Down in the southeast well off the tourist track, the country’s second largest reserve (second photo below) holds 5,053 square kilometers (1,951 sq. miles) of nearly untouched wilderness, its rugged terrain including the 180-meter-high (590-foot) sandstone Chilojo Cliffs running for around 20km (more than 12 mi.) along the Runde River. Wildlife includes Cape buffalo, Cape dogs, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, leopards, lions, rhinos (both black and white), wildebeest, and zebras. You can visit on self-drive and guided safaris as well a camp overnight.

Read more in Tripatini contributor Rohny Jones´ post Experience the Wild Beauty of of a Zimbabwe Safari Adventure.

John Ramatsui