Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Southern Africa and that makes borders with Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Zambia. The name of the country is originating from a city which was founded in 800 A.D. and the capital of the great kingdom of Munhumutapa, in the 12th century and XV. This kingdom was in the current Zambia and Mozambique. In the Bantu mean &Quot;great city of stone". The walls of this city were the largest construction of the African continent, after the pyramids of Giza.

Zimbabwe has varied and impressive landscapes. A large part of the territory of this landlocked country is in planície"Eastern Highlands", whose height is between 1,000 and 2,000 meters. The extension of this planície is approximately 360 km, from southwest to the northeast.South of the capital Harare, is the Inyangani, the highest mountain in the country, with 2592 meters.

Mountains and Rivers: The Mount Inyangani, in the National Park of Nyanga, is the highest mountain in the country, with 2592 meters. Very major rivers are born in it for the livestock sector, the Zimbabwean Pungwe or the Odzi.The Falls, in Rio Pungwes Mtarazi, have 760 meters of height and are the sixth largest in the world and, simultaneously, a tourist attraction of the country. The longest river of Zimbabwe is the Zambesi River, with nearly 2,700 km. He is the fourth largest African river that is born in Zambia, on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola and travels through the north of the country and empties into the Indian Ocean.

Tourist Attractions: National Parks and Nature Reserves: Zimbabwe has several regions that were declared national parks with the decades pass. In addition, also has the largest drop d'water of the world; several areas for safaris; archeological sites and magnificent landscapes and impressive; in short: the country possesses many high points that cannot be tourist see on a trip to this country. Only the national parks and nature reserves occupy more than 14% of the entire surface of the state.

A travel destination that is worth visiting is the second largest city in the country, Bulawayo, in the southwest region of Zimbabwe. It is remarkable for the city, mainly, the groves marginated by trees, with their facades in Victorian colonial style. And deserve to be seen the following attractions of Bulawayos: the natural sciences museum opened in 1964, which has the largest collection of mammals of Africa; the museum of railways; and the ruins of Khami, of the 15th century.The ruins are the remains of a powerful of Rosvi shopping center, a people very powerful.

In addition to the drops of Victoria, the attraction of the country is more known "Great Zimbabwe", an important city originating between the 12th and 15th centuries, in the south of the country. Is currently under the protection of UNESCO and you can access it easily by bus from the city of Masvingo. Great Zimbabwe, in the south of the country, was the center of the great empire of munhumutapa, who was extending around the current Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

National Parks: the first and the second most important destination for the largest visitors are the national parks of the country. To the northeast is the national park Mana-Pools, the Provisional Measure 2,196 km2 on the banks of the Zambesi. He is the only national park of Zimbabwe, opened from 6 hours of morning by 12 hours, which means be possible to admire the park without the presence of the caretakers. The word Mana means in Bantu the number four and refers to four lakes that exist in the park.All four lakes, at noon, is a preferred drinking channel of many wild animals: crocodiles, hippos, zebras, antelopes, elephants, rhinos, buffalo and an infinity of birds. During the rainy season, it is almost impossible to move around on the roads, between November and March.

To the west of Zimbabwe is the large national park of Hwange, done in 1929, with a surface 14.620 km2. It is the largest natural reserve of the country and has an incomparable fauna. There is one of the last great reserves of elephants of the land. Especially at the end of the station of droughts, in early October, you can admire more herds of elephants in his "traditional" bathroom on the banks of the rivers.In addition to these wild animals, the Hwange also has a large population of different primates, among which many baboons

In the vicinity of the city of Bulawayo is the National Park of the Matobo National Park, in lands: Matabeleland. It is one of the oldest and most visited in the country. It is especially very impressive in 3,100 km² Matobo National Park the imponent rock formations were also declared world heritage by UNESCO. Here live the people of San for more than 1,000 years, which left many rupestrian paintings 200 millions years ago in Ancient granite rocks.Especially interesting is a rocky slot, where is the reliquary of the rain of Ndebele and where even today the people of Mwali asks for rain in the time of droughts. Besides, in Matobo National Park can observe various African animals, such as antelopes, black and white rhinos, various cats, zebras and several types of eagles

Still you should also mention the grandiose natural reserves of Zimbabwe. Mavuradonha deserves a special mention, with its 500 km2, which is about 230 km north of Harare. Despite many cave paintings are no more recognized, the hiking develop themselves in a real adventure. This natural reserve is one of the most interesting regions throughout the country.He who does not want to walk by a mountainous terrain, but beautiful, you will also have the opportunity to discover Mavuradonha during one week in a safari on horseback.