Backpacking Zimbabwe: 8 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Zimbabwe, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Victoria Falls
Matabeleland North
The thundering smoke.
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Hwange National Park
Matabeleland North
Great elephant herds.
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Mana Pools
Mashonaland West
Wild Zambezi floodplain.
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Matobo National Park
Matabeleland South
Balancing rocks and rhinos.
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Lake Kariba
Mashonaland West
Vast houseboat lake.
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Harare
Harare
Jacaranda-lined capital.
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Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Wide-avenue second city.
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Chinhoyi Caves
Mashonaland West
Deep cobalt-blue pool.
Backpacking routes through Zimbabwe
Real trips through Zimbabwe, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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