Penhalonga, Odzani and Odzi

Picture: Redwing Mine in Penhalonga. In Imbeza valley, 13 km from Mutare on the road to Penhalonga, is the National Trust resort “La Rochelle Hotel and Restaurant”. This has an almost unique garden trail for the blind, with directions in Braille (the only other of this kind in Africa is at Kirstenbosch, Cape) There are also holiday cottages, camping and caravans sites. Nearer Penhalonga is the Pioneer Nurses’ Memorial, on the site of the first hospital in Manicaland. In the Odzani area beyond Penhalonga are Lake Alexander (trout) and small Bridge Dam (coarse dishing). The road eventually joins the Mutare? Nyanga highway at Watsomba. Off the Nyanga Highway, Osborne Dam, the newest addition to the National Parks and there are caravan and camping facilities available, also lake cruises with visits to traditional village.

Odzi

Odzi is a village 5 km off the Harare road. On a farm 13km south of the village is Mapor caravan and camping site. There is also good accommodation at Nusangano Lodge and Chikundu private game park and winery, close by.