Travel guide to Zimbabwe

A journey to Zimbabwe will take you through an attractive patchwork of landscapes, from highveld, balancing boulders and flaming msasa trees, to laidback towns, lush mountains and lifeblood rivers.

Here you can spot the Big Five (leopard, lion, rhino, elephant and buffalo) in its national parks, discover World Heritage–listed archaeological sites and stand in awe of one of the natural wonders of the world, Victoria Falls.

Zimbabwe is…

a reborn destination; the country’s made a steady recovery and is the midst of a tourism renaissance.

Zimbabwe isn’t…

unfriendly or dangerous – it’s a beautiful and resilient place of huge, untouched nature.

What do I need to know about it?

Travel

• You need a visa to enter Zimbabwe. …
• If you’re not fully vaccinated, you’ll need proof of a negative COVID-19 (PCR) test conducted within 48 hours of travel. …
• If you arrive in Zimbabwe without proof of vaccination status or a valid negative COVID-19 (PCR) test, you’ll be denied entry into Zimbabwe.

“FOR YEARS, THE SOUTH AFRICAN’S SAFARI DESTINATION OF CHOICE WAS… ZIMBABWE. IN AN ENTIRE REGION KNOWN FOR ITS MAGNIFICENT GAME DRIVES, ZIMBABWE’S LANDSCAPE TAKES THE TOP SPOT. IT REALLY IS THAT BEAUTIFUL.”

Which is the best month to visit Zimbabwe?

When is the best time to visit Zimbabwe? The best time to visit Zimbabwe is between July and October, when game viewing is at its peak. The natural waterholes in the parks dry up and huge herds congregate at the lakes, man-made waterholes and rivers.

With frequent headlines highlighting the country’s troubled economy and political disharmony, publicity-wise, Zimbabwe’s taken a bit of a battering over the past decade, but it’s time to change that narrative. Yes, the country has been through its fair share of strife, but it’s now embracing something of a tourism reawakening – travel warnings have long been lifted, there is a fairer government in place and, crucially, the economy has stabilised thanks to dollarisation – really, there’s never been a better time to go.

The recent past

Throughout its past two decades of governmental mismanagement, political violence and economic disaster, Zimbabwe continued to welcome visitors with the same grace and politeness that they were famed for. And as a result those who did travel here usually left insisting that that the country was hands down one of the safest, friendliest and most spectacular countries on the continent.

In 2017 the post-Mugabe dawn that millions of Zimbabweans longed for finally arrived, and their excitement of what the future may hold is still palpable to all who visit.

Is it a good place to travel?

Exercise increased caution in Zimbabwe due to crime. Country Summary: Opportunistic crime, such as pickpocketing, theft, and smashing of car window with intent to steal, is common. Violent crime, such as assault, carjacking, and home invasion, also occurs. (Oct 7, 2022.)

Is it a friendly country?

Apart from being attractive in terms of its wildlife, national parks, and nature, Zimbabwe is home to one of the friendliest people in Africa.

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