Zimbabwe Country Overview

Zimbabwe is a land-locked country blessed with fertile soils, mineral wealth and wonderful scenery. Two major rivers form its northern and southern boundaries: the great Zambezi River cuts along its northern frontier, while the languid Limpopo forms the southern border with South Africa.

The Zambezi has an exceptional variety of spectacular scenery as well as one of the world's natural wonders - the Victoria Falls. The National Parks along the Zambezi are legendary, with Mana Pools located on the floodplains of Africa's Great Rift Valley, offering superb wildlife viewing.

Along the Botswana border the easternmost tongues of the Kalahari sands creep into the country and mix with the teak forests of the interior, and desert-adapted animals share the same habitat with woodland species. Hwange National Park is home to some of southern Africa's last great elephant, buffalo and sable herds; Wilderness' Linkwasha/Makalolo concession within Hwange is a truly wild area where animals have no restrictions and can migrate back and forth. This area also offers Zimbabwe's best summer game viewing.