A country · 53 places · 6 regions

Zimbabwe, all of it.

53 curated places across 6 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls · via Wikimedia Commons

The 4 biggest regions — Manicaland Province, Bulawayo Province, Masvingo Province and Matabeleland North Province — read below as chapters, with 2 more waiting past them.

Chapter I · Manicaland Province · 8 places

Manicaland Province

Zimbabwe's tallest waterfall plunges in two tiers over 760 metres off the edge of the Honde Valley escarpment. A skywalk and zipline suspended beside the drop provide vertiginous views across tea estates far below, within easy reach of Nyanga National Park.

Bulawayo, Zimbabwevia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · Bulawayo Province · 5 places

Bulawayo Province

Zimbabwe's second city retains wide colonial-era avenues, a slower pace and a strong Ndebele cultural identity. The Natural History Museum and the Railway Museum are among the region's best, and the city serves as the base for Matobo Hills and Khami excursions.

✦ April to October during the dry season · $

Chapter III · Masvingo Province · 3 places

Masvingo Province

Gonarezhou National Park in southeastern Zimbabwe borders Mozambique and South Africa and forms part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. It is named for its large elephant herds — gonarezhou means 'place of many elephants' in Shona. The Chilojo Cliffs, great walls of red sandstone rising above the Runde River, are the park's defining geological and photographic landmark. The park is one of Zimbabwe's wildest and least crowded conservation areas.

Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwevia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter IV · Matabeleland North Province · 1 place

Matabeleland North Province

The Zimbabwean park protecting the main face of Victoria Falls and its rainforest. A network of paths follows the gorge rim through spray-fed vegetation to a series of viewpoints.

✦ February to May · $$

Every place in Zimbabwe

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