Zimbabwe used to have the best infrastructure of the African continent outside neighbouring South Africa, but since the current political, and with it economic, situation came up, Zimbabwe is going down quite dramatically. Massive money inflation, migration of black and white Zimbabweans, the arbitrary land reform, political instability and the all countries of Southern Africa striking drought are making the beautiful country of Zimbabwe a hard country to travel through.

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Due to fuel shortages public transport does almost not exist anymore, almost all hostels closed down (except for Harare and Victoria Falls Town ) and not many travellers actually are making their way through Zimbabwe. Let's hope that the current situation in Zimbabwe will change!

7 day Victoria Falls & Chobe National Park
Departure: Every Monday Price per person (Valid until 28 February 2010): R6780.00 (Camping) Depart from: Johannesburg, Pretoria - Any Backpackers lodge, hotel, guest house End in: Johannesburg, Pretoria - Any Backpackers lodge, guest house, hotel, airport click here for accommodation bookings!

11 day Kruger National Park & Chobe National Park & Victoria Falls
Departure: Every Thursday Price per person (Valid until 28 February 2010): R10680.00 : Camping - currency converter R11580.00 : Bedded accommodation & Camping Depart from: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nelspruit - Any Backpackers lodge, hotel, guest house End in: Johannesburg, Pretoria - Any Backpackers lodge, guest house, hotel, airport click here for accommodation bookings!

more tours to Victoria Falls and combined Victoria Falls and Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park or Kruger National Park tours...

tours & activities in Victoria Falls Town, such as bungee jumping off Victoria Falls bridge, White Water Rafting on the Zambezi etc.

Travel Links

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Zimbabwe at a glance

• Weather: Zimbabwe in general enjoys a pretty temperate climate. The cooler month are May to October with temperatures similar to the Mediterranean summer (warm, sunny days; cool and clear nights). Freezing temperatures with frosts in the Eastern Highlands are not uncommon, but it never snows.
  The Lowfeld and the Zambezi Valley experience hotter and more humid temperatures, but in winter there is some rainfall.
• Malaria in Zimbabwe: prophylaxis is recommended for all areas, except the cities of Harare and Bulawayo. Malaria risk exists from November through June in areas below 1200 m and year-round in the Zambezi valley. Shop-Apotheke.com
• Area: 390,757km²
• Capital: Zimbabwe
• Currency: Zimbabwe Dollar
• Languages: English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
• Population: 11,392,629
• Ethnic groups: African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%
• Climate: tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
• Elevation extremes: lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save rivers 162 m | highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m
• HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 15.3% (2007 est.)
• Electricity: 220v - 50hz
  plugs: three round pins with ground; rectangular blade plug - click here
• Internet country code: .zw

 

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