"At a traffic island on the edge of Harare a single crippled beggar is lying by the road. Across the front of his ragged t-shirt the print is still legible: ‘Vote Zanu PF – Robert Mugabe for Students.’ He is clearly oblivious to the irony as he..."
The Best Travel Writing About Zimbabwe
In addition to our collection of fabulous hotels - and their equally fabulous reviews - Travel Intelligence is built upon some of the finest travel writing on the web. So, to find a range of travel writing about Zimbabwe and general Zimbabwe travel tips, you just need to browse the selection of travel articles below...
Articles about Zimbabwe
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A Zimbabwe Dispatch
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Mark Eveleigh
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
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Harare
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Let it Rain Down: Zimbabwe
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Mark Eveleigh
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
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Victoria Falls
"Alistair Coulson, his wife and a handful of frightened workers had been surrounded by war vets for three days when I arrived on their Esigodini farm, near Bulawayo. The vets had been brought in and re-supplied with government vehicles and though the..."
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Canoeing the Zambesi
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Daniel Scott
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
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Victoria Falls
"Paddle, paddle fast” I shout to Nick at the front of the canoe. The sound of a wild hippopotamus exhaling at close quarters is a bit like that of a 1000cc motorcycle revving up. It is a noise half-way between a lion’s roar and the..."
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Are Safaris Safe?
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John Warburton-Lee
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
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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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Safari Guides
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John Warburton-Lee
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
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Victoria Falls
"The single most important element of any safari is the guide. The best safari guides do far more than simply spot and identify game. They lead you on a fascinating journey of discovery, using their skills and experience to help you see all that is..."
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Zimbabwe with my Nephew
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Sarah Anderson
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
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Harare
"The telephone rang. “Sarah, it's 96.” “96 what?” “96 hours till we go, of course.” I had been planning to take my eleven year old nephew, Alexander, on safari for months, but had only told him about the trip to..."
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An African Mirage
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Francisca Kellett
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
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Victoria Falls
"He was definitely more interested in the steaming mound of elephant dung than me. Thomas, our guide, scrutinise the heap as I tried for the umpteenth time to find out about the political situation in Zimbabwe. "What about the local..."
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Before You Die: Camping on the Zambezi
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Michelle Jana Chan
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
Zambia:
puddles of dawn light
crocodiles eye lions lapping
humbled by hippos.
Michelle Jana Chan -
Chizarira Wilderness Lodge, Zimbabwe
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James Henderson
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Zimbabwe
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Chizarira National Park
"I don’t know if I’m the only writer who is plagued by weather problems at the moment. I seem to be pursued by unseasonal storms. In the last few months I’ve been washed out innumerable times and in one area of Australia, by all..."
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God’s Highway
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John Warburton-Lee
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
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Victoria Falls
"For 2,560 kilometres the glittering surface of the Zambezi River threads its way through the interior of southern Africa towards its ultimate demise in the Indian Ocean. It respects neither mighty physical barriers nor arbitrary political frontiers..."
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