Zimbabwe is undergoing a time of continuing political and economic tension and the
advice of the British Foreign Office is against all but essential travel. In the
current climate, visitors should exercise extreme caution, and avoid remote or
farming areas, high density suburban areas and public transport. Contact the embassy
for up-to-date advice on Zimbabwe.
Background
The modern capital Harare is set on a plateau in the north-east of
Zimbabwe. East leads to the pine-forested slopes of the Eastern Highlands,
grazing the Mozambique border, while south reveals enigmatic stone ruins at
UNESCO-listed Great Zimbabwe. The south-west is home to colonial-style
Bulawayo and its rich Zimbabwean art collections. In the west are
the spectacular Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park, a haven for
wild elephants.
Urban
Harare is rich with culture, from Shona sculpture at the National
Gallery to the granite ruins of the Great Zimbabwe National Monument, a
memory of the medieval Mutapa Empire. In Zimbabwe's second city,
colonial-era Bulawayo, the National Art Gallery showcases contemporary
Zimbabwean paintings. Nearby, the Iron Age Kame Ruins are a warren of
passageways and terraces said to have been used in rainmaking ceremonies.
Rural
Dwarfed by Zimbabwe's highest peak, Mount Nyangani (8505 feet), the Nyanga
National Park shelters pine forests and gorges home to leopard, antelope and
samango monkeys. The Matopos Hills rise south of Bulawayo, a bizarre
landscape of granite rock formations sculpted over millennia. Down south in the
Hwange National Park zebra, giraffe and elephants roam, while water
thunders down the impressive Victoria Falls.
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