Away for the Easter weekend: to Nyanga

This long Easter weekend, since we'd worked so hard before, with all the reporting and everything, Thomas and me decided to leave the stress of Harare behind us and go to Nyanga, about 3h away to the east. It has beautiful sights, high up, with rocks and mountains. It used to be very touristy and still has a lot of infrastructure, but with the external image of Zimbabwe, there are hardly any international tourists and with the dollarisation of the economy, most locals can't afford it. 

The first night, we stayed at the Inn at Rupurara (a rock which translated means bald head). It also boasts a small game park, with girafs, zebras and kudus. Very nice views and luxurious. We went for a horse ride which allowed us to get really really close to the girafs.

The second night we stayed at the National Park lodges, which are really still very affordable (only 20USD for a lodge for two people). It is all self catering, so we had to look for food to cook on Easter Saturday, and wait till 19.30 before the electricity came to be able to cook, but that was largely compensated by the open fire and the space. Until at 7.45 on Easter Sunday, the caretaker just walked in without knocking and found Thomas and me sleeping in front of the fireplace...