If you want to get acquainted with the wildlife of Zimbabwe on your Harare Tours, visit the Marlborough Vlei and Monavale Vlei, Harare. The Marlborough Vlei and Monavale Vlei, Harare are must visit tourist attractions in Harare.
Marlborough Vlei and Monavale Vlei, Harare are excellent locations to view local birds. Marlborough Vlei is primarily a wetland and during rainy season the land lies submerged under water. You can see a wide variety of birds during rainy season which ranges from black Coucal, Streaky Breasted Flufftail and the Redchested Flufftail which are very common in the vlei. You can see different skulkers in the wet season like Coen Cake, Striped Crake, Spotted Crake and the African Crake. You will find the black coucal in group with the Cuckoo Finch , Great Reed- Warbler and Dark Capped Yellow warbler. If you are lucky you might be able to view the Locustfinch, Rosy throated Longclaw and the Pale crowned Cristicola, Yellow mantles widow bird to name a few. Do not miss out to visit Marlborough Vlei on your Tours Harare.
To reach Marlborough Vlei , take the Lomagundi road from the city and proceed till the circle which lie opposite to the Westgate shopping center. You have to drive a distance of three quarters after traveling a little farther and then you follow the tar road with the sign post “old mazowe Road”. As you proceed after traveling a distance of 1.5 km you can find a housing complex on the right and a large house. Take the short road on the left of the house to reach the vlei.
Even the best time to visit the Monavale Vlei, a popular Harare tourist attraction, is during the rainy season, that is in the months of December to Mid March. The vlei is a paradise for the birdwatchers and you can view the yellow mantled widowbird, streaky breasted Flufftail and Red Chested Flufftail. You will find the birds like cape Longclaw and the Yellow Throated long claw, Croaking Cisticola and the Zitting Cisticola and red Faced Cristicola. If you are on a visit to the Marlborough Vlei and Monavale Vlei, Harare in Zimbabwe during summer months you will be able to view the Amur falcon flying to their roosters on the onset of the evening. You can also find the Eurasian Hobby following the swallow.
To reach Monavale Vlei from the city center, proceed following the Dsamora Michael avenue,. When you are on the main Bulawayo road, leave the show grounds behind and turn right to reach the Gaul avenue. Tour left at the next traffic lights to reach the Princes Road and follow the signs of B. S. Lein Home and then turn right to reach the Monavale Road. As you take the sharp left hand turn to reach the Fenella Drive, you will find the vlei on your left.
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