A Zimbabwe Safari

The second-largest population of African elephants, rock paintings dating back 7000 years, the world's largest waterfall, and a game park the same size as the Serengeti, with one-fourth the number of visitors. Zimbabwe is the perfect safari destination, offering a combination of water and land safaris, community visits, and UNESCO World Heritage sites.

From luxurious lodges to intimate bush camps, Zimbabwe offers a wide range of accommodations to suit every luxury travel style. Getting around is seamless, thanks to chartered flights and well-coordinated camp vehicles that make even remote areas easily accessible. You’ll feel right at home in this warm, welcoming country - renowned for its safety, hospitality, and countless hidden gems waiting to be explored.

Here are my favorite experiences in Zimbabwe:

• Enjoying a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River while staying at Matetsi Lodge

• Sharing my pool with a bunch of elephants at Somalisa.

• Sipping a G&T, during a Hwange sundowner, with our guide from Linkwasha.

• Tracking Cindy the Cheetah and her two cubs, hoping she outruns the lions following her (she and the cubs escaped safely).

• Falling asleep to the sound of the Mana Pools hippos...right outside my tented suite.