Zimbabwe

Description Bordered by South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique and Botswana, Zimbabwe offers outstanding scenery, excellent wildlife viewing and a wide variety of water- based adventures on the Zambesi River and Kariba Dam

Top Attractions

• Victoria Falls - "The Smoke that Thunders", one of the seven natural wonders of the world and Africa's greatest sight. For the young and active there are exciting opportunities to bungee-jump and raft on the white waters of the Zambesi Gorge
  
• Kariba - game viewing by canoe, swimming from a luxurious houseboat or angling for tiger-fish are among the most popular activities on this huge man-made dam.
  
• Hwange National Park - Zimbabwe's greatest game park, one of Africa's largest. Elephants are especially prolific.
  
• Chimanimani National Park (Eastern Highlands) -dominated by three scenic mountain ranges, the misty highlands are reminiscent of parts of Scotland. A great location for trout fishermen.
  
• Great Zimbabwe Ruins - the stony remains of a city-state that flourished between 1250 and 1430 AD

Connections

By air: to Harare, Victoria Falls or Bulawayo

By road: from South Africa via Beit Bridge

Size 590 580 sq kms

Population approx 11 million

Biggest city (cities) Harare, Bulawayo

Official language (s) English

Religion Mainly Christian

Climate Temperate, mainly dry. Rains between Nov-March

Best time to visit Apr-May; Aug-Sept.

Visas Visas required by visitors from SA, USA, Australia, NZ and many non-Commonwealth countries

Health Yellow fever certificate, if from infected area. Anti- malaria precautions advised

Time GMT + 2

Unit of currency Zimbabwe dollar

Electrical current 220/240 volts AC 50 Hz

Driving On the left

Credit cards Widely accepted

Public holidays 1 Jan; 29/30 Mar, 1,18 Apr; 1,25 May; 11,12 Aug; 22, 25/26 Dec

Dialling code 09263

Water Not safe to drink

Links to Useful Sites

www.zimbabwe.net
www.zimtravel.com