Zimbabwe - A Grand Spectacle of Water, Wildlife & Ancient Granite Hills
The allure of Victoria Falls has not diminished a bit since colonial-era travelers deemed it the ultimate travel destination more than a century ago. Twice as high and one-and-a-half times as wide as Niagara, Victoria Falls is the grandest sight in Africa. Opportunities for viewing the thundering spectacle include from a small plane, from intimate foot paths through the surrounding rainforest, or while whitewater rafting in the gorge below. A few miles away, Zimbabwe's scenic water-and-wildlife heritage extends to the inland sea of Lake Kariba and spectacular game areas in the Zambezi Valley such as the Matusadona Mountains and Mana Pools National Park, a great gathering place where nearly all species of African wildlife are represented. Further afield in Zimbabwe's hinterlands, Hwange National Park protects a vast tract of unspoiled wilderness where great herds of game may be approached by foot or in open-topped landrovers. And the drama of Zimbabwe's scenery takes the form of wind-sculpted hills studded with massive granite outcrops at Matobos, full of historic associations such as the grave of Cecil Rhodes, and the beautiful 2000-year-old rock paintings of a people long lost in Africa's past -- all of which you can explore with us from the top of an elephant's back, by horseback, or on a more traditional driving, walking or boat safari.