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Zimbabwe |
Facts about country
| Capital | Harare |
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Population |
11.2 Million |
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Main Languages |
English, + Shona + Ndebele |
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Electricity |
3 Plug System 220 Volts 50Hz |
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Currency |
Zimbabwe Dollar |
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Exchange Rate for US $ as of July 2001 |
53 Z$ per 1 US$ is the official Rate, Black market rate was 185 Z$ per 1 US$ |
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Safe to Drink Tap Water |
No |
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Size |
390000 sq km |
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Transport |
Train, bus, minibus, boat (ferry), plane |
| Cash Machines (ATMS) | Yes |
| Credit Card Usage | Yes Major Cities |
| Religion | Christian + Mwari Religions |
| Measurement System | Metric System |
Recommended Budget per Day in US $ (we did not stay more than a couple of hours so wwe are going from what we have head from others)
| Total Budget per Person | Accommodation | Meals | Transportation | Other |
| 25 $ | 5 $ (Camping) | 5 $ (Self) | 10$ | 5$ |
Main things to See (we give descriptions only on places we visited)
| Things to See | Visited | Brief Description | Recommend (10 is best 1 is don't bother) |
| Victoria Falls | Y | The 2 km Water Falls are amazing. They seem much bigger than on the Zambian side. Both sides are great and we cannot say which side is better. One basically see it from both sides. Believe us it is just different. The Zimbabwe side is also more developed. | 9 |
Harare |
N | ||
| Great Zimbabwe National Monument | N | ||
| Hwange National Park | N | ||
Matobo National Park |
N | ||
| Tengenenge Farm | N | ||
| Mavuradonha Wilderness | N | ||
| Mt Selinda | N | ||
| Mana Pools National Park | N |
Popular activities and Tours (Being not included does not mean they do not exist)
| Hiking / Trekking | x |
| Scuba Diving | x |
| Historical Sites | x |
| Sightseeing tours | x |
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Ballooning |
x |
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Bungy Jumping |
x |
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Safaris |
x |
| Boat tours | x |
| Fishing | x |
| Horseback riding | x |
| Canoeing | x |
| Camping | x |
| River Rafting | x |
| Sky Diving | |
| Abseiling | |
| Surfing | |
| Windsurfing | |
| Kayaking | x |
| Sailing | x |
| Mountain biking | |
| Rollerblading | |
| Motorbike | |
| Sand boarding | |
| Snorkeling | |
| Water Skiing | |
| Others (Golfing) | x |
Feeling and Opinions on Zimbabwe
We only were in Zimbabwe a couple of hours. We just visited the Victoria Falls. It was well worth paying the full priced Visa to see them from the other side. At the time we were there the currency for Zimbabwe was going down the drain, so things were real cheap there. The political situation at the moment is not stable.
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