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Rediscovering Zimbabwe

Tips & Tricks, Zimbabwe / 23 February 2024

In early 2023, in the run-up to elections, seasoned African traveller and guidebook writer Phillip Briggs and his photographer wife Ariadne van Zandbergen returned to Zimbabwe, spending six weeks driving the length and breadth of the country to see what it is really like to travel round right now. Here, he describes 10 personal highlights from this trip, and addresses some of the practical issues that may still concern potential visitors.

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Odzala - Ndzehi Concession and Marantaceae Forest - Scott Ramsay, Congo Conservation Company (Travel Africa magazine)

The green heart: trees of life

Where to look?

Tips & Tricks / 13 January 2023

You’re heading out on your game drive, camera and binoculars at the ready. But how do you find the wildlife? Here are a few tips to boost your chances. By Mike Unwin

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Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Image credit Paula French, Shutterstock (Travel Africa magazine)

Zimbabwe highlights

Zimbabwe / 11 January 2023

Fans of Zimbabwe are quick to point out that the country packs a diverse range of attractions into a relatively small country (by African standards). Here’s a selection of the more popular places worth including on an itinerary.

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Elephants crossing a river, Tanzania (Travel Africa magazine)

Circuit breaks

Tanzania / 25 August 2022

At Travel Africa, we’ve long been fans of the slow safari, and it seems that more and more of us want to focus our future trips on taking time to relax, reconnect with nature and give ourselves a well-earned mental and physical break. Inevitably, this will mean including fewer places in our itineraries, minimising internal travel and allocating more days in each location.

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Wildebeest crossing the Mara river in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Image copyright Jurgen Vogt, Shutterstock | Travel Africa magazine

25 Reasons to visit Kenya

Kenya / 7 July 2022

Kenya is a microcosm of Africa. It has more than fifty of the world’s most breathtaking national parks, harbours some of Earth’s most threatened wildlife and promises an experience that’s both spiritually moving and visually luminous. So, in case Kenya doesn’t already feature on your list of dream destinations, Jane Barsby tells you why it should.

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Chobe National Park, Botswana. Image credit kavram, Shutterstock. Travel Africa magazine

Botswana itineraries

Botswana / 7 July 2022

With unparalleled landscapes, wildlife and historical treasures, the only difficult thing about planning a trip to Botswana is figuring out what you’re going to have to put off until next time. Here are some suggestions for possible itineraries to enable you to maximise your time.

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