Tourism In Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a picturesque land-locked country featuring Victoria Falls, one of the seven wonders of the world, and many more destinations listed below.
It features everything a tourist could desire, from the excitement of whitewater rafting on the Zambezi River, or going on safari in Hwange National Park, through to the beauty of the Chimanimani mountains or exploring the great shopping Zimbabwe's capital city, Harare has to offer.
It is a country rich in culture, featuring the Shona and Ndebele people, with Shona sculpture being accepted as among the world's best. Zimbabweans are extremely welcoming and friendly people, and visitors will no doubt realise that they have largely enjoyed their time in Zimbabwe due to the people and their culture.

Victoria Falls

Located on the Zambezi River, about 621 miles from its source, the Victoria Falls are one of World's best-known geographical features and tourist attractions. With a width of 5600 feet and an average depth of about 328 feet, they form the biggest single curtain of falling water in the world.
It is a truly majestic sight, with the mist rising from the falls being seen for kilometers! Victoria Falls is also the adrenaline sport capital of the world, and has an enormous range of activities to take part in which are listed below.




Activities in Victoria Falls:
River Cruiser
Rafting
Birding Safaris
Canoeing
Mountain Bike Trails
Night Game Drives
African Traditional Dancing
Casinos
Chobe Game Park
Elephant Walk Gallery
Game View

The viewing opportunities at Victoria Falls are also truly spectacular, as visitors to the falls can get close enough that they actually get wet from the falling spray! This allows tourists to take some fantastic photos from many different angles, and then spend the night on a relaxing dinner cruise while talking about the day's activities.
There is also an extensive range of accommodation within Victoria Falls, which is listed below.

The Kingdom At Victoria Falls
1 Mullet Drive; P O Box 90 Victoria Falls
Phone number +263 - 013 - 44275/9; Fax +263 - 013 - 44782;
Email [email protected]

Ilala Lodge
411 Livingstone Way; P O Box 18 Victoria Falls
Phone number +263 - 013 - 44737/9; Fax +263 - 013 - 44417;
Email [email protected], [email protected]

Hotel Mercure A'Zambezi
308 Parkway Drive; P O Box 130, Victoria Falls
Phone number +263 - 013 - 44561/4; Fax +263 - 013 - 44511;
Email [email protected]

Elephant Hills Inter-Continental
P O Box 300, Victoria Falls
Phone number +263 - 013 - 44793-9; Fax +263 - 013 - 44655;
Email [email protected]

Hwange National Park

Hwange is Zimbabwe's largest game reserve. The size of Belgium, Hwange has amongst the highest diversity of mammals for any National Park in the world with over 108 species.
The opportunity for birding and botany are enormous, with over 400 species of birds including over 50 species of raptor.
There can be few experiences on this earth so gratifying as to sit at one of Hwanges viewing platforms by a waterhole, watching an endless procession of "Gods gifts" engaged in the timeless dance of survival.
Hwange also features a 482km network of game viewing roads that leads the visitor to some large concentrations of game and not too many other tourists.
Hwange is one of Africa's premier elephant strongholds and has 30000 of them, but they need to drink water twice a day. Hwange Park has little natural water and most of the water is pumped through boreholes into the pans and troughs.
Hwange is definitely one of the best parks worldwide to visit in order to see large numbers of various species, and walking and vehicle safaris can also be organised.

Hwange Safari Lodge
P Bag 5792, Dete
Phone number +263 - 081 - 331-5 / 700521-4; Fax +263 - 081 - 336/7
Email [email protected]

Sikumi Tree Lodge Hotel
 37 Josiah Tongogara Street, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Harare - Zimbabwe's Capital City

Harare is a vibrant, beautiful city of approximately 2,800,000 people. It features wide avenues lined with spectacular Jacarandas leading into the main CBD area which features numerous department stores and shopping centers as well as markets, all offering everything a shopper could desire.
Harare is also an excellent place to buy all your African souvenirs, including beautiful Zimbabwean paintings as well as the world famous Shona stone sculptures which are known worldwide for their artistic appeal and also the deep meaning that many of these sculptures carry.
Harare is also a great central base for your stay in Zimbabwe as it is close to the beautiful Lake Chivero which features barbecue areas, as well as boat or canoe hire on the Lake. Also nearby is Lion Cheetah park, which features a game drive that has close up viewing of lions and cheetahs as well as other African wildlife, not to mention the attached Snake World which features a great range of African snakes, some of which can even be held!

Cresta Jameson Hotel
S Machel Ave \ Park St - P O Box 2833,Harare
Phone number +263 - 04 - 774106/12; Fax +263 - 04 - 774119
Email [email protected]

Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza-Monomotapa
54 Parklane - P O Box 2445, Harare
Phone number +263 - 04 - 704501; Fax +263 - 04 - 791920
Email [email protected]

Holiday Inn Harare
Samora Machel Ave /5th Street. P O Box 7, Harare
Phone number +263 - 04 - 795611/29 / +263 - 04 - 251203; Fax +263 - 04 - 251215
Email [email protected]

Cresta Lodge
P Bag AY 4, Amby, Harare
Phone number +263 - 04 - 487006/8; Fax +263 - 04 - 486871
Email [email protected]

Bronte Hotel
132 Baines Ave Harare
Phone number +263 - 04 - 707522-7; Fax +263 - 04 - 721429
Email [email protected]