Zimbabwe is a tourist friendly country and has also attractions which worth tourists to spend their leisure and there are numerous tourist attractions which are too many to mention.The major ones are the Victoria Falls,Great Zimbabwe among others .
Victoria Falls or Mosi oa' Tunya as it is known by the local people which means"the smoke that thunders" is Zimbabwe's prime tourist attraction and one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Victoria Falls situated at the horn of Zimbabwe at the border with Zambia in the mighty Zambezi river ,which regarded as the most unpolluted river in the world.Statistics about the falls are that during the peak of Zambezi river in April/May about 545 million litres of water cascading every minute .Thanks to the great person who worked that out!
Because of the increase of tourists who were congesting to see this site after the odeal of the first European explorer David Livingstone who described it as the wonders which worth the name of the Great British Queen Victoria.The Zimbabwe government worked out to upgrade both the town and the growth of accommodation which ranges from budget campsites and lodges to luxurious hotels and safari camps.Restaurants in the hotels and town offer a comprehensive selection of cuisine to suit whatever international taste.
Since the important guest the Edwardian visitor who couldn't manage to walk to the Falls prefering instead to be hoisted up and down on a trolley,today's explorer/visitor/ adventurer can participate in some of the world's most thrilling activities and experiences!
On the river the visitors can have activities such as white-water run!Frontiers,shearwater safari par Exellence and flies over the river ,rafting ,sobek ,are visitors to see.
Canoe trips are great way to see animals and birds at more leisurely pace.Others can watch the bunji-jumping from the bridge for darling /fool-hardy, which many visitors described as the best from world's highest leap.
Cycling is a wonderful way to see Victoria Falls and surroundings .Visitors can hire a horse or a guide for a walking tour.Helicopter and light aircraft trips are a must for those dazzling viewing the river and Falls.
Watch out for world animals when cycling and walking.Game viewing ,microlight flights and sky diving are very interesting activities which are memorable events in your lifetime.
Other activities include ,fishing golf and traditional dancing which performed nightly at various locations.
Whilst prepared to visit this great site it is advisable to take anti-malaria tablets and use insect repellent.You should wear hat and use sunsreens when on the river.Those who want to swim should be ask for proper guidance as to avoid crocodiles and hippotamus abound. Emergency services is waiting you whenever there is problems or accidents during all these activities.
THE GREAT ZIMBABWE:In Zimbabwe there are lot of ruins stone buildings called "dzimbabwe" which means house of stones.The largest and most important is the Great Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe's name originates from this magnificent stone building which is in Masvingo province,27kilometres south-east Masvingo town.
Around the 12th to 14th century Great Zimbabwe was the city of the Bantu people who spoke the dialect known as Chishona or Chivanhu.The population in the city was approximately 10 000 people. Now the ruins are vacated.
The building was built by the local people using the shaped granite rocks without mortar.The stone pieces were carefully fitted such that they can balance the building.Some of the walls are eleven metres high and others are five metres thick.The king and his wives lived in the building.On the rocky hill builders use stone walls to join large rocks together ,to build several enclosures.Passages and doorways join the enclosures together.
The people lived on the site for over 300 years as it was wealthy and very powerful.The king who lived at the ruins ruled very large part of Southern Africa which include some parts of Bostwana and Mozambique.
Such large population need a lot of food .Their staple food was beef and milk. The herdmen keep this cattle for beef and milk over enormous areas. cattle grazed on the cooler highveld in summer and during the winter they changed to warm lowveld .In this norm they able to have lots of beef and dairy milk.
Other people were Artists and crafts people who made jewellery from gold and copper.They curved birds from stones like the bird which now used as national symbol.Pottery was also done where beautiful pots are made and decorated.
The cotton spun and wove cloth.The materials come from far away countries such as India and China and exchange with Gold and copper.Other traders come from other parts in Africa .They bought beads ,cloth ,pots and glass and exchanged with Gold and ivory from Great Zimbabwe.
The area probably abondoned because of overgrazing and overpopulation which resulted in degradation of natural resources.
There is more facts about this building which tourists can get after visited the site.
Other activities visitors can do is watching the pelagic birds around the woodlands,game viewing in Great LimpopoTransfronier Park and other small game ranch found around the area.Fishing,swimming,,ratting can be done in Lake Mtilikwi.
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