Tour Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Despite its political past and economic challenges, Zimbabwe has kept its most extraordinary tourist credentials intact: dramatic landscapes under a perfect climate, friendly and welcoming people, a wide range of historical and cultural attractions, a number of thrilling adventure activities, and some of the best wildlife encounters worldwide.
Fifteen years ago Zimbabwe was considered the safari holiday destination par excellence for its unique array of assets. Political unrest followed by economic collapse had, to a large extent, ruined this reputation – but not the attractions. As stability to the country is slowly growing, so too have tourists and, slowly but surely, Zimbabwe is once again earning its reputation as the top Safari Destination of choice.
The dollarization of the economy has sparkled a new sense of optimism and entrepreneurship among local business and has even attracted foreign investments. Life remains difficult for many Zimbabweans, but the new economic recovery and the return of tourists are both a positive factor. However this issue still worries some tourists. Tourism will always be a positive factor in the development of the country. The Zimbabwean people have been and are still going through hard times and an uncertain future. Many of them desperately need support and protection to make their living and keep open to the outside world and continue to preserve the beautiful country and wildlife and help develop cultural exchange around their passions in a friendly atmosphere with the world.
What makes ZIMBABWE
particularly unique?
Dramatic landscapes; teeming wildlife; beautiful national parks; rugged mountains and lush forests all provide the greatest wilderness experiences. It is this that thus makes Zimbabwe a prime safari destination. Zimbabwe is renowned in Africa for the high quality of its guides and the standard of its lodges. The decline in tourism in the past years in Zimbabwe provide even greater opportunities for unparalleled wilderness experiences, far from the safari highways known in South Africa, Kenya or elsewhere. Zimbabwe’s national parks offer great opportunities for game viewing. There is a good chance you will see several of the Big Five (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino), as well as giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, monkeys, antelopes… Zimbabwe is one of the last rhinoceros havens with both white and black rhinos. Other rare species to be found in Zimbabwe include the wild dog, nyala, the king cheetah and the samango monkey.
Good infrastructure makes it relatively easy to move between different parks and enjoy different environments. Hwange National Park is just over an hour south of the Mighty Victoria Falls in the northwest corner of the country. On the edge of the Kalahari Desert, it features desert sand to sparse woodland as well as grasslands and granite outcrops, and hosts over 400 species of birds and more than 100 different mammal species including up to 30,000 elephants. Further south to Bulawayo, Matobo Hills National Park is also easy to access. Another World Unesco heritage site, it features not only valuable game viewing, but also amazing landscapes of granite constructions, and interesting history. More difficult to reach but highly rewarding is Mana Pools by the Zambezi river in the North of the country. It has some of the most spectacular river scenery and game-viewing with superb opportunities to get close to game coming to the Zambezi to drink. Another great water-based safari experience is at Matusadona Park on the Southern shore of Lake Kariba between Victoria Falls and Mana Pools.