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Celebrating the great things about Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe Guide gives practical travel tips, information and inspiration about Zimbabwe in southern Africa. Founded by Beth, a Zimbabwean living in the UK. I share real-life stories of Zimbabwe’s wildlife, safari, adventure, cities, photography and culture.

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Our latest Zimbabwe travel articles are below

5 things loved hwange national park lodge zimbabwe

15 May 2026

5 things I loved about our lodge in Hwange National Park (and 5 things I didn’t)

Beth (Travel Editor/Writer) | |

5 things I loved about our lodge in Hwange National Park (and 5 things I didn’t) During our self-drive holiday in Zimbabwe from the UK, we stayed in Hwange National Park for four... READ MORE

Road conditions between Bulawayo and Hwange National Park

1 May 2026

The road to the bush: From Bulawayo to Hwange National Park

Beth (Travel Editor/Writer) | |

Into the bush: From Bulawayo to Hwange National Park This post discusses the road conditions between Bulawayo and Hwange, from personal experience on our self-drive trip. This post is part of our 20-day... READ MORE

Cape Town itinerary rental car

28 Apr 2026

Seven days in the Mother City: No tour guides, just our family and a rental car in Cape Town

Beth (Travel Editor/Writer) | |

Seven days in the Mother City: No tour guides, just our family and a rental car in Cape Town | Here it is: the real-life low-down on our family holiday to Cape Town.... READ MORE

Harare Bulawayo Road Travel Journal Zimbabwe

12 Mar 2026

Travel journal: The road to Bulawayo, and places we visited there

Beth (Travel Editor/Writer) | |

Travel journal: The road to Bulawayo, and places we visited there | We stopped over in Bulawayo for a night during our journey from Harare to Hwange National Park. This article discusses the... READ MORE

Places we love Harare Zimbabwe

10 Mar 2026

Journal in the sunshine city: Places we love in Harare, Zimbabwe

Beth (Travel Editor/Writer) | |

Journal in the sunshine city: Places we love in Harare, Zimbabwe | Harare is known as Zimbabwe’s sunshine city, with over 3,000 hours of sunshine per year. We visited in the month of... READ MORE

Zimbabwe holiday diary leg itinerary

28 Jan 2026

Holiday diary of Cape Town & Zim: The Zimbabwe leg

Beth (Travel Editor/Writer) | |

Cape Town & Zim holiday diary: Zimbabwe leg | This article is an overview of the Zimbabwe leg of our Cape Town and Zimbabwe holiday. It shows a suggested route covering Harare, Bulawayo,... READ MORE

Airlink South Africa Zimbabwe Flight Review Header

13 Jan 2026

Flying with Airlink in South Africa and Zimbabwe: My review

Beth (Travel Editor/Writer) | |

Flying with Airlink in South Africa and Zimbabwe: My review | This post shares my experience of the food, drink, entertainment, luggage, booking process and airport info while travelling with Airlink, the airline... READ MORE

GUIDE TO NATIONAL PARKS ZIMBABWE AFRICA

13 Jan 2026

A brief guide to National Parks of Zimbabwe 2026

Beth (Travel Editor/Writer) | |

A brief guide to National Parks of Zimbabwe 2026| Zimbabwe is roughly 1.6 times bigger than the United Kingdom, and slightly larger than the state of Montana, USA. Does it surprise you to... READ MORE

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