How much does it cost to travel to the capital of Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe is located on the southern African plateau and is known as the "African Paradise". The HWANGENATIONAL PARK is located on the northwest border, covering an area of ??14,000 square kilometers. It is its largest wild reserve. The five major African animals, lions, hippos, rhinos, leopards and elephants, are fascinating.

First stop Harare: Watch the sunset at Kistler Park

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Must-see places in Harare:

BALANCEROCK is the most popular place in Harare An important tourist attraction, it is made up of several superimposed boulders weighing several tons. The scenery is very spectacular when the sun sets.

MBARE Market, the trade market that best represents Zimbabwean folk customs, is always bustling from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. There you can buy local antiques as well as Chinese underwear. If you want to understand the life of real Zimbabweans, you must go to MBARE, but beware of pickpockets.

DOMBOSHAWAROCKDRAWING cave painting, located 17 kilometers northwest of the capital, is the earliest cave painting in Zimbabwe. Second stop Bulawayo: Stone Town as the King of the African Jungle. Take the night train to the southern city of Bulawayo (BULAWAYO). The sleeper ticket is US$5 per person. It departs at 8pm and arrives the next morning. Bulawayo is the largest city in southern Zimbabwe, and its Natural History Museum (MUSEUMOFNATURUALHISTROY) is the largest museum in the southern hemisphere, with 75,000 species of animals collected here.

After getting off the bus, you can first visit the Granite National Park and the Great Zimbabwe Historic Site. 33 kilometers south of Bulawayo is the famous Granite National Park (MATOBONATIONAL PARK), where there are ancient granite mountains and carvings. A wildlife sanctuary where elephants and leopards roam.

GREATZIMBABUWESITE (ticket: US$5/person) is located about 300 kilometers southeast of Bulawayo. It is the greatest stone city built by ancient mankind in the South Sahara Desert. At night, each person Spending US$20 to stay at the nearby Stone Town Fortress Hotel will definitely give you the feeling of being an African jungle king in the 12th century. All the furnishings in the stone cave are built to imitate the palaces of ancient Zimbabwean kings.

Second stop Waterfall City: Take a glider to see the waterfalls

Take the night train from Bulawayo to Waterfall City (VICTORIAFALLSCITY), departure time is 7pm, single person in first class carriage Tickets are $5. Arrived the next morning.

Stay at least 3 days in Victoria Falls to truly experience leisure and happiness. If possible, you can also take a glider and hover over the waterfall for a quarter of an hour (USD 80 per person) or take a sunset boat ride on the Zambezi River (USD 20 per person) to participate in rafting on the upper reaches of the Zambezi and other sports.

Third stop Huaengai: Sleeping with lions

Start from Waterfall City and drive 100 kilometers south to the Huaengai Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest in Zimbabwe. (HWANGENATIONALPARK).

Strongly recommended: You must camp overnight in a wildlife reserve. When night falls, you can use a telescope through the window to observe the activities of wild animals a hundred meters away, and sleep with lions. In addition, during the day, you can take an open-top jeep at the campsite and go deep into the wildlife reserve to chase elephants and African cheetahs.

Cost: Accommodation in the campground costs about US$30-60 per person (breakfast and dinner included), and a 2-hour SAFARI (wild jungle tour in the reserve) costs about US$30 per person.

How to get there: The easiest way is to join a two-day or multi-day tour of Huaengai National Park organized by a local travel agency in Bulawayo or Waterfall City, but the price is around US$100 per day. You can also drive there by yourself, but be sure to arrive before dark. To return to Harare at the fifth stop, you can fly directly back to Harare from Waterfall City or take the night train (departing at 6:30 p.m.) to Bulawayo early the next morning, and then take a 6-hour bus back to Harare in the morning.

The estimated total cost of a ten-day backpacking tour in Zimbabwe is about 13,000 yuan.

(Including air tickets, if traveling with more than four people, it will be more than 10% cheaper)

Travel Tips

How to get there?

Zimbabwe Airlines has direct flights to Beijing. It flies directly from Beijing to Harare via Singapore at 19:00 every Tuesday and Saturday night (a flight of 13 hours). From Harare every Monday and Sunday Return to Beijing at 18:30 on the fifth night

How much is the ticket?

The individual round-trip fare from Beijing to Harare is around 7,000 yuan. Air Zimbabwe often has promotional prices and is the most cost-effective airline for Chinese citizens to travel to southern African countries.

Seven important things to note when traveling to Zimba:

In cities, try to avoid walking alone on the streets at night. The police phone number is: 995. When staying in a nature reserve, you must not leave the camp at night. land.

When viewing animals in a protected area, be accompanied by a local tour guide, do not make loud noises, and respect local customs and habits.

The voltage is 220V, it is best to bring a multi-function conversion socket.

Bring some small Chinese gifts (electronic watches, etc.), which can be exchanged or given as gifts locally.

If you rent a car locally and drive yourself, please note that the local driving habits are the same as those in the UK. The rental price of low-end cars is generally US$80 per day. In addition, be sure to pay attention to refueling on the road, because there are often incidents in Zimbabwe. Fuel shortage phenomenon.

Bring mosquito repellent, flashlight, Yunnan red medicine, sunglasses, leather shoes and sunscreen, etc., and go to the hospital to get relevant vaccinations.