Great gnarled trees rise like petrified limbs from the earth, tapering from contorted roots and bulbous trunks into the verdant abundance of an interlaced canopy, perfectly cropped by the herds of herbivores inhabiting this diverse ecosystem. Colours are layered in a glorious natural spectrum of earthy tones, beginning with the bleached yellows of winter grass in the foreground, and interspersed by the gray-brown gnarl of a veritable forest of asymmetrical trunks.

A dozen shades of green – from the neon shine of sausage tree leaves to the muted jade of the albida – shutter into a blue haze of infinity. This preternatural landscape unfolds like an Avatar space, making it one of #Zimbabwe‘s iconic #conservation spaces, and it was even more beautiful than my distant childhood memories.

Two standout experiences with #ManaCamp‘s Steven Bolnick immersed us in the wilderness that is the Lower Zambezi. Firstly, an afternoon #canoe safari along the mighty river, with hippos and elephants looming close around every bend got the endorphins going. And then, the next morning, an unforgettable walk with the gentle pachyderms who ghost through this utterly unique winter-thorn woodland. It is an experience I will fondly revisit for the rest of my life

 

Heartveld Adventures

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