Victoria Falls
The Zambezi disappears into a gorge beneath a rising cloud of spray.
Country guide
Zimbabwe
5 places across the five collections. Start with what draws you here, then build a journey that gives each place enough time.
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Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0Find your way through Zimbabwe.
The country guide gathers The Original 100 and every alternative included elsewhere on the site. A shared regional wonder may appear in more than one country.
Country orientation
Find the shape of your journey.
See how the 5 entries are distributed, then choose a cluster that suits the journey you want. Numbers on this map refer to the list alongside it.
Representative points, including broad regions and shared-border entries. A pin is not a visitor entrance or evidence of a direct travel connection.
- Victoria Falls
The Original 100 · The Zambezi disappears into a gorge beneath a rising cloud of spray.
- Great Zimbabwe
Honourable Mentions · A monumental stone city that reshapes assumptions about southern Africa.
- Mana Pools
Extraordinary Discoveries · A great river landscape where wildlife and woodland meet.
- Matobo Hills
The Wider World · Granite landforms, rock shelters and continuing cultural significance give these hills depth beyond their distinctive silhouettes.
- Khami
The Wider World · Decorated stone walls and terraced platforms reveal a major southern African settlement with its own architectural language.
The Original 100
1–100 · 1 place in this country
Honourable Mentions
101–200 · 1 place in this country
150 · Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe
A monumental stone city that reshapes assumptions about southern Africa.
Extraordinary Discoveries
201–300 · 1 place in this country
The Wider World
401–500 · 2 places in this country
464 · Zimbabwe
Matobo Hills
Granite landforms, rock shelters and continuing cultural significance give these hills depth beyond their distinctive silhouettes.
Turn the collection into a journey.
Begin with an anchor place and its suggested base. Compare the guides’ seasonal notes and allow separately for time spent travelling. A collection of places in one country is not automatically a sensible route, particularly where islands, mountains or remote regions are involved.
Use the travel workbench to record your chosen overnight stops and the transport information you have checked. It keeps unresearched connections visible and produces a day-by-day outline you can print or export.
For international travel, check current entry requirements, regional advice and the operating details of the actual transport and visitor authorities. Country and territory labels here organise the guides; broad shared landscapes do not imply unrestricted border crossings.