15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Zimbabwe

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Rafting on the Zambezi River (Christopher Jensen/flickr)

2. You can have thrill-seeking adventures

Adrenaline junkies can get their fix at Victoria Falls, which is the femoral artery of Southern Africa’s extreme adventure scene. Try bungee jumping or bridge swinging over the river off a 330-foot-high bridge, rafting some of the world’s wildest whitewater on the Zambezi River through Batoka Gorge or a more tame, but still exhilarating, elephant-back safari where you can interact with an orphaned pachyderm.

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Becca Blond

Becca Blond

Becca Blond is an award-winning travel journalist who first fell in love with Africa during a college semester abroad in Harare, Zimbabwe. She has authored more than 30 Lonely Planet travel guides, including those for South Africa and Madagascar. She also writes for The Guardian (UK), the Los Angeles Times, Jetsetter, Travel Africa Magazine, and many other publications. When not on the road, Becca lives in Denver with her rescue dogs, Duke, an American Bulldog mix, and Bobbi, a ‘potcake’ from the Bahamas. Twitter: @PlanetBlond. Web: www.planetblond.com.

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  1. Delina Alwanger
    Delina Alwanger
    Jun 8, 2016

    Becca. You are our Heroine. Thanks for looking past the bad press to endorse our wonderful country. We are ever...

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    Becca. You are our Heroine. Thanks for looking past the bad press to endorse our wonderful country. We are ever in your debt. Yes, Zimbabwe has so much to offer.

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