Zimbabwe Travel

An Zimbabwean Travel Guide for people traveling in Zimbabwe as well as an information guide to Zimbabwe. Tourism in Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in south-central Africa. It lies between the Zambezi River in the North and the Limpopo River to the south. The country has land borders with Mozambique to the east, South Africa to the South, Botswana to the west and Zambia to the north.

Zimbabwe is roughly the size of California or one and a half times the size of Great Britain. The country's main attractions are in the varied combination of wildlife sanctuaries, the greatest waterfall in the world, a country steeped in African history and culture, and an agreeable climate.

When it come to wildlife viewing, Zimbabwe has one of the greatest variety of methods in Africa! Game drives in open vehicles, sunset game cruises, canoeing safaris, game walks, horseback safaris, elephant back safaris, houseboats and overland safaris are all available.

Zimbabwe is a beautiful and usually safe country to visit. However, Zimbabwe is in a semi state of turmoil at the moment. Members of the Zanu PF political party, (many of them independence war veterans led by Chenjerai Hunzvi) have occupied some 1500-2000 white-owned farms in an attempt to the hopes of spurring land reforms in Zimbabwe. Yet, despite the recent instability, which is confined primarily to specific rural areas, most of Zimbabwe's cities are bright and well-organised. With a little planning and a lot of healthy caution, now may be a good time to visit the often jam-packed Victoria Falls and the country's other popular tourist destinations while the crowd levels are down

Victoria Falls lodges

The Zambezi River casually approaches Victoria Falls, then topples out of control over a sheer 100 meter drop. This mile-wide (1,6 km) curtain of water one of the '7 Natural Wonders of the World' is as spectacular as its reputation and can be viewed from various angles at numerous
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Lake kariba lodges

The second largest manmade dam in the world, Kariba, for game viewing. Fishing boat cruises and other water activities are on offer here. The lake is 290km long, 32km at its widest and has a minimum depth of 120metres. Some of the best sunsets available are to be seem here.
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Great Zimbabwe Ruins

The Great Zimbabwe Ruins, near Masvingo, is the largest and most significant ancient monument south of the Sahara. The towering "stone houses" are the remains of a city of 20 000 shona people. The grand concept is an eloquent testament to the advanced culture of its African builders.
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Harare

The pioneer column of Cecil John Rhodes founded this attractive modern city. Since independence in 1980, it has continued to grow with a wide variety of architecture. and is the major center for tourism for Zimbabwe and visitors can organize most tours from here.
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Matobo National Park

Matobo Hills "bald headed ones" granite outcrops are found 50 km from Bulawayo. It is home to both ancient and recent history. Here is Cecil John Rhodes grave at the world's view where one can have a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape
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Gonarezhou National Park

Gonarezhou means 'abode of elephant' in Shona. The Chipinda Pools in the north attract hundreds of migratory elephant and eland from adjacent Kruger National Park in South Africa.The Runde River runs through the park and the red sandstone Tjolotjo Cliffs
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Hwange lodges

Hwange is also home to a wide range of other species, Wild dog, Sable Antelope, Zebra, Eland, Kudu and Water buck, buffalo, giraffe including elephant, lion and leopard. Dawn and dusk game drives and observation platforms beside watering holes provide unforgettable scenes of the natural world in its wild state.
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Eastern highlands

The Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe not only offer Mutare as a tourist attraction but also the Chimanimani mountains in the South, Nyanga Park and not to forget the various botanical gardens. Mutare, the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, founded in 1897 and just 290 km's from the port of Beira in Mozambique.
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Mana Pools lodges

Mana Pools is Zimbabwe's second World Heritage Site along the banks of the Lower Zambezi river. The Zambezi River, which flanks the Mana pools for 70 km's, is largely responsible for the park's great importance as a game sanctuary. Elephant, buffalo, hippopotamus, black rhinoceros, lion and leopard.
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Zimbabwe travel planner

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