About us
The Zimbabwe Guide covers a country that rewards slow, careful travel: from the spray of Victoria Falls in full flood to the silence of Hwange in the dry season, from the stone walls of Great Zimbabwe to the mist-covered peaks of the Eastern Highlands. We have made multiple trips across Zimbabwe's regions, and every page on this site draws on time actually spent there — walking the routes, checking the prices, and testing the logistics ourselves.
Who writes this site
Victoria Falls and western Zimbabwe writer. Our western Zimbabwe contributor has stood on both the Zimbabwe and Zambia sides of the Falls across different water levels — including the high-water months (February to May) when mist soaks the entire Rainforest trail, and the low-water months (September to November) when you can see every section of the gorge clearly. They have completed the Batoka Gorge bungee jump (111 metres, operated by Shearwater), walked the Zambezi riverbank above the Falls, and crossed into Zambia via the Victoria Falls Bridge on a day visa. Their coverage of Hwange National Park focuses on the dry-season elephant congregations at the man-made pans — particularly Nyamandhlovu Pan and Kennedy 1 — where herds of several hundred animals gather from August onward.
Great Zimbabwe and history researcher. Our history contributor has made three visits to the Great Zimbabwe National Monument, including time with a licensed guide to properly interpret the Great Enclosure, the Hill Complex, and the Valley Ruins. They have cross-referenced the archaeology against peer-reviewed sources and verified practical details — entry fees, guide availability, the two-kilometre walking circuit — against current conditions. Their broader focus covers the stone ruins of Khami (near Bulawayo), the Matobo Hills rock art and Mzilikazi's grave, and the historical context that connects these sites across southern Zimbabwe.
Harare urban and highlands editor. Our Harare and Eastern Highlands editor covers the capital's changing food scene — the Borrowdale and Sam Levy's Village restaurant cluster, the Mbare Musika market, the street food around Fourth Street — as well as the US dollar economy practicalities that affect every visitor (ATM availability, forex bureaux, acceptable card types). They have hiked in Nyanga National Park including the Mtarazi Falls trail (Zimbabwe's highest waterfall at 762 metres) and spent time in Chimanimani, the most remote of the Eastern Highland villages, verifiable against bus timetables and guesthouse availability.
Our editorial standards
We visit in person. Every destination covered on this site has been physically reached by a member of our team. We do not aggregate content from other travel blogs or rewrite press releases.
We verify against official sources. Entry fees, visa requirements, and weather data are checked against the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), seasonal rainfall patterns against the Zimbabwe Meteorological Service, and visa and immigration rules against the Department of Immigration. Where official data and on-the-ground reality diverge, we note both.
We update when conditions change. Zimbabwe's US dollar economy, border crossing procedures, and park fee structures shift regularly. We mark articles with an updated date when we revise them, and we prioritise re-checking pages where fees or access rules are most likely to have changed.
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