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Train travels with my bestie.

My childhood bestie was a reluctant traveller. Until now

“Which station should I get off at?” she texts en route. “You’re well-versed, not like your anxious non-traveller friend.”

  • Catherine Marshall
Where the wild things are… on a walking safari.

A safari on foot in the big, bad wilderness is amazing – and nerve-racking

For the next two days, we’ll walk in single file, always, so animals see us as one big thing, giving them unambiguous escape routes.

  • Steve Madgwick
Keeping an eye out – a hippo in the water.

The most dangerous animal you can face on safari? The one in front of you

After the first hippo charge, I realise my guide and I have a difference in opinion on the definition of “life-threatening”.

  • Steve Madgwick
Victoria Falls Devil’s Pool.

Living on the edge: Seven highlights of astonishing natural wonder

In wet season, 500 million litres of water tumble over the edge of Victoria Falls every minute. In dry season, you can sit on the edge yourself.

  • Catherine Marshall
Up close with elephants.

This safari offers a daring level of immersion, without the truck scrums

A hippo smacks her lips grazing three metres from my tent at 3am. At campfire breakfast, a leopard breezily strides past.

  • Steve Madgwick
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The decor of Okahirongo Elephant Lodge creatively infuses elements of the wilderness surrounds.

10 days, three lodges, three countries and nature’s wonders

While gourmet meals, luxury accommodation and passionate guides are as consistent as the sun, each lodge in this 10-day safari delivers stellar moments.

  • Kate Armstrong
Flying over Victoria Falls.

A flight over this spectacular natural wonder is heavenly

It’s worth taking to the air to view Victoria Falls and to appreciate the meaning of its traditional name, Mosi-ao-Tunya.

  • Kate Armstrong
Dining spaces flow across several rooms centred on the sleek bar and spill out onto the poolside terrace.

Hotel review: Latitude 15°, Lusaka, Zambia - modern Africa in one hotel

This hotel mirrors contemporary Africa with its warmth, ingenuity and unbridled passion.

  • Catherine Marshall
The Zambezi and the 1.7-kilometre-wide waterfall form a border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, often causing visitors to fret which side offers better viewing.

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe travel guide: The must-do highlights

Laying eyes on the world's widest curtain of falling water is just the start.

  • Max Anderson
Victoria falls is the largest curtain of water in the world (1708 m wide).

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe side, travel guide and things to do: 20 to reasons to visit

From wildlife to luxury lodges and adrenaline-rush adventures; here are 20 reasons to love Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

  • Kerry van der Jagt