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Health
Malaria preventive medication is necessary. A pyrimethamine/dapsone combination drug taken once a week is used in Zimbabwe, and Chloroquine is the first choice for treatment of malaria. Please consult your own physician prior to coming to Zimbabwe, and check the Internet for information. Use of insect repellants and concealing clothing in the evenings is recommended. Bilharzia is present in many dams and rivers. It is advisable to make minimal contact with this water. However, Bilharzia is easily cured by a single dose of Biltricide or similar medication. Medical Blood Bank serum and blood is tested prior to use. Medical Air Rescue and Ambulance Service is available at approximately US$3 per person per day. Your Operator can assist you to obtain this cover. Private as well as Government clinics, hospitals and medical practitioners are available in the main centers. Your Professional has First Aid training. Read the rest of this entry »

Caving in Zimbabwe
If you have never gone caving, you may find it hard to understand the lure of the heart of darkness. Part of the attraction is the fact that it’s hard to get into caves and you can go where no, or at least few, people have gone before. But the main reason cavers love their sport is because caves are so beautiful. Huge, glistening stalactites and stalagmites abound, tiny delicate crystal structures reflect the light of your lamp, iridescing with every colour of the spectrum, and the silence is broken only by the steady ‘drip drip’ of yet another spectacular natural sculpture continuing its thousand-year formation. Read the rest of this entry »

Sky Diving in Zimbabwe

Skydiving has absolutely nothing to do with parachutes. They are just a necessary encumbrance to ensure that you survive the skydive. What counts is the short but sweet time when you are ‘flying’ free, albeit downwards. Once you reach terminal velocity, you can turn in the air the way a surfer turns in the sea. You can’t go up, but you can track sideways and speed up or slow down your rate of descent. Once you are stable and can control your flight, you can link up with other skydivers and make formations in the sky; an art form second to none for sheer creativity and exhilaration. Read the rest of this entry »