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Are Safaris Safe? | John Warburton-Lee | Zimbabwe, Zambezi National Park, Victoria Falls

Considering the backdrop of volatile politics and great poverty in Africa, accounts of armed robbery, muggings and even murder are perhaps unsurprising, but when they involve tourists it begs the question “Is it safe to go on holiday in Africa?”.

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Canoeing the Zambesi | Daniel Scott | Zimbabwe, Zambezi National Park, Victoria Falls

But while there are several other moments of cartoon-like drama on our four day trip - mostly arising from close encounters with animals - the essence of this fully supported canoe safari is its serenity

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Chizarira Wilderness Lodge, Zimbabwe | James Henderson | Zimbabwe, Zambezi National Park, Victoria Falls

Chizarira is one of Zimbabwe’s least used parks, 196,000 hectares of scrub on a plain above the valley. This is not the ‘supermarket safari’, with large herds wandering over plains or collecting at waterholes

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God’s Highway | John Warburton-Lee | Zimbabwe, Zambezi National Park, Victoria Falls

Alone in your tiny craft, each rapid is a hectic battle of skill, nerve and determination as you battle your way through the Zambezi’s stomach-lurching drops

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Let it Rain Down: Zimbabwe | Mark Eveleigh | Zimbabwe, Zambezi National Park, Victoria Falls

It seems that the average Zimbabwean had apparently not read those press reports. Or perhaps it is simply that the famous Zimbabwean friendliness is too deeply rooted to be wrenched out by power-crazed propaganda

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