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Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe’s largest protected area, covering more than 14,650 square kilometres along the Botswana border in northwestern Zimbabwe, between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. Once a royal hunting ground, it was proclaimed a national park in 1930 and is renowned for...
The drive from Victoria Falls to Hwange Main Camp covers approximately 196 kilometres along the A8 “highway”, yet it took us a surprisingly long 5.5 hours. The road was in reasonable condition at first, but then we encountered countless deep, unexpected potholes that forced us...
The Zimbabwean side of Victoria Falls is widely regarded as the premier destination for viewing the waterfall, with around 75% of the official viewpoints located within its boundaries. Known as Mosi-oa-Tunya (“The Smoke That Thunders”), it features a beautifully maintained...
Victoria Falls is a vibrant resort city on the southern bank of the Zambezi River and the main gateway to the world-famous waterfall of the same name, known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya (“The Smoke That Thunders”). As Zimbabwe’s premier tourism destination, the city is...
The Victoria Falls Bridge spans the dramatic Zambezi River Gorge and serves as the official border crossing between Victoria Falls Town in Zimbabwe and Livingstone in Zambia. The border post is open daily from 06:00 to 22:00. We arrived around noon, only to discover what turned out to be...
Just before crossing into Zimbabwe, we enjoyed one final game drive in the 66-square-kilometre Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (package trip 65 USD), an iconic conservation area best known for protecting the Zambian side of the legendary Victoria Falls, its predator-free wildlife sanctuary...