Nyanga & the Eastern Highlands: Zimbabwe's Alpine Escape
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Nyanga & the Eastern Highlands: Zimbabwe's Alpine Escape

Drive three hours east to Zimbabwe's misty Eastern Highlands for waterfalls, trout fishing, ancient Zimbabwe ruins, and cool mountain walks above 2,500 metres

  1. 1

    Nyanga National Park Entrance

    Enter one of Zimbabwe's most scenic national parks where montane grasslands, pine plantations and native forests cover rolling highland terrain

  2. 2

    Mtarazi Falls Viewpoint

    Zimbabwe's highest waterfall drops 762 meters in two stages through lush forest — one of the most dramatic waterfalls in southern Africa

  3. 3

    Nyangani Summit Hike

    Zimbabwe's highest peak at 2,592 meters offers an easy half-day hike with panoramic views of Mozambique on clear mornings

  4. 4

    Trout fishing in Nyanga Dam

    Highland streams and ponds are stocked with rainbow and trout — fly fishing with local guides in cool misty mountain conditions

  5. 5

    Ziwa Zimbabwe Ruins

    A well-preserved ruins site of pre-Great Zimbabwe highland Zimbabwean culture, with intact terraces and pit structures

  6. 6

    Mountain Lodge Dinner

    A colonial-era mountain lodge serves hearty highland dinners next to bonfires - the perfect end to a day exploring Zimbabwe's most beautiful terrain

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