Eastern Highlands

Eastern Highlands

About Eastern Highlands

Running alongside the Mozambican border for some 300 kilometers, the Eastern Highlands is a mountainous area of spectacular natural beauty: rolling hills, green forests, rugged peaks, misty valleys, deep gorges, cascading waterfalls, and sparkling rivers and lakes. This is a different side to Zimbabwe that most visitors know: the cool damp climate and lush green landscapes of the Eastern Highlands are a contrast to the dry savanna in other parts of the country. While there is some game in the parks of the highlands, this is not a prime safari destination.

The Eastern Highlands is made up of three areas – the Nyanga Highlands in the north, the Bvumba Mountains in the center, and the Chimanimani Mountains in the south – each of which has its attractions. In the rolling hills of the north, Nyanga National Park is where you’ll find Zimbabwe’s highest mountain, Mount Nyangani, and its highest waterfall, Mtazari Falls as well as wildlife, lots of birds, wonderful hiking trails, and excellent trout fishing.

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Best time to visit

The best time to visit the Eastern Highlands is April to July, although in these winter months there are plantation fires that can make the sky hazy. Note that some roads are inaccessible during the rainy summer months from November to March. The best months for birding are November to April.

Wildlife

Large mammals include the predator's Indian tiger, wolf, dhole, and sloth bear, and the herbivores gaur, chousingha, blackbuck, and chinkara. The Asian elephants that once lived were extirpated long ago. The only endemic species found in the ecoregion is the cave-dwelling Khajuria's leaf-nosed bat.

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