Zimbabwe Country Profile

 

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Discovering Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern Africa between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It shares borders with four countries; Mozambique in the east, South Africa in the south, Zambia in the northwest and Botswana in the southwest.
Three official languages namely English, Shona and Ndebele (both Bantu languages) are used in Zimbabwe. The major cities are Harare, the capital, Beitbridge, Bulawayo, Chinhoyi, Gweru, Kariba, Kwekwe, Masvingo, Mutare, Nyanga and Victoria Falls.
Most of the country’s Eastern region has a series of mountainous areas near the border with Mozambique. The highest peak in Zimbabwe, Mount Nyangani at 2,593 m (8,507 ft) is located here as well as the Bvumba Mountains and the Nyanga National Park.

Zimbabwe boasts several major tourist attractions especially spectacular Victoria Falls, one of the world’s biggest and most spectacular waterfalls on Zambezi River in the north west of Zimbabwe and shared with Zambia. This world treasure is so popular with Zimbabwe Safaris.
Highly recommended Zimbabwe tours are to Victoria Falls National Park and Hwange National Park two of the eight main Zimbabwe National Parks. These parks are home to an amazing variety of rare local Wildlife.

Bvumba Mountains

Trekking tours to the Eastern Highlands of the country are interesting. These are a series of mountainous ranges near the border with Mozambique. Hiking to the peak of Mount Nyangani at 2,593m and the Bvumba Mountains have on several occasions turned out to be the most rewarding tours for travelers to Southern Africa.
Zimbabwe is unusual in Africa. It has a number of ancient ruined cities built in a unique dry stone style like the famous ruins in Masvingo. Other ruins include Khami Ruins, the Zimbabwe, Dhlo-Dhlo and Naletale. These tourist potentials have become inspiring tourist attractions to the current generations for the Zimbabwe Tourism sector due to their ancient structure.
Zimbabwe Flights are not popular as several airlines have pulled out operations. Airlines such as Qantas, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines were among the first to pull out and most recently British Airways suspended all direct flights to Harare. The country’s flagship airline Air Zimbabwe still flies to the United Kingdom. We recommend that you liaise with Zimbabwe tour operators for guidance with Hotel accommodations, exciting Zimbabwe Safaris and Flights for a memorable Zimbabwe Tour.