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Victoria Falls Devil’s Pool.

Living on the edge: Seven highlights of astonishing natural wonder

In wet season, 500 million litres of water tumble over the edge of Victoria Falls every minute. In dry season, you can sit on the edge yourself.

  • Catherine Marshall
The camp at Mpala Jena.

This Australian-designed safari lodge feels more like a coastal resort

Mpala Jena camp feels like a coastal resort that has been airlifted from Madagascar and dropped on the side of the Zambezi.

  • Justin Meneguzzi
Ikuka Safari Camp, Ruaha National Park.

It’s an (expensive) bucket-list item. Here’s how to do it on a budget

Good safaris are never cheap, but choose wisely and it’s possible to have an incredible experience without breaking the bank.

  • Graham Boynton
The new Mpala Jena Camp sits within the Zambezi National Park near Victoria Falls.

Two new safari camps open in Zimbabwe as rhinos make a comeback

Further good news comes in the form of two new safari camps.

  • Julietta Jameson
The Zambezi and the 1.7-kilometre-wide waterfall form a border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, often causing visitors to fret which side offers better viewing.

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe travel guide: The must-do highlights

Laying eyes on the world's widest curtain of falling water is just the start.

  • Max Anderson
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Come face to face with an elephant in Zimbabwe.

Wild Horizons Elephant Encounter, Zimbabwe: Where you can interact with African elephants, responsibly

At Wild Horizons Elephant Sanctuary tourists come face-to-face, literally, with the elephants.

  • Max Anderson
If Mana Pools were in any other southern African country, it would boast the world-wide kudos of Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve or Tanzania's Serengeti.

Zimbabwe, Mana Pools: A game park where guests can walk among the wildlife

For a heart-thumping African wildlife experience try Mana Pools, where you can "walk" with lions, elephants, buffalo and hippo.

  • Craig Tansley
Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe's far west is home to the big five as well as an elusive number of cheetah.

Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe safari: Seeing cheetahs in the wild

Her striking fur coat doesn't guarantee the star of a safari in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park is easy to spot.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Zebras in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe wildlife safari: Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe signals a new era of wildlife tourism

Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe is clamping down on wildlife poaching operations and opening up to an exciting new era of tourism.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Up close with the lions on the open-sided Elephant Express.

Sleeper train safari in Zimbabwe: On the 'fun train' - a different way to do safari in Africa

A new sleeper train from Victoria Falls into Hwange National Park offers the most fun on two rails.

  • Kerry van der Jagt

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