Get to Know Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a highly rewarding safari destination and it is also home to the mysterious ruined city after which it is named, the thundering Victoria Falls and the green and rugged Eastern Highlands. The country’s flagship safari attraction is the immense Hwange National Park, which is renowned for its large herds of elephants (especially in the dry season) and plentiful big cats and other wildlife.
A more singular adventure is offered by Mana Pools National Park, which lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River below the Kariba Dam, and offers wonderful canoeing safaris as well as the opportunity to walk freely among the big game. Also very worthwhile is Matusadona National Park, which overlooks Lake Kariba and is famed for supporting several thousand-strong herds of buffalo, a dense lion population, and one of Zimbabwe’s last black rhino populations.