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21/09/2024

24/08/2024

Hidden stories of African history are buried beneath the monuments of ancient civilization

20/08/2024

The effects of the full moon can be felt on the Indian ocean as the wind direction changes drastically pulling up the tides. Full moon, high tide

20/08/2024

Looking at the Indian ocean this morning. The fresh breeze of the morning. The day or the sun starts its course in the east (Indian ocean) . Looking at it takes me into the fountain of life. There is more to life than worries

16/08/2024

The Hlane Royal national park is situated on the edges of The Kingdom of Eswatini and is a haven of hospitality. The waterhole in front of the reception area and the restaurant offers a lazy view of the docile White Rhino 🦏 which spends most of their times wallowing and sun busking on the shoreline.

13/08/2024

Finally i got to the end of the world. I threw down my bottle that was causing troubles my family. Now I can celebrate without worrying about that bottle again

12/08/2024

The Kruger national park is credited of being the third place to be proclaimed an animal conservation area in the world back in 1898

24/07/2024

10/07/2024

Our cultural interactions include a real African village and the local school.
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08/07/2024

Mana pools magic
The place to be

23/06/2024

Twende-Afrika engage the local communities where ever we travel. Here Sofie is caught explaining how the local food is prepared and how to eat using your hands. She says by using your hands one engages all 5 senses, touch, smell, test , see and hear yourself saying "delicious ".

23/06/2024

The Hwange National park is one of the largest animal conservation park in Zimbabwe. Despite the best game encounters , the park also boasts with fantastic landscapes and adventurous camping sites.
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21/06/2024

Are you a birder
Do you have passion on birds
Do you like to hear all the stories about the birds
Then join us as we explore Africa

20/06/2024

20/06/2024

How close can you get? With Twende-Afrika.com we get to a whispering distance

15/06/2024

Share a water
Share a smile
Share the experience
Travel to change lives
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15/06/2024

Who can get really this close to these African Giants? It can never be better than this with
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10/06/2024

Popped up at my workshop to check on my mechanics. What a great job they are doing in my absence. I realized what give them more energy to work even harder

10/06/2024

Namibia is really a fascination of Geology. From the hard granite rocks to the soft desert sands.
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08/06/2024

Join us as we explore the Namib desert
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04/06/2024

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We are here to give you an authentic African experience where the sounds of nature are the music in your ears, the smell of smoke is an aroma in your nose, the dark skies decorated by the Southern stars are a reminder of how we navigate our way into the future and our fire side stories are the current affairs and lullaby of every evening .
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22/05/2024

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19/05/2024

The Chobe magic

01/05/2024

The Hwange National park in Zimbabwe is one of the biggest parks equalling the size of Belgium in area. The park is Home to the Big 5 and one of the highlights of Twende-Afrika. At Twende we say , lets just GO

30/04/2024

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27/04/2024

Its an experience on its own.

30/03/2024

15/02/2024

Some History

Some stories we share as we visit the local villages

The History of Jambezi dates back to the discovery of the Victoria Falls. Sources and evidence shows clearly that the Tonga tribe is the second oldest group of people who lived and made the Zambezi River their own place. The name Zambezi is a mutulation of the original Kasambabezi, which literally translates to "Only-those-who-know-can-take-bath-. "Because of the infestation of crocodile and hippos along the river, the name makes a lot of sense. The Tonga people called the great water fall imanzi Atitima. Evedence also suggest that a certain nomadic group of an offcut from the Karanga group broke out of their stronghold in Bambusi and moved north where they came across the Tonga and intergrated well. This group was called BaNizi in Tonga. These are the present day Nambyas. They settled on the southern banks of the Zambezi. They called the great falls Chilonga Chinotimba which literally translates to "That-river-that-thunders/thundering/sounds. They used to fish in Masuwe river where they said it was easy to catch the fish in that river Chinamabondo (full of the catfish) . The two groups got along very well until foreigners started coming to hunt in the area. The next group if visitors who disturbed the peace between the two groups were the Ndebele who arrived on the southern banks around 1824 , long after the Nambyas and Tongas were already sharing the culture and customs and trade. The Ndebeles came in asking what was the noise coming from. They said they heard a small sound (Mkhosana) Sizwe umkhosana sikude, uvelaphi?( We heard a small sound from a distance, what is causing that sound?) with the language barrier imagine how difficult it was to elaborate. The Ndebeles wanted to settle in the area as they were on their way away from Zululand influenced by Umfecane. Now the peaceful Nambyas moved away down the river. The Tongas inquired why their neighbors moved away, they simply answered that they homeland is now occupied by visitors. Lyakabezhabezi. (It's now full of visitors coming to our place.) When that was put on record it was never recorded in its original language. IZhabezi was now mutalated to Jambezi because there was no written Nambya. Evidence shows that the Nambyas dominated the southern banks of the Zambezi river by names of places eg:- Chisuma, Kanwambizi, Malinakule, Mashake, Chikwa, Jembwe, Chenhabi, Milonga, Lukuze, Zhabezi, the list is endless mostly names of places denoting to Trees, rivers, mountains or Hills. Most names have been mispronounced by either the Ndebeles or the English who had influence in making history but the Nambyas remain the second oldest custodians of the southern banks of Chilonga Chinotimba.
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09/02/2024

An authentic African homestead consists of several huts that come mostly in two shapes; round or square/rectengular. The huts are mostly built in a strutagical pattern where by each hut acts as a windblock for other huts. The boys huts are mostly positioned close to the entrance of the homestead and the girls' are positioned near the kitchen, which is mostly in the middle of the home. The number of huts in a homestead signifies the population and the status of the owner. A collection of huts is a homestead. A collection of homesteads is a village and a collection of villages form a chieftainship. The shapes, patterns, strategies and formations vary from tribe to tribe.
Join us as we travel into those authentic African villages and experience to live with only essential. Our village tours are one of the life changing experiences that we share with our clients and give them a chance learn the traditions of Africa.
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