Overview of Zimbabwe
It is more or less one of the nations in the Africa that gained self rule relatively late, but has rapidly become a popular holiday destination. Approximately the size of California, it lies to the north of the Tropic of Capricorn between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers. The infrastructure is good with excellent hotels and game lodges - the latter varying from first class wildlife lodges to tree hotels or rustic island lodges. There's an abundance of natural resources, rich cultures and natural beauty. Tourism in Zimbabwe tends to become a personal involvement offering a combination of scenic wonder, wildlife and back-up facilities that are unmatched in this part of Africa. The Ethnologue is a catalog of the world's languages including information on alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic information. Dandemutande is devoted to the music and culture of Zimbabwe, giving special attention to traditional and contemporary music as performed on mbira and marimba. Dandemutande consists of a calendar of musical events worldwide; a magazine containing arti cles on the music, the musicians, and their instruments; a resource guide listing performers, teachers, instrument makers, etc.; and a mail order catalog offering books, recordings, films, and art.

Harare
The Sunshine City situated in the heartland of Zimbabwe's rich agricultural hinterland. On the outskirts, you'll see maize and tobacco as well as horticulture, citrus, cattle cotton. And even commercial wildlife production. With in easy reach of the capital you visit a diversity of rich attractions such as Lion and cheetah Park, Kuimba Shiri Bird Sanctuary and Lake Chivero Game Park.. Of more human-orientated appeal there is Chapungu Cultural Village or the Museum of Human Sciences. Botanists and gardeners will find much appeal at the Ewanrigg Botanical Gardens and Mukuvi Woodlands while amatear geologists can wonder at the Epwoth Balancing Rocks. Attractions like these, plus first-class shopping, gourmet restaurant, a vigorous nightlife and outdoor activities - Championship golf, cricket, sailing and water-skiing out of Lake Chevero - have put Harare on the international conference circuit and are a magnet for tourists. The biggest part of the City is it's people. Notice their smiles as they notice yours on the start of your African adventure.

The Victoria Falls
In the north, the country boasts one of the natural wonders of the world - the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls. The 1, 700 mile Zambezi River plunges nearly 350 feet into the boiling chasm below sending billowing spray nearly 1600 feet into the air . It's hardly any wonder that Livingstone, the first white man to come upon these Falls said of them "scenes so lovely, they must have been gazed upon by angels in flight".

Great Zimbabwe Ruins
This is the site of the Shona city-state that thrived from the middle age to late in the 15th century and the Great Enclosure, the largest stone structure in Africa south of the Pyramids.

The Eastern Highlands
with the city of Mutare as it's commercial centre, provides striking mountain scenery. The road from Birchenough bridge to Mutare is particulary scenic. Mutare itself has excellent museums.

Lake Kariba
It is man made, the result of the dam, built during the 1950s, the lake covers some 7,700 square klm and it's shores are shared with Zambia. The scenery is superb and sunset vibrant with colour.

Hwange National Park
is the country's biggest game reserve covering 14,620 square klm about half the size of Belgium. This is one of the largest in Africa and home to the largest remaining herds of elephant in the world. There are over 50 000 elephants, 15 000 buffalo, 3 000 giraffes and 400 bird species. The park is served by a range of superb accommodation. Hwange is truly the wildlife paradise.

Bulawayo
It is Zimbabwe's second city and has an interesting colonial history. Bulawayo is an excellent base for exploring the Matobo National Park. A rugged wilderness of soaring black eagles, caves, rock paintings and rainbow coloured lizards. Zimbabwe's foremost attraction remains the Victoria Falls. Words cannot do justice to the impact of the world's largest waterfall. 545 million litres of water pour over each minute. Around the Falls are excellent hotels, a craft village and optional excursions, but visitors have rarely distracted from the Falls for long. With the current happenings in the country , you may doubt what is in store for you but you should come and see how great zimbabwe is with it's beauty.