​User Reviews – Zimbabwe

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Carole Barnes   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: October 2017 Reviewed: Oct 27, 2017

Email Carole Barnes  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Zimbabwe is amazing! The people are warm, friendly, hospitable, and also professional.
Overall rating
5/5

We visited Harare, Vic Falls and Hwange National Park.

In Harare we stayed four nights in probably the best B&B we have ever stayed in. The Victoria Falls are of course magnificent.

The Wildlife in Hwange is abundant, including the big five (apart from Rhinos), and the little five. Our guides were incredibly passionate and professional. Walking safaris are highly recommended. Nothing beats being up close and personal with the animals and the bush. The sweet smell of true savannah grassland is something I have not experienced anywhere else, nor will I forget the pungent smell of a hyena den.

The standard of accommodation and service in both camps (Bomani and Camp Hwange) was exceptional. All staff worked really hard to make us feel valued and welcome. It still confounds me how these camps manage to create restaurant quality meals with the freshest ingredients in the middle of the bush.

All our transfers were spot on. The hire car pick up at Harare International Airport was the easiest least stressful pick up EVER! The best transfer in the world has got to be the Elephant Express! A restored open air railway carriage, which transfers guests from Dete siding to Bomani/Camelthorn camps along the main Zimbabwe railway line. We were served a delicious lunch and saw as much game in 2 hours as any of the game drives; lion, zebra, giraffe, sable to name a few.

Please don't be put off visiting this wonderful country by negative media stories. The normal everyday Zimbabweanz are probably the friendliest most hospitable people in the world. You arrive as guests but leave as friends.

Jenni MacDonald   –  
Canada CA
Visited: September 2017 Reviewed: Oct 23, 2017

Email Jenni MacDonald  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The animals were amazing (especially the elephant container) and staying at Jozi camp was perfect!
Overall rating
5/5

The food for this trip was wonderful. All the staff were so helpful. Gorges Lodge, Bomani Lodge and Jozi camp were perfect! The only thing that was not great was the ride from Gorges to Bomani and Bomain back to Victoria Falls. Suzanne was ssoooooo helpful!

Becky   –  
United States US
Visited: September 2017 Reviewed: Oct 9, 2017

Email Becky  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Zimbabwe was amazing, wild and beautiful.
Overall rating
5/5

The wildlife is plentiful and so beautiful. I loved seeing them in their natural habitat and the water holes are incredible to watch from the elevated viewing platform.
The scenery is unbeatable, especially Victoria Falls.
The weather was hot, but tolerable. No rain unless you count the Falls.
Take a helicopter ride over the Falls, so worth it.

Gini   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Sep 10, 2017

Email Gini

Go to Zimbabwe it's wonderful
Overall rating
5/5

Amazing. We went to Mana Pools, had 3 days canoeing down the Zambezi then on to Hwange National Park finishing at Victoria Falls for a couple of days. Wildlife and birds - wonderful and so varied. The camps clean and food amazing. All staff were obviously happy in their work and the guides so informative - how do they spot so much. And of course Victoria Falls, one of the wonders of the world - enough said.

BrianIron   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: November 2016 Reviewed: Apr 26, 2017

Email BrianIron  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Our only experience is Hwange NP and Vic Falls, but both of these were excellent and I understand the guiding to be of high quality throughout the country.

Owen   –  
Kenya KE
Visited: September 2016 Reviewed: Nov 16, 2016

Email Owen  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Zimbabwe has outstanding wildlife. The scenery is varied,and just lovely. The guides are the best trained in Africa. It also offers an outstanding bush vibe.

CharlesGangas Photography   –  
United States US
Visited: March 2016 Reviewed: Mar 28, 2016

Email CharlesGangas Photography  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Excellent opportunities to see big game and exotic birds in an almost indescribable setting.

mankale   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: December 2013 Reviewed: Mar 14, 2016

Email mankale  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazingggggg & Breathtaking
Overall rating
5/5

I first went to Zim on the year 2011 the experience was of out of this world,friendly accommodative warm people..There is no such thing as poverty in Zim like they show on TV.i visited almost every corner where many tourists don't get to go and mixed with the locals. A place called Mbare(a flea market of its out style) ,the Chinoyi caves(natural caves beautiful)Lake kariba,flea market at Borrowdale one of the most expensive well maintained beautiful structural houses in Zimbabwe. I did not do the obvious "Lake kariba" the eastern region of Zimbabwe where you have mysterious mountains. I went to Zimbabwe from that year every year three times a year. The local food I couldn't stop eating. I have visited Harare in and out(from the city to the villages)went a braai in Bulawayo. Experience Zimbabwe as it is a great country with a rich culture and visit where not may goes.

To be quite honest you can never talk about Zimbabwe and not see my eyes popping. Its a country I will visit as many times. I suggests tourists start going into the depth of the country not only what is shown when you google.

Jeremy Smith Photography   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: May 2014 Reviewed: Jun 1, 2015

Email Jeremy Smith Photography  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Zimbabwe is a safe country to drive in. Car hire is easy, efficient and there are plenty of places to go for fuel and supplies. The roads are generally good and there are things to see all over the place. National Parks all over the country where the wildlife viewing is varied as well as plentiful. The birdlife is out of this world. Zimbabwe has the advantage of having diverse soil types hosting diverse vegetation and therefore diverse flora and fauna. From the Dry Semi-desert of the South East and South West to the Pristine forests and perrenial streams of the Eastern Highlands.

Nicole   –  
Zimbabwe ZW
Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Apr 20, 2015

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

The national parks in Zimbabwe are set in different geographical locations which offer bush, lakeside, cliffs or mountains and makes it very interersting and varied to visit. Its low level of tourists keeps safari very wild and the guides are usually of great knowledge. Birding is wonderful, with over 650 species of birds recorded in the country. Besides, there is the cultural heritage which is worth a visit too, like Great Zimbabwe, or ancient bushman paintings to be found all over the country.

Average User Rating

  • 4.5/5
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