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The thundering curtain of Victoria Falls — known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, 'The Smoke That Thunders' — anchors the country's northern tourism corridor, where colonial-era hotels share the riverbank with contemporary safari properties. Beyond the falls, the Zambezi flows eastward through Mana Pools National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site where walking safaris and canoe expeditions offer encounters with elephant herds that wade chest-deep through floodplains.
Hwange National Park, bordering Namibia's Caprivi Strip, shelters one of Africa's largest elephant populations — over forty thousand at last count. The camps here range from intimate bush lodges to larger properties with waterhole viewing decks. Further south, the Matobo Hills present a different Zimbabwe entirely: ancient granite kopjes scattered across savannah, rock art sites dating back three thousand years, and the grave of Cecil Rhodes overlooking a landscape he called 'View of the World'. The culinary scene draws from Shona and Ndebele traditions — sadza with game meat, indigenous vegetables like muboora — though safari kitchens increasingly incorporate ingredients from South Africa and Kenya.