Zimbabwe: Chizaria National Park
This national park in western Zimbabwe is one of the country’s most remote and least-developed reserves. The park sits astride the dramatic Zambezi Escarpment and is filled with steep cliffs and river gorges. The wildlife, particularly in the Busi Valley, is abundant. There are a few camps in the park, but the Chizaria Wilderness Lodge, just outside the park is the lodging of choice if you can afford it. Be aware that there are no facilities within the park, so you’ll need to take along your own supplies. 200 mi/320 km west of Harare.
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Zimbabwe Travel Destination: Gweru (Gwelo)
This town is situated in the middle of the county. The town of Gweru is mostly used as a base for visiting nearby national parks and ruins. While Great Zimbabwe has the most extensive ruins in the country, they are not the only ones: There are more than 200 such sites, and a few are near Gweru. The Dhlo ruins (small ruins with chevron and herringbone designs) are 45 mi/70 km away, and the Nalatale stone ruins, another small but interesting site, are 40 mi/65 km away. Sebakwe National Park (noted for fishing, birding and beautiful
Zimbabwe: Gonarezhou National Park
This park is 5,053 square kilometres in extent and is characterised by low altitude (most of it is below 400 m above sea level), high temperatures of up to 50ºC and rainfall that is low, varied, and unreliable. Gonarezhou (pronounced Gonna-res-or) or "place of the elephant" is the only large big-game national park in Zimbabwe not in the Zambezi basin. Its situated in the south-east lowveld, and bordering on Mozambique, Gonarezhou is in one of the hotter and drier parts of the country. Despite these apparent drawbacks, the Park is an extraordinary place to visit. It is
Zimbabwe Travel Destination: Kwe Kwe (Que Que)
A small town in central Zimbabwe, Kwe Kwe is best known for its nearby privately owned wildlife reserves and proximity to other sights (see also Gweru Midlands). Cabergeigh Estates, the best of the bunch, includes of a picturesque game lodge set amid 20,000 acres/8,100 hectares of mopane trees and water holes. Open-top all-terrain vehicles make it easy to spot large herds of elephants, wildebeests and impala, while sable, giraffes, eland, nyala, waterbucks, zebras and crocodiles are also common. Licensed hunting is possible in the park. 110 mi/180 km southwest of Harare.
Zimbabwe Travel Destination: Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second-largest city in Zimbabwe. The country was originally known as "Rhodesia", named after Cecil John Rhodes who made a lasting impact on the country's history. One of Rhodes' favourite places was the Matobo Hills south of Bulawayo. He was so moved by the fascinating rock formations and the wild spirit of this area that he chose to be buried at the highest point of the hills which he named "World's View". His burial site is visited by thousands of tourists to Zimbabwe.
Set in cattle and mining country, Although it has more than
Shopping in Zimbabwe
Shop for wood carvings (including giraffe carvings that can be up to 20 ft/6 m tall), copper wall plaques, jewelry, minerals, dolls, floppy woven hats, wooden spoons, beads, baskets, spears and other native weapons, safari clothing, thumb pianos (they're called mbiras), stone sculptures made of native verdite (very heavy, but impressive) and snuffboxes (made of everything from dried gourds to animal horns). Even though Zimbabwe has one of the few controlled ivory trades, keep in mind that you cannot import any ivory into many countries.
