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World Heritage Sites - Great Zimbabwe

by MikeAtSea

The ruins of Great Zimbabwe – the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend – are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona between the 11th and 15th centuries. The city, which covers an area of nearly 80 ha, was an important trading centre and was renowned from the Middle Ages onwards. Many sculptures were found here and there is a certain myths surrounding these ruins as to the origin and the story behind them. On all occassions of my visits I found it exciting to stroll around the almost 900 years old stone ruins - a sight that is not to be missed when visiting Zimbabwe.

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Hwange National Park

by MikeAtSea

The Hwange Wildlife area is a 280km large area of land which includes the Hwange National Park, the remote Kazuma Pan National Park, three safari hunting areas and two indigenous forests. The area of Hwange was historically important for it's extensive reserves of coal, and a good amount is still mined here. For this reason, the abandoned Cape to Cairo railway was routed through Hwange and Victoria Falls instead of through Harare. The wildlife area and National Park were actually only set aside due to their poor soil quality making the land unsuitable for agriculture. When the designation was made in 1929, the area was almost devoid of animal and birdlife due to seriously overenthusiastic hunting practices. Nowadays the Park is a rich habitat for many rare and fascinating species including giraffe, sable antelope, buffalo, impala, kudu, zebra, elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena,...

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Victoria Falls

by MikeAtSea

These spectacular waterfalls are a designated World Heritage Site as well as being one of the natural wonders of the world. Ever since their existence was publicized by David Livingstone in 1855, visitors have traveled from all over the world to witness this amazing natural phenomenon. The falls are 1.7 km wide and have an average height of 100m.The volume of water passing over the falls is 550,000 square meters per minute on average, although this can increase dramatically during the high water period between March and May. The geology of this area is fascinating, the original falls were actually 8km downstream of the present ones. Erosion over millions of years, combined with weaknesses in the basalt rock perpendicular to the flow of the Zambezi have gradually worn away the previous seven sets of falls and have led to the magnificent gorge system that visitors see today.

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Lake Kariba

by MikeAtSea

Lake Kariba is the result of a massive damming project undertaken in 1958 to flood an area of the Zambezi Valley in order to create a hydroelectric power plant for Zimbabwe and Zambia. Many hundreds of local people were displaced in order to flood the valley, and many animals were relocated in the months before the floodgates finally opened. The lake is 282km long, and the dam is 24m thick at its base.The Lake itself is a popular destination for fishing, boating, game watching and relaxing. Many visitors take a house boat with a crew and drift off to explore the many secluded inlets and islands which are home to a good variety of animal and bird life, as well as 42 species of fish. The fishing is excellent with opportunity to catch tiger fish, bream, carp and black bass. Many hippos make the lake their home, as well as crocodiles, and the Matusodona National Park, Chete and Charara...

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The cruise of a lifetime

by GautamBhimani

You would not believe Lake Kariba is a Lake once you are on board the cruise ship (generally one or two nights). Not very expensive (about US $ 100) per head if you are in a group of about 15-20. Unlimited booze and food on board cooked to your taste by excellent chefs. A small boat is attached with the yacht and once you reach the other shore of the lake, the group gets on to the small boats (filled with beer) for a sunset view of untamed wildlife both in the water and on land. Watch an amazing sunset and then back to the boat to a sumputous dinner and the option of sleeping in the luxurious cabins or on the upper deck with a million stars and some insomniac hippopotamuses for company.Early morning is for checking out the birds and going fishing for lunch.....Without a doubt the cruise of a lifetime and typically you will be the only cruise ship on the entire lake. Or at least the vast...

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Jungle Paradise

by TravelBound

Ending our wonderful trip through Botswana, we finalized our trip to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Due to the situation this beautiful country is in, the people were so kind and helpful. Considering it was summer and the humidity was extremely high, we still had a wonderful time. You cannot visit Zimbabwe without seeing Victoria Falls. We were able to see the Zambia side of the falls. This picture is just a part of what we encountered during our walk along the falls edges..

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Lunch at the big tree

by Rusket

This tree, actually four trees growing together, grows somewhere along the road between the South-Africa - Zimbabwe border and the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. We stopped here for lunch after succeding to cross the border. Look how small Froggy looks under the trees! The other two pictures shows us in front of and inside the trees.

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Victoria Falls

by Saringuis

You CANNOT go to Zimbabwe and not visit the Victoria Falls! They are amazing! It costs $20 to get inside the park and you can stay as long as you want. takes about an hour to walk across the falls. Well an hour if you stop every 2 minutes to take pictures, film and just enjoy. in the wet season, you will get very wet!

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Nyanga

by Saringuis

Some people call this area "Zimbabwe's England". Eventhough it doesn't really resmble England, I can see why it got that name. The vegetation you will find there is very different from the typical African (Zimbabaean) one. If you find time, you must visit this are, it's really worth the (long) drive from Harare. In Nyanga National Park you will find a tonne of things to visit; old village, natural swimmingpool, mountain you can climb, trout Hatchery, waterfalls,... Ypu can horse ride, fish, boat swim and go for hikes there. I would suggest staying overnight in one of the lodges, they are big enough, very comfortable and not too pricy.

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Flight of the Angels

by tini58de

If you ever have the chance (and the money) - do try to take the Flight of the Angels! To see the Vic Falls from above (from either a small plane or helicopter) is a breathtaking experience!I would not want to have missed this for anything!

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Top 3 Hotels in Zimbabwe

Ilala Lodge  Victoria Falls

 3 Reviews and 175 Opinions  The hotel is really super, with very friendly staff. We are shown to room no. 26 on the same level... 

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Holiday Inn Harare  Harare

 1 Review and 18 Opinions

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Holiday Inn Bulawayo (Milnerton Avenue )  Bulawayo

 1 Review and 14 Opinions  service was allright rooms are very basic, clean but a little used the restaurant was a posivtive... 

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Things to Do: Cities in Zimbabwe
  1. Victoria Falls Things to Do
  2. Harare Things to Do
  3. Bulawayo Things to Do
  4. Rhodes Matopos National Park Things to Do
  5. Mutare Things to Do
  6. Vumba Mountains Things to Do
  7. Hwange National Park Things to Do
  8. Gweru Things to Do
  9. Kariba Things to Do
  10. Mana Pools Parks and Wildlife Land Things to Do
  11. Rhodes Inyanga National Park Things to Do
  12. Chinhoyi Things to Do
  13. Masvingo Things to Do
  14. Chiredzi Things to Do
  15. Hot Springs Things to Do
  16. Chimanimani National Park Things to Do
  17. Banket Things to Do

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Q:  What would you recommend for this forthcoming trip? I aim to spend a clubbing and fun period between Harare (28 to 30 Dec) and... 

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A: I haven't been to Harare but I have by accident ("The Blue Train" derailed there) stayed overnight in Bulawayo. It isn't a place I would go back to. As for the Victoria... 

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