Influenced by news of political
unrest in Zimbabwe, potential travellers believe that a visit
to the country is not viable. The reality is quite different.
Zimbabwe’s national parks are completely safe to visit
as they are far from the cities where instability has occurred.
Ordinary Zimbabweans are desperate for a revival in the
tourism industry to bring much needed foreign income into the
country and create jobs. Zimbabwe has a generous sampling of
the Africa that many people hope to see - exotic scenery, interesting
cultures and game parks full of animals.
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Harare |
| Harare, Zimbabwe’s
capital and largest city, is located in the middle of
the country on the highveld. The city was laid
out by the British settlers with wide tree-lined avenues and plenty
of parks... |
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| Bulawayo |
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| Bulawayo is the second
biggest city in Zimbabwe after Harare and is the country’s
geographic hub. It was once a royal village, the seat
of the Ndebele dynasty, until the British colonial take-over
in the late 19th century... |
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Lake
Kariba |
| Lake Kariba is an artificial
inland sea that covers 282 sq km of the Zambezi Valley.
It is the continent’s third largest dam after Aswan
in Egypt and Cahora Bassa... |
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| Victoria Falls |
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| The town of Victoria Falls,
affectionately abbreviated to Vic Falls by anyone who’s
ever been there, lies within the Victoria Falls National
Park and is just a kilometre or so from the great falls themselves...
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