Tastefully Beachy.” I can only imagine what the people at the gym […]
Victoria Falls, NEVER Disappointing!
A few years ago I took up running, although I am by no stretch of the imagination a fantastic runner, I thoroughly enjoy the freedom of being outdoors. Living in Africa, we are very blessed with great weather for this sport/hobby. The two most popular marathon events held in Zimbabwe are the Kariba Half Marathon […]
Matopos – The Land Of Giant Rocks!
We recently went on holiday to Southern Zimbabwe and there is one thing I’m learning about life in the tourism industry, you are never really “off duty.” Although the trip had been planned months before I started Heartveld Adventures, I took the opportunity to do a couple of site visits to lodges in the area. […]
Kariba Bream Farm
The Kariba Bream Farm, which is located near Chawara Harbour, was originally opened not as tourist venue, but as a provider of packaged bream fish for supply to market chains for resale. During the 1990’s there was an influx of cheap mackerel into Zimbabwe, which threatened to put the bream farm out of business. During […]
A Beautiful Life
There is something about Lake Kariba that cannot be explained to a person who has not visited – it just has to be experienced. Woody and I cannot believe our good fortune to be living in such a stunning place, sometimes we have to pinch ourselves just to make sure it’s not a dream. But […]
Kariba Animal Wildlife Fund Trust (KAWFT)
Even before I moved back to Zimbabwe at the beginning of this year, I have always had a special place in my heart for the animals of Zimbabwe. When I lived in Kwekwe I helped set up the very first MBRC T20 Cricket Tournament in 2012 (MBRC standing for Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy). The profits […]
Tony Waite Organisation & Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust
Here, at Heartveld Adventures we take our responsibility to our local charities very seriously. There are two causes very close to our hearts that we support, the Tony Waite Organisation, and the Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust. Both do amazing work in our area and I don’t know what we would do without the selfless […]
Tony Waite Organisation
I was introduced to the Tony Waite Organisation by a local Kariba resident, Maura, who is a retired nurse and has lived in Kariba for many years. She is passionate about the Tony Waite Organisation as she actually knew and nursed the gentleman that the organisation was set up in honour of. Tony Waite was […]