Here is a list by Priscilla (in no particular order) that she highly recommends regarding Zimbabwe!
BOOK SUGGESTIONS
SOJOURNERS’ STORIES
WILDLIFE, CHANGING DIAPERS & EMPOWERED YOUTH
A Lifetime of Lessons in Eight Days
Seventeen-year-old Nqobile Mabhena said I inspired him. I assure you, young man, you – and your friends – have inspired me so, so much more.
A true story.
A staredown with a six-ton elephant. A grandmother who lives in a thatched-roof hut. Hyenas in the mist, and lion cubs in golden light. And a group of teenagers on the leading edge of a culture changing for the better. Our eight days in Africa had all of this and more.
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MAKGADIKGADI PANS, BOTSWANA
The Makgadikgadi Pan, located in the heart of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, is the world’s largest salt pan landscape and undoubtedly one of our all-time favorite places “to be”!
Just some of the reasons we love it:
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MANA POOLS NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE
Mana Pools is a favorite of many safari professionals and certainly a long-time favorite of ours. A few of the things we love about it:
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A LIFELONG DREAM COME TRUE FOR SHAWNA
Perched on a freshly cleared pile of vines on the side of a mountain in Uganda, I peered down into a small hollow and made my first eye contact with the Mountain Gorilla. At 35 years of age, she was the oldest female in the family group, and was feeding a short distance away from the rest of her family. Her face was soft and gentle, and her eyes seemed to reveal a cautious tolerance of our presence. She ate slowly, clearly choosing her favorites and seeming to savor each bite of vine, leaf, or twig. Occasionally she spit out a small lump of chewed plant matter, having been unsatisfied with some aspect of the bite. Looking into her eyes, I felt that she was wise, and had a sense that she had lived through many difficult and beautiful moments in her 35 years of life in the jungle.
Kidepo National Park
If you seek wildlife viewing in remote and untrodden locales, add Kidepo to your list! Why we love it:- Expansive vistas
- Gorgeous landscape
- Untrodden- one feels like you’re in a private park
- Large herds (elephant, Cape buffalo, hartebeest, waterbuck, giraffe and more…)
- Apoka- wonderful lodge- wildlife at your doorstep, peaceful, great service