Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe quietly produces the best safari guides on earth — the licensing exam is brutal, and it shows. Mana Pools is the headline: a place where, with the right guide, you walk among elephants standing on their hind legs to reach the pods of the albida trees. Hwange delivers sheer numbers of elephant, and Victoria Falls anchors any trip. Under-rated, and all the better for it.

Field notes and lodge reviews for Zimbabwe are below.