Chinhoyi Caves

A place quite unlike any other, the Chinhoyi Caves are a must visit.
Chinhoyi Caves is situated 120 kilometres from the capital city
of Harare in Zimbabwe.

They radiate an aura that commands respect, while

provoking excitement in the minds of all who go near them.
With a silence that is both eerie and profound, the Caves are
a geographical spectacle.

The traditional name for the Caves is “Chirorodziva” which means the “Pool
of the Fallen”. The name was derived from an incident which took place in
the 1830s when the Angoni Tribe, who were moving northwards, surprised
people living near the Caves and flung them into the pool.

Tour Guides exclaim that African Traditional followers

mediate in the caves for some time (weeks or more) but
after obtaining permission from higher authorities.

It is said that one of the tunnels leads to Kariba.

They consist of a system of tunnels and caverns, which have

been referred to as “dying” in that they are slowly collapsing.
The rate however is so slow that it may not collapse within
our lifetime.
The Wonder Hole , is the main feature of the caves which is in

fact a “swallow hole” or a large cavern with a collapsed roof.

The 150-foot walls of the Wonder Hole drop vertically down to the Sleeping
Pool, which if filled with water of an unbelievable blue and crystal clear.
Incredibly, the water of the Pool defies meteorological logic, staying at a
constant temperature of 22-degrees Celsius – every single day.

Legend has it that a visitor cannot successfully throw a stone across the Pool, as the
sacred spirits who watch over the Pool will catch it and bestow a curse upon the
person who threw it. There are several underwater passages that lead from the
Sleeping Pool, but so far all of the passages that have been explored have lead back to
the main Pool.

Activities

Cave Exploration

Scuba Diving

Lion Park

Picnics