A WORD FROM THE MD

Welcome to the 15th edition of Travel & Leisure Zambia & Zimbabwe magazine.

This edition coincides with our fourth year anniversary. We hope that by raising awareness of the attractions of both Zambia and Zimbabwe, we can encourage more visitors to these very special countries.

Authentic in essence, Zambia and Zimbabwe are two of the best tourism destinations in Africa— if not the world. If these two spectacular countries are not on your bucket list already we strongly suggest that you include them, whether you are a bespoke or discerning traveller, or maybe someone who just wants to ‘get away from it all’.

We find out about Lake Tanganyika, the second largest body of freshwater on our planet, as Craig Zytkow explores this wonderful lake (p12). Flo Coughlan takes a good look at ‘Hwange… when the rain reigns’ (p40), to discover just what we are all missing.

Elsewhere in the magazine we explore destinations in Zambia that receive few visitors, whatever the season, such as West Lunga National Park and Lumangwe Falls (p10). Zimbabwe’s appeal is not just about its wild places; more often than not its rich heritage history doesn’t get a look in. However, Fiona Bluck opens a window on Great Zimbabwe page (p36) as she explores the remains of this royal stronghold.

You can visit the Livingstone Museum with Faith Shonga (p20), and learn about ‘The Art of Slow Fashion’ with Camilla Rhodes (p6). Also in this edition, we take a look at Elephant Charge 2019 (p18), talk to Simon Bicknell (p28), and enjoy bush photography lessons (p45).

And if you love wild dogs, ‘It’s a Dog’s Life...’ by Sarah Kingdom (p46) will tell you all about these fascinating animals in Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.

HAPPY READING!