
Discover the historic, cultural and wild places of Zimbabwe
From the dry-stone walls of Great Zimbabwe to remote San rock art, hidden waterfalls and teeming game parks — a detailed field guide to the places worth seeking out.
Welcome
A living guide to Zimbabwe's places
One of the purposes of this website is to reassure visitors that the whole of Zimbabwe, including those remotest corners, is safe to travel. The only way that today’s visitors and residents can appreciate the jigsaw puzzle of Zimbabwe’s history is by visiting and walking through these silent sites, examining them and reading the excellent descriptions and brochures that are available. If this guide helps those visitors a little in understanding the background, then the effort in preparing it will have been repaid.
Each article gives a breakdown of sites by area and by category on what there is to see, and each location has detailed directions on how to get there and the reasons to make a visit. This is being added to all the time — but if you know of a site that you cannot find here, please get in touch.
Although I have included the details of game lodges and tented camps, that does not mean I endorse them: this is a non-commercial site. I simply want visitors and residents to know what is available and, in any case, these places are an essential part of the typical visitor’s wildlife experience of Zimbabwe.
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Places worth the journey
Gonarezhou National Park
Masvingo
Victoria Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage Natural Site
Matabeleland North
Mana Pools National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Natural Site
Mashonaland West
Hwange National Park
Matabeleland North
Matobo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site
Matabeleland South
Great Zimbabwe, a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site
Masvingo
Browse by category
Nine ways to explore the country's heritage and landscapes.
Building
40Notable structures, colonial architecture and engineering works.
ExploreCultural
180Living heritage, traditions, museums and places of cultural significance.
ExploreGame Park
59National parks, reserves and wildlife sanctuaries.
ExploreGeological
19Caves, formations, hot springs and geological wonders.
ExploreHistoric
196Battlefields, monuments and sites of historic importance.
ExploreRock Art
36San rock paintings and ancient galleries across the granite hills.
ExploreRuins
25Dry-stone ruins and archaeological remains, including Great Zimbabwe.
ExploreScenic
60Waterfalls, viewpoints, dams and landscapes of natural beauty.
ExploreOther
25Everything else worth knowing across the country.
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CulturalTo what extent did slavery exist in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
Harare
A description of the old Meikles Hotel, the Mill and Coach House and Coaching Stables and Strickland’s Store on Marshbrook Farm (now Charter Estates) in Charter District (PART 1)
Midlands
A description of the old Meikles Hotel, the Mill and Coach House and Coaching Stables and Strickland’s Store on Marshbrook Farm (now Charter Estates) in Charter District (PART 2)
Midlands
A description of the old Meikles Hotel, the Mill and Coach House and Coaching Stables and Strickland’s Store on Marshbrook Farm (now Charter Estates) in Charter District (PART 3)
Midlands
CulturalA Visit to Lobengula at the King’s Kraal or Umvutcha in 1889 – Lieutenant-Colonel H. Vaughn-Williams recalls his stay after 57 years
Bulawayo
An 1886 journey through the Bechuanaland Protectorate along the Western Old Lake Route to the Victoria Falls that nearly ended in disaster
Matabeleland North
Explore by province
Zimbabwe's ten provinces, shaded by how many sites are documented in each. Select a region to browse its sites.
