Rent a holiday apartment in Manicaland

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment or holiday home in Manicaland will find a regional landscape setting in the Eastern Highlands featuring mountains, forested highlands and diverse natural areas. For planning your trip, the first key question is therefore whether the urban-cultural focal point or the nature-oriented regional journey should be the main focus.

Key facts at a glance

• Manicaland is located in eastern Zimbabwe.
• The Eastern Highlands shape the region with mountains, forested highlands and diverse natural areas.
• The region’s natural highlights include Nyanga National Park, Mount Nyangani, the Vumba or Bvumba Mountains and Chimanimani.

The Eastern Highlands between nature and culture

If you mainly want to experience mountain landscapes, forests and natural areas, you can plan Manicaland as a nature-oriented regional journey. Nyanga National Park and Mount Nyangani are among the region’s natural highlights. The Vumba or Bvumba Mountains form another mountain and natural area, while Chimanimani can be described as a mountain area shaped by nature, with forests, rivers and waterfalls.

Mutare is the focal point for the urban-cultural part of the journey: Manicaland’s capital is also home to the Mutare Museum, which provides a cultural and natural-history reference point for the region. This distinction helps define the focus of the journey: Mutare represents the urban-cultural focal point, while Nyanga, Vumba/Bvumba and Chimanimani represent regional mountain and nature experiences.

Choose the regional focus when searching for accommodation

Anyone choosing the mountain and natural areas as the main reason for the trip should align their accommodation search with the appropriate regional travel section rather than filtering only by the name of the region. Mutare is the focal point for a culture-oriented section; Nyanga, Vumba/Bvumba and Chimanimani, on the other hand, represent regional mountain and nature experiences. This allows you to initially separate your search according to your desired focus without assuming a central location or short distances.

Holiday apartment or holiday home in Manicaland?

The choice between a holiday apartment and a holiday home can be based on your planned regional focus and your preferred pace of travel. Both types of accommodation can be considered different search options for a Mutare-oriented section or a nature-oriented trip. The key question is first which part of Manicaland should define your journey; you can then choose the specific accommodation to match that plan.

For a country-level overview, you can go to Zimbabwe. If you would also like to explore thematic pages, you will find The Dacha - Rural holidays in the CIS countries, The History of the Dacha Movement and VIP Dachas - the Dachas of the Rich and Powerful. For comparing other regions, Mashonaland West and North Matabeleland are available.

Once your preferred travel focus has been decided, you can select suitable accommodation in Manicaland in the next search step.