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Despite its severely shaky political status, Zimbabwe’s natural offerings remain among Africa’s most tempting, with the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls, spectacular Lake Kariba and the mighty Zambezi River at their forefront. The major cities are far from idyllic, but they do reflect the reality of the country’s situation and the daily lives of many Zimbabweans.

Harare, the country’s capital, is a chaotic jumble of ageing high-rise buildings, bustling street markets and congested roads, but more appealing aspects to the city are its lively African music scene and its many examples of traditional Shona sculpture. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, does not have many sites of interest within the centre, but lies in close proximity to the phenomenal balancing rocks of the Matobo National Park. The park is best-known for these monumental geological forms, but is also home to a large number of San paintings and the Ndebele rain shrine to Mwari, the god of their ancestors.

Zimbabwe’s northwestern border with Zambia is drawn by the great Zambezi River, and it is here that visitors can bear witness to the incredible force of the Victoria Falls, which drop some 100m into the Zambezi Gorge and extend in width for 1.7kms. So powerful are the falls that it is impossible to get too close to them without being drenched by the spray that rises from them, and regardless of the season, rain gear is an essential in this part of the world.

The colossal, man-made body of water that is Lake Kariba is permeated by small islands and surrounded by a shoreline that abounds with wildlife, including the much sought-after Big Five. Houseboats are a popular way to enjoy the lake’s many attributes, affording excellent game-viewing and fishing, as well as incomparable views of the setting sun, suspended just above the horizon line and turning the water to breathtaking shades of pink, red and gold.

In a different vein, the Great Zimbabwe National Monument encompasses the best-preserved African ruins south of the Sahara Desert - an extensive collection of stone structures that were created by the ancient kingdom of Munhumatapa, which was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries. Three separate complexes can be viewed here, all of which were amazingly constructed with very basic tools and no mortar. The area includes an extremely informative onsite museum that is enormously helpful in creating an understanding of this archaeological treasure.

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