Bvumba heights

The Bvumba Mountains or Vumba Mountains straddle the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border, and are situated some 10 km south east of Mutare, at an elevation of 1911metres.  They are referred to as the "Mountains of the Mist" (Bvumba being the Shona word for "mist"), as so often the early morning starts with a mist which clears by mid-morning. Although small in area, the mountains are a botanical paradise and home to some of the rarest butterflies in the region.