Bvumba Mountains

The Bvumba Mountains or Vumba Mountains are located in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, about 10 km southeast of Mutare.

Get in

It is easier to have your own vehicle to reach the various short hikes.

Shared taxis from Mutare can drop you anywhere up to the Leopard Rock hotel (US$5, 30-45 min).

You can hitchhike on the way back.

Get around

See and do

• 1 Castle Baecon / Mvumba Heights. Main summit in the area. 30-min hike from the Police Training Center building on a very steep staircase dug in the mountain. (updated Jul 2024)
• 2 Vumba Botanical Gardens. Beautiful gardens with streams and ponds. If you walk from Leopard Rock Hotel, there is a direct shortcut at the 3 junction with the main road. US$10 for internationals. (updated Jul 2024)
• 4 Chinamata Falls. (updated Jul 2024)

Eat

• 1 Tony's Coffee Shop, 24 km Bvumba road, ☏ +263 712 349 356, tony@zol.co.zw. Cake lovers paradise. (updated Jul 2024)

Sleep

Lodging

• 1 Leopard Rock Hotel, ☏ +263 08677100700. 4-star hotel with a golf and a castle uphill. You can enter on the grounds for free. Deluxe King $US130-180, Presidential Suite $US350-500, breakfast included. (updated Jul 2024)

Camping

• 2 Hivu Nursery Cottages and Camping, 27km Peg, Main Road. (updated Jul 2024)