Musango Safari Camp
Kariba
Savanna biome · Baobab
Gives back to Ele Collection
From R 6,590 a night
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Rhino Safari Camp
Kariba
Savanna biome · Baobab · Mopane
Gives back to Ele Collection
From R 5,766 a night
Old Drift Lodge
Victoria Falls
Savanna biome · African elephant · Cape buffalo
Gives back to Ele Collection
From R 11,532 a night
The Elephant Camp Main
Victoria Falls
Savanna biome · African elephant · Baobab
Gives back to Ele Collection
From R 12,570 a night
Tsowa Safari Island
Victoria Falls
Savanna biome · African elephant · Giraffe
Gives back to Isibindi Foundation
Price on request
Anantara Stanley & Livingstone Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls
Savanna biome
Price on request
Victoria Falls River Lodge
Victoria Falls National Park
Savanna biome · Baobab · Wild date palm
Price on request
Changa Safari Camp
Matusadona National Park
Savanna biome · African elephant · Cape buffalo
Price on request
The Hide
Hwange National Park
Savanna biome · African elephant · Baobab
Price on request
Singita Malilangwe House
Masvingo
Savanna biome · Baobab · Mopane
Price on request
Singita Pamushana Lodge
Masvingo
Savanna biome · Baobab · Mopane
Price on request
Muddy Teak
Hwange National Park
Savanna biome · Mopane
Price on request
Camp Hwange
Hwange National Park
Savanna biome · Mopane
Price on request
Khayelitshe House
Matobo National Park
Savanna biome · Silver cluster leaf · Mopane
Price on request
Bumi Hills Safari Lodge
Lake Kariba
Savanna biome
Price on request
Nyamatusi Mahogany
Mana Pools National Park
Savanna biome · Ana tree · Baobab
Price on request
Nyamatusi Camp
Mana Pools National Park
Savanna biome · Ana tree · Baobab
Price on request
Kanga Expeditions
Mana Pools National Park
Savanna biome · Baobab
Price on request
Somalisa Expeditions
Hwange National Park
Savanna biome
Price on request
Somalisa Acacia
Hwange National Park
Savanna biome
Price on request
Somalisa Camp
Hwange National Park
Savanna biome
Price on request
Amanzi Lodge
Harare
Jacaranda · Msasa
Price on request
Shoestrings Backpackers
Victoria Falls
Savanna biome · Baobab · Wild date palm
Gives back to Ele Collection
Price on request
PheZulu Guest Lodge
Victoria Falls
Savanna biome · Baobab · Wild date palm
Gives back to Ele Collection
Price on request
Kruger Lowveld
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Bushveld game country and the southern gates of the Kruger
See places that give backZimbabwe has the best safari guides in Africa, by a distance that is not really argued about, because its guiding qualification takes years and includes walking clients among dangerous game. That is the reason to come: this is walking safari country, and Mana Pools on the Zambezi is where it is done best, in open albida woodland where you approach elephant and buffalo on foot with a licensed guide.
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The rest of the country arranges itself around that. Victoria Falls is the entry point and a destination in itself, at its most thunderous from February to May when the Zambezi is in flood and quietest from September to December, when the flow drops and the gorge and the Devil's Pool open up. Hwange is the big game park, with pumped waterholes that draw enormous elephant herds through the dry months. Lake Kariba and the Matusadona shoreline are the quiet corner, and Matobo in the south has the rhino, the rock art and the granite.
June to October is the season for everything except the falls at full flood. Mana Pools is open roughly from April to November and closes in the wet. Zimbabwe is a malaria area, so plan for it.
Questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Zimbabwe?
June to October for game viewing, when Hwange's waterholes concentrate elephant and Mana Pools is open and dry. Victoria Falls is at peak flow from February to May and at its lowest, clearest and best for swimming at Devil's Pool from September to December. The two do not coincide, so pick which matters more.
Why is Zimbabwe known for walking safaris?
Its professional guide qualification is among the most demanding in the world, taking several years and requiring proven competence with dangerous game on foot. Mana Pools is the signature place to use it, where the open woodland lets you approach elephant and buffalo on foot with a licensed guide.
When should I see Victoria Falls?
February to May for maximum volume, when the spray is visible for kilometres and often obscures the view of the falls themselves. September to December for low water, when the rock face is exposed, the view is clear and Devil's Pool and Livingstone Island are open. Both are worth seeing; they are different experiences.