Quick Facts

• Landlocked Zimbabwe has shared borders with South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, and Namibia.

• With 16 languages, Zimbabwe has the most official languages in the world.

• Zimbabwe stopped using its own currency, the Zimbabwean dollar to fight inflation, and began using the US dollar, the South African rand, the euro, and the Botswana pula instead.

• Currency: United States Dollar

• Language: Shona, English, Ndebele, etc.

• Time zone: GMT +2

Best Time to Visit:

Shoulder Season: June to October

• These dry winter months are the ideal time to visit Zimbabwe if you want to see wildlife. Animals gather around rivers and waterholes at this time of year, when there is little foliage and water is limited, making viewing particularly simple.

High Season: July to September

• These months are the busiest period for tourists.

• These dry winter months are the ideal time to visit Zimbabwe if you want to see wildlife. Animals gather around rivers and waterholes at this time of year, when there is little foliage and water is limited, making viewing particularly simple.

Low Season: November to April

• The months are the rainy summer where it's difficult to view animals, some roads are impassable, and the temperature is hot and muggy.

• In addition to certain Zimbabwean camps and lodges closing between January and March, Mana Pools National Park is closed from November to April.

• The greatest time to visit Zimbabwe, though, if you're a birder, would be in the wetter months when it's easier to view a variety of migrating species.