Zimbabwe

★ 4.5

One of the world's largest waterfalls, a stone-walled ruined city, and granite hills scattered with ancient rock art.

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One of the largest waterfalls on Earth by width, with a curtain of spray visible from kilometers away and a walking trail along its Zimbabwean rim.

Hotels from ~$40-200/night

Masvingo

The stone-walled ruins of a medieval city that gave the country its name, once the capital of a kingdom that controlled regional trade routes.

Hotels from ~$20-60/night

Hwange

Zimbabwe's largest game reserve, home to one of Africa's largest elephant populations alongside lion, buffalo, and painted wolves.

Hotels from ~$80-300/night

Matobo National Park

A landscape of ancient granite kopjes and balancing rock formations south of Bulawayo, dotted with San rock art thousands of years old.

Hotels from ~$30-90/night